Pre-Medicine

Chairperson (Biological Sciences):

VALERIE COLLINS, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Students planning to apply for admission to the Doctor of Medicine program at UBC should select courses that satisfy the requirements of a Bachelor's degree of their choice. No particular degree program is considered ideal as preparation for the study and practice of medicine. Candidates for admission must have completed at least three full years of university level courses, all of which may be taken at UCC. The minimum academic standing required for admission is 70% based on all university-level courses attempted. The following prerequisite courses must be completed by April 30 of the year for which application is made.

English (two of 110, 111, 121) (ENGL 110 is recommended)
Biology 111/121 or Biology 111/125/125L
Chemistry 110/120 or 111/121 (CHEM 110/125 or 111/125 if proceeding to UBC)
Organic Chemistry 212/222
Biochemistry 313/323

Note: other universities may have different prerequisites, for example the University of Alberta has Physics 115/125 as a prerequisite.

Students completing a Bachelor of Science degree at UCC in preparation for application to the Faculty of Medicine at UBC will have the following course requirements:

Course Requirements

First Year

BIOL 111/121

CHEM 110/120 or 111/121 Note: please substitute CHEM 125 for 120 or 121 if you are planning to transfer to UBC after first year.

ENGL (two of 110, 111, 121) (ENGL 110 recommended)

MATH 114/124 or 115/125

PHYS 110/120 or 115/125¹

Second Year

BIOL 213/234

CHEM 212/222

COMP 100 or 113

ENGL 229 or 230

Electives (12 credits; BIOL 210/220 and CHEM 215/225 recommended.)

Third Year

BIOL 313/ 323*

Electives (24 credits.)

*Note that registration in any upper level science course must be approved by the B.Sc. Advisor.

Note that Phys 110/120 is not accepted at all institutions. Students are strongly advised to check with the institution to which they plan to apply.

Pre-Medical students are advised to consult the UBC Faculty of Medicine website at www.med.ubc.ca and the on-line transfer guide at www.bccat.bc.ca. Further information on pre-medical study, including advice on the appropriate choice of electives and transfer to universities other than UBC, may be obtained from the Chairperson. Courses in behavioural sciences, genetics and physics, biometrics and statistics are strongly recommended for all applicants.