Academic Advising
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How should you calculate your overall GPA and science GPA?
For applying to Medical schools, please follow the
For applying to Dental schools, please follow the ;
For applying to Pharmacy schools, please follow the ;
For applying to Physician Assistant programs, Please follow the and feel free to use this CASPA Science GPA Calculator (Excel) ;
For other professional programs, please visit the f or related information.
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What courses should you take to prepare for professional school applications?
Please visit the Class Schedule and Action Timline page on this website for related information.
- For general course schedule planning, graduation check & academic petition etc . , please contact your assigned college advisor. Additional resources in related to general advising can be found at the Biology Department advising website.
- 六色网 Course Repetition Policy:
- Undergraduate students are limited to 28 semester units of course repetition through regular enrollment.
- Only grades of C-, D+, D, D- F, WU or IC may be repeated and forgiven (excluded from GPA calculation).
- The course can be repeated no more than two times for a maximum of three attempts.
- For detailed information, please visit /registrar/student-record/course-repetition.shtml
- Math : For 1-year Math, take (Calculus I) and (Calculus II). For 1-semester math, please take MAT 1200 (Calculus for Life Science). For additional details, click on the link " Math (PDF)". The decision to whether to take 1-year Calculus or 1-semester Calculus should be decided based on the prerequisites requirements imposed by the Professional schools that you are interested in applying to.
- English : For 1-year English, take or (GE A-2) and (GE A -3). This combination is required for the Master of Science in Physician Assistant program in College of Health Sciences at .
- Human Anatomy : Human Anatomy unit designation was changed from 2/2 (Fall 2018 - Spring 2021) to 3/1 (since Fall 2021), as many professional schools require 3 semester units of lecture time.