What is your most memorable experience?
“The whole first week was pretty amazing. When I first met my peers, I was excited to see so many different cultures and backgrounds represented by one group. Moving to a new town and a new school added a sense of excitement. The first day of anatomy lab and the first medical school lecture reinforced how monumental this path would be.”
– Sunny Robertson
“Everyone in the Post-Bac class is always super close! You study with one another, hang out with one another, take all your classes together, and make new memories together. It really becomes like a second family. I think meeting new people and having that easier transition from the Post-Bac program to med school was very rewarding.”
– Lauren Lewis
“Being able to interact with the DCOM family meant so much to me. I was able to determine if this is where I wanted to be for the next four years.”
– Salome Barasa
Post-Baccalaureate Medical Science Program
Curriculum
The curriculum of the Post-Baccalaureate Medical Science Program at LMU is designed to enhance students’ academic qualifications. All classes are preparatory coursework for medical school.
Summer Semester:
An online intensive MCAT prepration course is available from Kaplan at a discounted rate. You will receive information about this if recommended by the director after evaluating your application portfolio. This is not covered by the tuition for your program. You should complete intensive MCAT preparation prior to starting the program.
Fall Semester:
Students will take Medical Gross Anatomy at the medical school along with DCOM students and choose additional credits from the following list for a minimum of 12 hours.
DO SYS 701 Medical Gross Anatomy 8.5 credits
Students may also choose from the following based on their transcript evaluation by a LMU pre-med advisor:
| BIOL 441 Biochemistry I | 4 credits |
| BIOL 315 Molecular Genetics and Lab | 4 credits |
| BIOL 336 General Microbiology and Lab | 4 credits |
| Spanish for Health Care Professions | 3 credits |
Spring Semester:
| BIOL 442 Biochemistry II | 4 credits |
| BIOL 360 Immunology | 3 credits |
| BIOL 450 Molecular Cell Biology | 4 credits |
| PHIL 420 Medical Ethics | 3 credits |
| SPAN 195 Spanish for Health Care Professions | 3 credits |
Students in the PMSP carry a rigorous course load of 12 credit hours per semester in science courses. All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C, and students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 to remain in good standing in the program. Students who do not maintain a GPA of 3.0 at the end of the first semester of the PMSP will be placed on academic probation. Failure to maintain a 3.0 GPA by the end of the second semester, or receiving a grade lower than C in either semester, will result in dismissal from the PMSP.
