Biology Pre-Podiatric Medicine

Students who have completed at least 90 credits and have completed the required courses in biology, chemistry, and physics may be admitted to the first year class at New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM). Students will graduate from NYCPM with a B.S. in Biology and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree.

Course Requirement Definitions:
Elective Requirement: Additional courses necessary to earn enough credits for a degree outside of Major and STAGE requirements.
First Year Seminar (FYS): Introductory course to the academic experience, emphasizing the skills necessary for academic success.
Major Requirement: Courses are core to this major and are subject matter-specific.
Stage Requirement: Courses are part of our STAGE General Education program, and must be taken to earn a degree. Learn more here>

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Fall One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO 171 & 173	General Biology I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
CHEM 171 & 173	General Chemistry I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
WRT 101	Academic Writing I Stage Requirement	3 CR
FYS 101	First Year Seminar Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 101	Elective Requirement	1 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO 172 & 174	General Biology II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
CHEM 172 & 174	Chemistry II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
WRT 102	Academic Writing II Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 102	Elective Requirement	1 CR
		18 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 251	Organic Chemistry I Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 251 & 253	Anatomy & Physiology I Major Requirement	4 CR
MATH 109	Applied Calculus Major Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 3	Must be an English Course Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 201	Elective Requirement	1 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 252	Organic Chemistry II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 252 & 254	Anatomy & Physiology II Major Requirement	4 CR
MATH 120	Statistics Major Requirement	3 CR
BIO 325	Bioinformatics Major Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 4	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		17 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO Elective 1	Cell, Genetics, Micro, Biophysics, or Ecology Major Requirement	4 CR
PHYS 201 & 211	General Physics I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
Gateway 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 5	Must be an English course Stage Requirement	3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO Elective 2	Cell, Genetics, Micro, Biophysics, or Ecology Major Requirement	4 CR
PHYS 202 & 212	General Physics II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
Gateway 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Gateway 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Four and spring four – senior

30 credits to transfer from New York College of Podiatric Medicine (30 Credits)

• Students must be recommended to the podiatry program by the STAC Pre-Health Committee.
• No grade in the pre-podiatry courses may be lower than a C-.
• Students must maintain a cumulative and science and math GPA of a 3.0 or above.