Interested in going to Medical, Dental, Veterinary or Optometry School?
Many students in the department are interested in going to medical or dental school as well as a variety or other pre-health professions. The Biomolecular option in Chemical Engineering is excellent preparation for students interested in professional programs in the health fields.Click here to view a sample degree plan for Biomolecular option students. [pdf]
Click here for a listing of faculty doing research in bio-related areas.
Students interested in pre-health fields are required to take a number of specific courses dependent on their particular area. Prospective students can find more about that coursework and more resources by visiting:
http://preprofessional.osu.edu/health/program.cfm
Common pre-health courses that are already required of our majors include general chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus and physics. Those courses are wrapped into our general curricular requirements. In many cases, upper level biology coursework and advanced organic chemistry coursework can count in a student's degree plan as technical electives. All students interested in combining a pre-health curriculum with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering should contact the undergraduate advisor (cbe-ugrad@chbmeng.ohio-state.edu) for more information about planning out a schedule.
The most challenging part of combining any pre-health program with any engineering degree is the need for an undergraduate to strike a strong balance between excellent coursework preparation and activities outside the curriculum that promote character and service. Many professional programs are looking for the consummate multi-tasker who can do everything very well. Students will still need to maintain a high GPA even despite the relative difficulty of earning a Chemical Engineering degree in the first place.
It's a difficult task but choosing to complete a Chemical Engineering degree is excellent preparation for medical school as you will gain invaluable problem solving skills, develop an amazing work ethic and have extensive preparation in the sciences. The key is time management, self discipline and lots of planning!
With regards to the coursework in Biomedical Engineering, the program's is similar to ChBE's, with the exception that students will typically take Physics in the first year, ME coursework in the second year as well as biology. Coursework in the third and fourth years becomes even more broad compared to ChBE as students will begin taking courses in electrical circuits, anatomy, along with their technical electives. The curriculum in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering offers a more focused approach where students will have the option to focus their technical elective coursework in a particular area. Bio-related technical electives cover such topics as molecular informatics, biochemical engineering, cellular nanotechnology, bioprocess and biotechnology engineering, biomedical nanotechnology, etc.
Again, our department provides extensive degree advising and curricular planning and can provide students with a host of outside resources to aid them. Please contact the undergraduate advisor (cbe-ugrad@chbmeng.ohio-state.edu) if you have further questions about completing a pre-health track while completing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
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