Program website: http://www.brandeis.edu/uaafys/pb/index.html
Objectives
The Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program at Brandeis University is designed for people who have received a bachelor's degree from an accredited university and are interested in taking science courses they did not take while undergraduates. This small, intensive program allows accepted students to enter Brandeis University's Graduate School as non-degree-seeking students and to enroll in those biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses necessary for admission to a health professional school. The program is not remedial. It is intended for those who still need to take the majority of courses required for admission to medical and other health professional schools.
How to Be Admitted to the Post-Baccalaureate Program
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis starting January 15, until the program is filled. The general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, given in an earlier section of this Bulletin, apply to candidates for admission to this program. It is recommended that applicants have some background in math and some volunteer experience in the medical field.
Board of Premedical Advisors
Andrew Simmons, Chair
(Academic Affairs)
Bulbul Chakraborty
(Physics)
Peter Conrad
(Sociology)
Emily Dudek
(Chemistry)
Leslie Griffith
(Biology)
Sarah Lamb
(Anthropology)
Jennifer Lewis
(Academic Affairs)
Susan Parker
(Mathematics)
William Silen
(Biology)
Neil Simister
(Biology)
Thompson Williams
(Transitional Year Program)
Requirements for the Program
Once accepted into the program, students may attend on a full- or part-time basis during the summer and/or academic year, but must complete a total of at least seven courses at Brandeis to meet the requirements of the program and to receive certification.
To complete the program in one year, it is suggested that students take CHEM 10a or 11a, 10b or 11b, 18a, and 18b during the first summer; BIOL 18b, 22b, CHEM 25a, and 29a in the fall semester; BIOL 18a, BIOL 22a (formerly BIBC 22a), CHEM 25b, and 29b in the spring semester; and PHYS 10a, 10b, 18a, and 18b in the second summer.
Courses of Instruction
BIOL 18a General Biology Laboratory
Usually offered every year.
Ms. Tsipis
BIOL 18b General Biology Laboratory
Usually offered every year.
Ms. Tsipis
BIOL 22a Genetics and Molecular Biology (formerly BIBC 22a)
Usually offered every year.
Ms. Sengupta
BIOL 22b Cell Structure and Function
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Simister
CHEM 10b Basic Chemistry
Usually offered every year.
Ms. Dudek
CHEM 11a General Chemistry: Principles of Material Evolution
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Pochapsky
CHEM 11b General Chemistry: Principles of Material Evolution
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Petsko
CHEM 18a General Chemistry Laboratory I
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Dolnik
CHEM 18b General Chemistry Laboratory II
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Dolnik
CHEM 25a Organic Chemistry, Lectures
Usually offered every year. Multiple sections.
Mr. Hendrickson
CHEM 25b Organic Chemistry, Lectures
Usually offered every year. Multiple sections.
Mr. Keehn
CHEM 29a Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Keehn
CHEM 29b Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Snider
PHYS 10a Physics for the Life Sciences I
Usually offered every year.
Ms. Chakraborty
PHYS 10b Physics for the Life Sciences II
Usually offered every year.
Ms. Chakraborty
PHYS 18a Introductory Laboratory I
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Bensinger
PHYS 18b Introductory Laboratory II
Usually offered every year.
Mr. Wellenstein