Early Acceptance Program Coursework Requirements 

Minimum Coursework Needed for Admission to EAP Phase II:

  • 6 credits of English
  • 6 credits of Behavioral Science
    • PSYC 100 Intro to Psychology (strongly recommended)
    • SOCIO 100 Intro to Sociology (strongly recommended)
  • BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I
  • BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II
  • BIOL 211 Genetics
  • PHYS 261 Physics for Life Sciences I w/Lab (3650:291 also acceptable)
    • PHYS 262 Physics for Life Sciences II w/Lab (strongly recommended)
  • CHEM 151,152 Principles of Chemistry I w/Lab
  • CHEM 153,154 Principles of Chemistry II w/Qualitative Analysis Lab
  • CHEM 263,265 Organic Chemistry I w/Lab
  • CHEM 264,266 Organic Chemistry II w/Lab
  • CHEM 401 Biochemistry I

CLEP may not be used to satisfy any of the minimum requirements.

No grade lower than ‘C’ will be accepted.

Credit for Pass/Fail courses will not be accepted.

LECOM may accept AP credits if the student scores a four or five on the AP exam. When AP credits are accepted by LECOM, a replacement course applicable to the field of medicine or a course of similar academic rigor, if approved by the Phase I adviser, must be taken at The University of Akron.

Recommended majors include Biomedical Science, , and .

Minimum Coursework Needed for Admission to EAP Phase II:

  • 6 credits of English
  • BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I
  • BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II
  • CHEM 151,152 Principles of Chemistry I w/Lab
  • CHEM 153,154 Principles of Chemistry II w/Qualitative Analysis Lab
  • CHEM 263,265 Organic Chemistry I w/Lab
  • CHEM 264,266 Organic Chemistry II w/Lab
  • CHEM 401 Biochemistry I

LECOM strongly recommends the following be taken before matriculation:

  • PHYS 261 Physics for Life Sciences w/Lab (PHYS 291 also acceptable)
    • PHYS 262 (strongly recommended)
  • BIOL 211 Genetics
  • BIOL 363,364 Foundations of Physiology I w/Lab
  • BIOL 401 Human Anatomy for Biology Majors w/Lab
  • BIOL 331 Microbiology w/Lab
  • BIOL 460 Histology
  • BIOL 311 Cell & Molecular Biology
    • or BIOL 485/486 Cell Physiology w/Lab

CLEP may not be used to satisfy any of the minimum requirements.

No grade lower than ‘C’ will be accepted.

Credit for Pass/Fail courses will not be accepted.

LECOM may accept AP credits if the student scores a four or five on the AP exam. When AP credits are accepted by LECOM, a replacement course applicable to the field of medicine or a course of similar academic rigor, if approved by the Phase I adviser, must be taken at The University of Akron.

The School of Dentistry recommends students spend 100 hours of job shadowing in a clinical dental setting.

Recommended majors include Biomedical Science, , and .

Minimum Coursework Needed for Admission to EAP Phase II:

  • 6 credits of English
  • 3 credits of Behavioral Science
    • PSYC 100 Intro to Psychology -OR-
    • SOCIO 100 Intro to Sociology
  • BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I
  • BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II
  • CHEM 151,152 Principles of Chemistry I w/Lab
  • CHEM 153,154 Principles of Chemistry II w/Qualitative Analysis Lab
  • CHEM 263,265 Organic Chemistry I w/Lab
  • CHEM 264,266 Organic Chemistry II w/Lab
  • PHYS 261 Physics for Life Sciences w/Lab (3650:291 also acceptable)
  • MATH 221 Analytic Geometry- Calculus I
  • STAT 261/262 Intro to Stat I & II
  • 3 credits of Economics
  • 15 credits of General Education*

 

*General Education Electives should be in subject areas other than the above prerequisites; such as humanities and social sciences.

CLEP may not be used to satisfy any of the minimum requirements.

No grade lower than ‘C’ will be accepted.

Credit for Pass/Fail courses will not be accepted.

LECOM may accept AP credits if the student scores a four or five on the AP exam. When AP credits are accepted by LECOM, a replacement course applicable to the field of medicine or a course of similar academic rigor, if approved by the Phase I adviser, must be taken at The University of Akron.

Recommended majors include Biomedical Science, , and .