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    Jan 04, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Pre-Medical Studies Minor


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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 43

GPA requirements to earn minor: Pre-Medical minors require a cumulative 2.0 GPA in all courses taken in the minor.

Minimum grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None

Other requirements:  A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine

Contact Information:  Peg Killian, Academic Advisor, School of Biology and Ecology, 100 Murray Hall, (207)581-2540, um.biology@maine.edu


The courses outlined below meet the entrance requirements of the majority of professional schools and colleges offering post-baccalaureate programs in the health professions. Students should plan these courses in addition to the specific requirements of their academic major. The Health Professions Career Counselor in the Career Center can help students research the admission requirements of specific schools.

Students in majors with extensive overlap with the minor in Pre-medical Studies are not eligible for this minor.  These majors include, but are not limited to, Animal and Veterinary Sciences (Pre-Veterinary Concentration), Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Food Science and Human Nutrition (Food Science Concentration), Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Zoology.

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