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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.
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 is not responsible for incorrect GPA calculations resulting from incorrect course classifications. In the event that you are unable to classify a course satisfactorily, AMCAS suggests that you refer to the description of the course on the relevant school’s website. AMCAS uses course classifications to calculate your GPAs.
Landscape Architecture Meteorology Natural Resources Oceanography Other (OTHR) (All courses that do not fit classification) Architecture Library Science Military Science
Your BCPM GPA includes all biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses taken as an undergraduate—not just the pre-med courses.
AMCAS will not change or correct: Course names, titles, or numbers • Grades and hours for certain types of courses that were left off the application and did not appear on any official transcript at the time of processing, including: • Current/future coursework (CC).
Biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics grades are used to calculate the AMCAS BCPM GPA.
Your science GPA is comprised of grades in medical school prerequisite classes like biology, chemistry, physics, and math. Your non-science GPA is comprised of grades in all your other classes.
Each course in the AMCAS application must be classified strictly on the primary content of the course. You are responsible for selecting the correct course classification, but AMCAS reserves the right to change classifications if the assigned classification clearly does not apply.
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A science GPA around 3.3-3.4 is Very Good, one between 3.5-3.7 is usually Excellent and one above 3.8 is generally Superior. By way of reference, the average GPA for students attending top medical schools is 3.89. Students attending state medical schools might have overall GPA's around 3.63.
No. If any part of the course name is "math" then it might be included in the M of BCPM.
While anatomy and physiology are both biological sciences, they are not the same as general biology.
Admissions experts advise aspiring medical school students to aim for a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
A GPA of 3.5 is the “average” for medical school so any GPA of 3.6 or above would be above average and hence, competitive.
However, you probably need at least a 3.5 GPA to be competitive for most (if not all) medical schools. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, only about 30% of all applicants who have a GPA between 3.4 and 3.6 get accepted into a medical school.