Evening Post-Baccalaureate Pre-medical Certificate Program
Certificate Level: Undergraduate
Admissions Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 32.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus; Hybrid
Calendar Type: Semester
Expected Time to Completion: 2 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.1199
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 11-9121
About the Program
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies at Drexel University College of Medicine offers the part-time Evening Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical certificate (PMED). This program gives individuals with a non-science baccalaureate degree the opportunity to continue working or fulfilling other daytime responsibilities while taking courses in the evening to prepare for medical, veterinary, dental, podiatric, chiropractic or other allied health professional schools. This program also affords the individual who took science courses many years ago the opportunity to revisit the sciences. The structured program is the equivalent of five semesters completed in succession, delivered face-to-face or in a hybrid format with asynchronous lectures and on-campus labs.
A linkage opportunity with Drexel University College of Medicine has been established for successful students upon completing the PMED program. Additional agreements include Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine.
The program consists of five consecutive semesters distributed over two years. The curriculum, which is detailed below, offers the prerequisite science courses required by most health professional schools, as well as electives and a formal MCAT review course at no additional charge.
Admission Requirements
Students applying to the program must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States. Admission into the program is competitive because of the limited number of seats. Applicants are accepted on a rolling admissions basis.
An applicant should have a minimum combined SAT score of 1000 or ACT score of 21 and a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00. For those individuals far removed from the college years, additional factors, or other more recent coursework, will be considered.
Applicants to the program should have at least 6.0 semester credits of coursework in English literature and the behavioral sciences (psychology, sociology or philosophy) as that is a requirement for admission into most health professional schools. The opportunity exists within the program to acquire these courses if a student without these courses is accepted. A strong understanding of algebra and trigonometry is a prerequisite for the program.
The program's application can be found on the College of Medicine's Evening Post-baccalaureate Pre-med Certificate Admissions web page.
Program Requirements
Required Courses | ||
PMED 111S | General Chemistry I | 3.0 |
PMED 112S | General Chemistry I Lab | 1.0 |
PMED 121S | General Physics I | 3.0 |
PMED 122S | General Physics I Lab | 1.0 |
PMED 131S | General Chemistry II | 3.0 |
PMED 132S | General Chemistry II Lab | 1.0 |
PMED 141S | General Physics II | 3.0 |
PMED 142S | General Physics II Lab | 1.0 |
PMED 211S | General Biology I | 3.0 |
PMED 212S | General Biology I Lab | 1.0 |
PMED 221S | Organic Chemistry I | 3.0 |
PMED 222S | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1.0 |
PMED 231S | General Biology II | 3.0 |
PMED 232S | General Biology II Lab | 1.0 |
PMED 241S | Organic Chemistry II | 3.0 |
PMED 242S | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1.0 |
Optional | ||
College Algebra & Trigonometry | ||
Conceptual Reviews in General and Organic Chemistry | ||
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry | ||
Registered for Degree Only | ||
Special Topics in Pre-Medical | ||
Special Topics in Pre-Medical | ||
Total Credits | 32.0 |
Sample Plan of Study
First Year | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
PMED 111S | 3.0 | PMED 131S | 3.0 | PMED 211S | 3.0 |
PMED 112S | 1.0 | PMED 132S | 1.0 | PMED 212S | 1.0 |
PMED 121S | 3.0 | PMED 141S | 3.0 | PMED 221S | 3.0 |
PMED 122S | 1.0 | PMED 142S | 1.0 | PMED 222S | 1.0 |
8 | 8 | 8 | |||
Second Year | |||||
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
PMED 231S | 3.0 | Optional | |||
PMED 232S | 1.0 | ||||
PMED 241S | 3.0 | ||||
PMED 242S | 1.0 | ||||
8 | 0 | ||||
Total Credits 32 |
Additional Information
For more information, visit Drexel's College of Medicine Evening Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical Certificate Program web page.