Pre-Podiatric Medicine LECOM
This is an Early Acceptance Program and is provisional. Phase I consists of pursuing any LRU major, and a minimum of 60 credit hours taken at La Roche. In addition, students must complete the pre-podiatric medicine prerequisite courses during their time at La Roche before moving on to Phase II.
REQUIREMENTS: To successfully enter this program, the following conditions must be met:
- Minimum SAT >= 1100, ACT >= 21
- High school GPA >= 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
- US Citizen or lawful permanent resident
- Must apply to LECOM prior to earning 65 undergraduate credit
To successfully enter Phase II, the following pre-requisites (in conjunction with the requirements of another LRU major) are required:
- 38 credits of required courses (32 Science and 6 English)
- No grade lower than a C allowed in the courses listed.
- No CLEP or P/F credits allowed.
- AP scores of 4 or 5 may be accepted but a replacement course applicable to the field of podiatric medicine or a course of similar academic rigor must be taken instead.
- Minimum overall GPA >=3.4 and minimum science GPA >= 3.2
- Minimum 490 MCAT; if lower score is received student will be interviewed a second time.
All students completing Phase I must be approved by the Pre-Professional faculty committee to enter Phase II. There are only 2 seats available each year. LECOM is located in Erie. Students apply to Phase II on the LECOM portal: https://portal.lecom.edu
Summary of Requirements
Humanities Component: 6 credits
ENGL1011ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course engages students in reading, writing and research practices essential to academic life, including developing a project for a research paper, searching for authoritative materials to use in that project, and presenting it in an edited paper that follows academic conventions of documentation and citation.
ENGL1012ACADEMIC WRITING AND RESEARCH
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course engages students in reading, writing and research practices essential to academic life, including developing a project for a research paper, searching for authoritative materials to use in that project, and presenting it in an edited paper that follows academic conventions of documentation and citation.
Pre-Podiatric Science Component: 32 credits
BIOL1003GENERAL BIOLOGY I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A presentation of a comprehensive survey of the major area within modern biology with emphasis placed on unsolved problems and the nature of scientific evidence. The course explores the properties of living matter on the molecular, cellular and organismic level. Open to all science majors and non-science majors with a strong interest in biology or a professional need.
PREREQUISITES:
Concurrent: BIOL1005
BIOL1004GENERAL BIOLOGY II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A presentation of a comprehensive survey of the major area within modern biology with emphasis placed on unsolved problems and the nature of scientific evidence. The course explores the properties of living matter on the molecular, cellular and organismic level. Open to all science majors and non-science majors with a strong interest in biology or a professional need.
PREREQUISITES:
BIOL1003 & BIOL1005, Concurrent: BIOL1006
BIOL1005GENERAL BIOLOGY I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Selected experiments chosen to emphasize principles presented in the General Biology lecture courses.
PREREQUISITES:
coreg: BIOL1003
BIOL1006GENERAL BIOLOGY II - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Selected experiments chosen to emphasize principles presented in the General Biology lecture courses.
CHEM1001GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the basic principles governing matter, energy and matter-energy interaction. Topics include atomic structure, bonding theory, aggregated states of matter, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium and electrochemistry.
PREREQUISITES:
Concurrent: CHEM1003
CHEM1002GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the basic principles governing matter, energy and matter-energy interaction. Topics include atomic structure, bonding theory, aggregated states of matter, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium and electrochemistry.
PREREQUISITES:
Concurrent: CHEM1004
CHEM1003GENERAL CHEMISTRY I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
A series of experiments related to the content of CHEM1001 emphasizing laboratory techniques and familiarization with basic laboratory equipment. Open to all science majors and non-science majors with a strong interest in chemistry or a professional need.
CHEM2015ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the classification and characterization of organic compounds, their preparation, properties and reactions. The application of modern organic theories to these subjects is stressed. Topics include nomenclature, bond theory, stereochemistry, synthesis, mechanisms, and structure determination by instrumental methods. Lecture and laboratory course.
PREREQUISITES:
CHEM1002 concurrent: CHEM2015L
CHEM2015LORGANIC CHEMISTRY I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Laboratory for CHEM2015
CHEM2016ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A study of the classification and characterization of organic compounds, their preparation, properties and reactions. The application of modern organic theories to these subjects is stressed. Topics include nomenclature, bond theory, stereochemistry, synthesis, mechanisms, and structure determination by instrumental methods. Lecture and laboratory course.
PREREQUISITES:
CHEM2015 concurrent: CHEM2016L
CHEM2016LORGANIC CHEMISTRY II - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Lab for CHEM2016 Organic Chemistry
PHYS1032GENERAL PHYSICS I
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This is the first of a three-semester introduction to calculus-based physics stressing experimental and problem-solving techniques. Concepts covered are mechanics, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, conservation laws, rotational motion, gravitation, oscillation, and wave/acoustics.
PREREQUISITES:
MATH1032, Coreq: PHYS1032L
PHYS1032LGENERAL PHYSICS I - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Laboratory for PHYS1032 General Physics I
PHYS1033GENERAL PHYSICS II
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
The second of a three-semester introduction to calculus-based physics. Concepts covered are thermal properties and electromagnetism: thermo dynamics, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic wave, geometrical optics, and physics optics.
PREREQUISITES:
PHYS1032, Coreq: PHYS1033L
PHYS1033LGENERAL PHYSICS II - LAB
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
Laboratory for PHYS1033 General Physics II