Pre-Medicine

If you are interested in pursuing medical school at the completion of your undergraduate degree, biochemistry is a great major. A recent survey of medical school faculty, residents, and medical students gauge the importance of topics to a students' success in the current medical school curriculum. The survey found that biochemistry ranked as the most important discipline compared to other natural science curriculum. And we have designed our curriculum with medical school in mind. The curriculum will not only prepare you for the MCAT, but also medical school classes and medical school entrance requirements.

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Physicians and surgeons have demanding education and training requirements. Physicians typically need a bachelor’s degree, a degree from a medical school, which takes 4 years to complete, and, depending on their specialty, 3 to 7 years in internship and residency programs. Wages for physicians and surgeons are among the highest of all occupations, with a median wage equal to or greater than $208,000 per year. Overall employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 4 percent from 2019 to 2029.