Premedicine

This interdisciplinary major includes required premedical science courses, health policy and medical ethics courses, and select upper-level courses from a range of departments. The four-year program is one of the college's most popular premedical courses of study. However, under the three-year alternative, students can earn a B.S. degree in Premedicine after only three years at Penn State and one year at an accredited medical or dental school. There is also an early-assured admission option with Penn State's College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Our alumni report that Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology and Science majors also provide excellent preparation for medical and dental school.

Penn State has approximately a 70 percent acceptance rate for all of our students applying to medical schools. This compares with the national acceptance rate of 45 percent.

Please see the Premedicine Web Page for additional information.