College of Arts and Sciences
Undergrad: Premedicine and Predentistry
(Catalog page 93)

Preparation for admission to professional schools in medicine, dentistry, and related fields must include specific course work in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. Although many preprofessional students major in biology or chemistry, because these disciplines include the science training required, nonscience majors are acceptable and, in fact, encouraged by many professional schools.

Preprofessional students usually begin their career-related course work in the first semester of the freshman year in order to complete the relevant courses before taking professional aptitude tests as juniors. Early academic advisement is essential to ensure that the preprofessional curriculum requirements are met. The Health Sciences Advisory and Evaluation Committee coordinates advisory services for all students preparing for admission to health-related professional schools. Call (302) 831-2282 for information or consult the Preprofessional Programs website at: www.udel.edu/bio/ed/undergrad/premed/

The University participates in a cooperative medical education program with the Medical Center of Delaware and the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, sponsored by the Delaware Institute for Medical Education and Research. Under the terms of this program, up to twenty students who are Delaware residents will be accepted for admission to Jefferson Medical College. A portion of the clinical training of these students takes place in the Medical Center of Delaware. Information on application to this program may be obtained from the office of the Associate Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences.