Bachelors in Premedicine

UC Santa Cruz students have been accepted at the 10 California medical schools, as well as at all the major medical schools in the country, including Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins. Of our accepted students, 65% have majored in the sciences (human biology, MCD biology, etc.) Thus, Physical and Biological Science majors are efficient pathways to medical school. However, 35% of our students who were accepted into medical school majored in other disciplines such as psychology, anthropology, etc., given that these majors offer a variety of interesting courses appropriate for students interested in medical school. Thus no specific major is required by medical schools as long as you complete the core general requirements. It is a widespread misconception that medical schools prefer science majors. UCSC students are disproving that myth.