The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) Course Classification Guide provides examples of how courses are often categorized. Each course in the AMCAS application must be classified strictly on the primary content of the course.
AMCAS requires one official transcript from each U.S., U.S. Territorial, or Canadian post-secondary institution at which you have attempted coursework, regardless of whether credit was earned. To determine whether or not an official transcript is required for one of your undergraduate institutions, consult the AMCAS Applicant Guide.
Each course must be assigned a course classification based strictly on the primary content of the course. The course classifications listed in the Course Classification Guide appear in boldface type and are titled as they appear in the course classification drop-down list.
AMCAS has difficulties matching applications to official transcripts that are not accompanied by the AMCAS Pre-barcoded Transcript Request Form. This form ensures that your transcript is matched to your application and provides more efficient processing.
Your science GPA is comprised of grades in medical school prerequisite classes like biology, chemistry, physics, and math.
Yes. You may not not all of that classes, but make sure that if you have any pre-reqs still needed that they are listed as Current/Future.
Your BCPM GPA includes all biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses taken as an undergraduate—not just the pre-med courses.
Biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics grades are used to calculate the AMCAS BCPM GPA.
AMCAS GPA is only different than your school GPA if your school uses an unusual system of calculating GPA. If it's the standard -. 3 for a - (eg A- = 3.7) and +. 3 for a + (eg B+ = 3.3), then your school GPA wil equal AMCAS' calculation.
Medical schools generally look at your undergraduate GPA for admissions. Grad school grades usually do not have a major impact upon acceptance to medical school. Hence, having good grades in grad school won't enhance your application with a few exceptions, such as: Special Master's Programs.
Most of these courses are also cross- listed in Neuroscience (and all Neuroscience courses are classified as "Biology"). Note that Psychology 101 is not included; this course has an NS code, but the content has been primarily social science in nature.
Ok, cool. So all of your neuroscience courses (under a psych title) that you listed under bcpm counted? Yup!
Full Member. course description: "Understanding medical terminology is fundamental for anyone working in the sciences. It is the language of the technician or researcher involved in biotechnology, biomedical investigations, or clinical research.
For the most part, No. The only two Psych classes that counted towards my Science GPA were Neuroscience related, one was Psychopharmacology and the other was Brain & Mind. Regular, non-neuroscience Psych classes are easy (at least they were for me), it would be unfair if they artificially boosted the science GPA.
Science GPA: includes anatomy and physiology in biology, biology, chemistry and physics courses.
While anatomy and physiology are both biological sciences, they are not the same as general biology.