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Pre-Medical/Dental/Veterinary Studies Associate in Arts (MED-AA)

The curriculum provides the first two years of college education for science majors seeking a baccalaureate degree followed by postgraduate work in a professional school.

Students should consult with an advisor at the college or university they plan to attend for the specific courses recommended by that institution. We strongly encourage you to contact the Pensacola State College Biological Sciences Department for assistance in planning your program of study.

Department Head:

Matt Drum, (850) 484-1168

mdrum@pensacolastate.edu

Degree Requirements

First Year Recommended Sequence

BSC 1010Principles of Biology^*

3 cc
BSC 1010LPrinciples of Biology Laboratory^*

1 cc
CHM 1045General Chemistry I^***

3 cc
CHM 1045LGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory***

1 cc
ENC 1101CEnglish Composition I^***+

3 cc
MAC 2311Analytic Geometry and Calculus I^*

4 cc
ZOO 1010General Zoology^*

3 cc
ZOO 1010LGeneral Zoology Laboratory^*

1 cc
CHM 1046General Chemistry II^***

3 cc
CHM 1046LGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory^***

1 cc
ENC 1102English Composition II^*+

3 cc
STA 2023Elementary Statistics^*

3 cc
Humanities Elective (Category V)*

3 cc
Total Credit Hours:32

Second Year Recommended Sequence

BSC 1931Special Topics in Biological Sciences

1 cc
CHM 2210Organic Chemistry I^

3 cc
CHM 2210LOrganic Chemistry I Laboratory^

1 cc
SPC 1006CBasic Speaking and Listening Skills#

1 cc
PSY 2012General Psychology^***+

3 cc
Literature Elective (Category II)*

3 cc
Computer Competence Elective (Category VIII)*

1 cc
CHM 2211Organic Chemistry II^

3 cc
CHM 2211LOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory^

1 cc
History, Behavioral/Social, and Human Sciences Elective (Category IV)*

3 cc
Humanities Elective (Category V)*###

3 cc
Electives (See below)

5 cc
Total Credit Hours:28

Unless specific courses are listed, see general education page for course options in each category.

Students may take MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II in place of STA 2023 and BSC 1931. 

Electives or Foreign Language I

Foreign Language I must be chosen if this requirement has not been met.

If the foreign language requirement has been met, students must choose 5 credit hours from the following list of courses:

BOT 2010General Botany^

3 cc
BOT 2010LGeneral Botany Laboratory^

1 cc
BSC 1931Special Topics in Biological Sciences

1 cc
BSC 1932Special Topics in Biological Sciences

1 cc
BSC 2033Ethical Issues in Biology^

2 cc
MCB 2010General Microbiology^

3 cc
MCB 2010LGeneral Microbiology Laboratory^

1 cc
OCB 2000Marine Biology***

3 cc
OCB 2000LMarine Biology Laboratory*

1 cc
ZOO 1010General Zoology^*

3 cc
ZOO 1010LGeneral Zoology Laboratory^*

1 cc

Total Credit Hours: 60

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