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Method 1: End-Point Courses
- The objective of this option is to describe what courses need to be taken but not the path to achieve this end-point.
- Undergraduate institutions will decide acceptable pathways to these end-point courses that may include traditional course requirements, condensed or novel requirements, AP credit, and online course work.
- Any applicant selecting this option must document on a transcript that required end-point courses have been taken.
- Well-prepared applicants may also indicate which recommended courses have been taken.
- No end-point course should be taken online (unless during Spring 2020 to Summer 2021) and must adhere to the SOM admissions criteria.
- The following courses are required:
- Biochemistry: 1 semester
- Physics 2: 1 semester
- Life Sciences: 2 of any of the following semester courses:
| Anatomy | Immunology | Neuroanatomy |
| Biology of Cancer | Immunology and Serology | Neuroscience |
| Cellular Biology | Infectious Diseases | Pharmacology |
| Embryology | Microbiology | Physiology |
| Genetics | Molecular Biology | Virology |
| Histology | Molecular Genetics |
- Familiarity with the following subjects is recommended. Content might be acquired by taking courses by that name or courses with different names but similar content or self-study:
| Algebra | Statistics | Psychology | Sociology |
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