Accelerated Chemical Biology Program
The Combined B.S.-M.D. Program is an opportunity to earn the B.S. degree in Chemical Biology at Stevens and the M.D. degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in a total of seven years. If you are a high school senior who has demonstrated academic excellence, in the top 10% of your class, with a combined SAT score of at least 1400 and a promise for a career in medicine, you can be considered for the B.S.-M.D. program. Admission to this program is highly competitive, and an interview at both Stevens and the medical school is required. If accepted to this program, you must complete three years in the Accelerated Chemical Biology program with a GPA of at least 3.50, grades in all of the premed courses at least B (not B-) or above, and you obtain acceptable scores on the MCAT exam. Stevens awards the B.S. degree upon successful completion of the first year of medical studies.
Note: If you are admitted to the accelerated chemical biology program, you'll take the same courses as the science majors in the first year, adding other program requirements during the following semesters at Stevens, and then enter the medical school at the beginning of your fourth year. Transfer credit for courses taken in the first year of study at the medical school are used to complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Science degree.
Accelerated Program in Chemical Biology Curriculum
Term I
| CAL 103 | Writing and Communications Colloquium | 3 |
| CH 115 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 117 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CH 179 | Career Pathways in Chemical and Biological Sciences | 1 |
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| CS 105 | Introduction to Scientific Computing | 3 |
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| CS 115 | Introduction to Computer Science | 4 |
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| MA 121 | Differential Calculus | 2 |
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| MA 122 | Integral Calculus | 2 |
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| PEP 111 | Mechanics | 3 |
Term II
| BIO 281 | Biology and Biotechnology | 3 |
| CAL 105 | CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture | 3 |
| CH 116 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 118 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CH 189 | Seminar in Chemistry and Biology | 1 |
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| MA 125 | Vectors and Matrices | 2 |
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| MA 126 | Multivariable Calculus I | 2 |
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| PEP 112 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
Term III
| BIO 381 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CH 243 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 245 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
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| BT 243 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Or | |
| BT 244 | Microeconomics | 3 |
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| MA 221 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| PEP 221 | Physics Lab I for Scientists | 1 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
Term IV
| BIO 382 | Biological Systems | 4 |
| CH 244 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 246 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CH 301 | Professional Ethics in Chemical Research | 1 |
| CH 321 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CH 398 | Research Proposals for Undergraduate Research | 1 |
| PEP 222 | Physics Lab II for Scientists | 1 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
Term V
| BIO 484 | Molecular Genetics | 4 |
| CH 362 | Instrumental Analysis I - Spectroscopy and Chromatography | 4 |
| CH 498 | Chemical Research I | 3 |
| CH 580 | Biochemistry I - Cellular Metabolism and Regulation | 3 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
Term VI
| BIO 586 | Immunology | 3 |
| CH 461 | Instrumental Analysis II - Electrochemistry | 4 |
| CH 499 | Chemical Research II | 3 |
| CH 581 | Biochemistry II: Biomolecular Structure and Function | 3 |
| PEP 242 | Modern Physics | 3 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
Note:
Humanities requirements can be found in the College of Arts and Letters, Humanities Requirements. Humanities electives for Accelerated Chemical Biology must include HSS 141 Introduction to Sociology and HSS 175 Fundamentals of Psychology. To prepare for the MCAT, these electives must be taken before Term VI.