Advice for Pre-Medicine Students
- Learn about your desired medical career through shadowing, seeking out relevant job experience and researching the profession thoroughly online.
- Volunteer and serve your community to show your dedication to helping others.
- While a particular major is not required for application to medical programs, the most common majors are biochemistry, biology, biomedical engineering, chemistry, integrative physiology, kinesiology, life science, nutrition and health, and psychology.
Go Beyond the Classroom
Pre-Medicine Club
Pre-Health Ambassadors
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Support for MD and DO Degree Paths
Students pursuing a medical degree will decide which schools to apply to based on if they want to earn a MD (allopathic approach) or a DO (osteopathic approach) degree.
Common medical schools K-State students apply to:
- University of Kansas (MD)
- Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- University of Missouri-Kansas (MD)
- Kansas City University (DO)
- University of Missouri (MD)
- A.T. Still University (DO)
- University of Nebraska (MD)
- Oklahoma State University (DO)
How to Prepare: Common Prerequisite Courses
Note: Prerequisities may vary by school. Ask your pre-medicine advisor about Honors courses. We recommend students complete all prerequisite courses prior to taking the MCAT.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Honors Eligible |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 | No |
| BIOL 255 | Microbiology | 4 | Yes |
| BIOL 398 | Principles of Genetics^ | 4 | Yes |
| BIOL 441* | Human Body I | 4 | No |
| BIOL 442* | Human Body II | 4 | No |
| --OR-- | |||
| KIN 360* | Anatomy & Physiology | 8 | No |
| BIOL 541 | Cell Biology^ | 3 | No |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 | Yes |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 | Yes |
| CHM 531 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | No |
| CHM 532 | Organic Chemistry Lab | 2 | No |
| CHM 550 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | No |
| BIOCH 521 | Biochemistry | 3 | Yes |
| PHYS 113 | Physics I | 4 | No |
| PHYS 114 | Physics II | 4 | No |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 | Yes |
| SOCIO 211 | Sociology | 3 | Yes |
*it is recommended students either take BIOL 441 and 442 OR KIN 360.
^strongly recommended