Pre-Medical Studies

Curriculum - In general, medical school admissions committees do not state a preference regarding undergraduate curriculum, leaving the student free to choose a degree program suited to special abilities and interests. Students may select any major, after conferring with an advisor, as long as the minimum requirements stated by the medical schools are met. The minimum course requirements for admission to medical schools in Texas are indicated below:

• Biology - 16 semester hours
• Chemistry & Biochemistry - 16 semester hours
• English - 6 to 8 semester hours
• Mathematics - 3 to 6 semester hours (calculus or statistics)
• Physics - 8 semester hours

To be considered for admission to medical school, a total of 90 semester hours of undergraduate work in a fully-accredited college in the United States must be completed prior to enrollment.

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MCAT & Medical School Information

Medical school applicants must achieve a satisfactory score on the Medical College Aptitude Test (MCAT). The University of Texas at Arlington currently enrolls over 300 premedical students. The University provides a wide range of services for pre-medical students through the Health Professions Counseling and Advising Center in the College of Science. These services include:

• Pre-admission counseling
• Recommendation to medical school
• Career counseling
  
• MCAT preparation
  
• Visits by medical school representatives
  
• Tours of medical schools
  
• Pre-med workshops
  
• Interview preparation
  
• Sponsorship of Pre-med club (Medical/Dental Preparatory Association)
  
• Application assistance
  
• Individual attention and assistance

The eight medical schools in Texas are:

• Southwestern Medical School - Dallas
  
• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  
• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  
• University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
  
• Texas A&M - Health Science Center - College Station
  
• Baylor College of Medicine - Houston
  
• Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine - Lubbock
• University of North Texas Health Science Center (Osteopathic) at Fort Worth

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Pre-Dental Studies

A minimum of 90 semester hours prior to application/admission to dental school. Required courses include:

• English - 6 semester hours
• Inorganic Chemistry - 8 semester hours
• Organic Chemistry - 8 semester hours
• Biochemestry - 3 semester hours
• Physics - 8 semester hours
• Biology - 16 to 20 hours recommended

Applicants are required to make an acceptable score on the Dental Aptitude Test (DAT). The three dental schools in Texas are

• Baylor College of Dentistry - Dallas
• UTHSC at Houston
• UTHSC at San Antonio

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Professional Programs:

• Optometry
  • The optometry school in Texas is located at The University of Houston. Further information on Optometry programs elsewhere can be found at the ASCO website.
• Pharmacy
  • Pre-pharmacy information sheet in pdf
  • Pharmacy Schools in Texas:
    • Incarnate Word, San Antonio
    • Texas A&M at Kingsville
    • Texas Southern University - Houston
    • Texas Tech University - Lubbok
    • University of Houston
    • University of Texas at Austin
• Veterinary
  • The veterinary school in Texas is located at Texas A&M.
• Allied Health Programs
  • Clinical Dietetics
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Medical Technology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Public Health
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
• Medicine
  • MCAT
  • Medical Schools
  • AAMC Applicant Information
  • AACOMAS Applicant Information
  • Texas Medical Dental Application Service
  • Medscape
  • MDPA
  • Information for Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools
• Other Useful Health Links
  • Health Professions Programs

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