Creighton University School of Medicine prerequisites

2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

Two semesters with lab. The single most universal prerequisite: essentially every MD and DO program asks for it, and it is the foundation the MCAT assumes.

2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

Two semesters with lab. Take it early: organic chemistry, biochemistry, and most upper-division biology all sit behind it, so a late start pushes the whole sequence past your MCAT date.

2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

Two semesters with lab at most schools. A meaningful and growing minority accept one semester of organic plus one of biochemistry. Do not drop the second semester on that assumption until you have checked the schools you actually want.

1 semester · 3 credits

One semester, lab rarely required. Roughly two thirds of schools require it outright and the MCAT tests it heavily, so treat it as required even where it technically is not, and take it before you sit the exam.

2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

Two semesters with lab. Algebra-based is accepted almost everywhere; take the calculus-based sequence only if your major needs it or a target school names it.

2 semesters · 6 credits

Two semesters of English or writing-intensive coursework. Many schools accept writing-intensive courses from any department, but a few name English specifically. If your writing credits come from elsewhere, confirm before you count them.

1 semester · 3 credits

One semester. Most schools with a math requirement accept statistics or calculus; statistics is the more widely accepted of the two and the more useful for reading clinical research, so the baseline tracks it here. If a target school names calculus, its own requirements will say so.

1 semester · 3 credits

One semester. Required outright at a minority of schools (several of them highly selective) and accepted in place of statistics at most of the rest. Take it if calculus is already in your major's path.

1 semester · 3 credits

One semester. A minority of schools require it, but a quarter of the MCAT is psychological and social foundations: this is the cheapest points on the exam.

1 semester · 3 credits

One semester. Same reasoning as psychology: required by fewer schools, tested directly on the MCAT.

1 semester · 3 credits

One semester. Required by a small number of schools and a common way to fill the upper-division science coursework that strengthens a science GPA.

1 semester · 3 credits

Creighton names physiology, immunology, and genetics as the advanced biology it wants to see beyond the introductory sequence.

1 semester · 3 credits

Humanities coursework is strongly recommended alongside English and statistics.

150+ hours

Most medical schools ask for 150+ hours and list it as recommended.

Creighton states this outright: "The Committee on Admissions requires applicants to have a foundation in the following activities", and one of them is "Patient contact through clinical and/or medical experiences". No hours figure is published: the requirement is that the foundation is there, not that it reaches a number.

50+ hours

Most medical schools ask for 50+ hours and list it as recommended.

Named in Creighton's required list of extracurricular activities as "Diverse clinical experiences including exposure to direct physician shadowing". Two words matter: diverse, so one setting is not enough, and direct, so virtual observation is not what they are describing. No hours are stated.

150+ hours

Most medical schools ask for 150+ hours and list it as recommended.

Creighton requires "Commitment to 'service of others' through non-medical volunteer activities". Read the qualifier: hospital volunteering does not satisfy this line, because it is asking for service outside medicine. No hours figure.

100+ hours

"Scientific research, though not required for admission, is also highly valued by the Committee." Creighton draws the line explicitly: research sits outside the required list but is the one optional item it singles out.