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There is no pre-medical major at Stony Brook, and there is no preferred major for undergraduates seeking entrance into doctoral level health professions schools such as medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, and veterinary medicine. It is not necessary to major in a natural science; rather, you should pursue a subject you enjoy.

Pre-Medical Curriculum Requirements:

In general, doctoral level health professions schools expect that applicants will have completed the following courses before applying to a professional school:

One year of English:
WRT 102-A2 fulfills half of this requirement (as well as your DEC A writing requirement). Students often choose one of the EGL 191-193 courses to fulfill the other half, but any English literature course is equally appropriate. AP credit is not acceptable.

One year of college mathematics (with at least one semester of calculus):
MAT 123-C, MAT 125-C; or MAT 125-C, MAT 126-C; or MAT 131-C, MAT 132-C; or MAT 141-C, MAT 142-C.

One year of general chemistry and chemistry lab (Which Chemistry Sequence Should I Take?):
CHE 129-E & CHE 130, OR CHE 131; CHE 132-E; CHE 133; CHE 134; or CHE 141-E; CHE 142-E; CHE 143; CHE 144.

One year of biology and biology lab:
Two courses from the following: BIO 201-E, BIO 202-E, BIO 203-E. Students with a 4 or 5 on the AP examination are expected to complete eight credits of more advanced biology with laboratory.

One year of physics and physics lab:
PHY 121-E, PHY 122-E, PHY 123, PHY 124; or PHY 125-E and PHY 125-E; or PHY 131-E, PHY 132-E, PHY 133, and PHY 134.

One year of organic chemistry and organic chemistry lab:
CHE 321, CHE 322, CHE 327 or CHE 331, CHE 332, CHE 333, and CHE 334.