PREREQUISITE COURSES FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, DO, OPTOMETRY, PHARMACY, VETERINARY MEDICINE, PODIATRY, CHIROPRACTIC SCHOOLS

Our post-baccalaureate program is the first and only accredited in Canada and recognized across USA. Our students achieve the highest acceptance rate. They have received $40 million in scholarships from partner medical schools since 2015..

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FOR PREMEDICAL (MD, DO , DCM) , PREDENTAL PROGRAM CLICK HERE

These three programs were developed by Dr. Lorelei Silverman and Dr. Rosalind Silverman at STAR MED Medical Education Programs in Canada, USA, and UK and are offered in downtown Toronto campus, Ontario, Canada and in NY, USA campus.

We have the only accredited premedical and postbaccalaureate program in Canada with direct acceptance into top medical schools . Our program is delivered in partnership with colleges and universities in Canada and USA.

PREREQUISITE COURSES OVERVIEW

Our courses have been verified by AMCAS, AACOMAS, and AADSAS and accepted by over 120 top medical, dental, optometry, veterinary, DO, pharmacy, and other health care schools in Canada, USA, Europe, Australia, and Caribbean.​

See the list of schools that accepted our students who completed prerequisite courses with us on the Partner universities page.​

​​ COURSES OFFERED
There is no prerequisite course to take our prerequisite courses. You can start as soon as you register. ​

Pre-requisite individual courses are MCAT based:

General Chemistry I (Inorganic Chemistry) 3+1 credits (Lab)
Organic Chemistry I 3+1 credits (Lab)
Biology I 3+1 credits (Lab)
Physics I 3+1 credits (Lab)
General Chemistry II (Inorganic Chemistry) 3+1 credits (Lab)
Organic Chemistry II 3+1 credits (Lab)
Biology II 3+1 credits (Lab)
Physics II 3+1 credits (Lab)
Biochemistry 3+1 credits (Lab)
Psychology 3+1 credits (Lab)
Sociology 4 credits

Other prerequisites are non MCAT based:
Calculus 3 credits
English I-writing for biomedical research 3 credits
English II-Communication in health care 3 credits
Statistics 3 credits

We also offer advanced USMLE step I based courses:
Anatomy 3+1 credits (Lab)
Physiology 3+1 credits (Lab)
Microbiology 3+1 credits (Lab)
Genetics 3+1 credits (Lab)
Pathology 3+1 credits (Lab)
Molecular Biology 3+1 credits (Lab)
Immunology 3+1 credits (Lab)
Pharmacology 3+1 credits (Lab)

Additional courses offered:
Anatomy and Physiology I 3+1 credits (Lab)
Anatomy and Physiology II 3+1 credits (Lab)
Global Health and Epidemiology 4 credits
Bioinformatics 4 credits
Medical Ethics 4 credits
Medical Terminology 4 credits
Microeconomics for Pharmacy- 4 credits
Macroeconomics for Pharmacy- 4 credits
Histology 3+1 credits (Lab)
Biophysics 3+1 credits (Lab)
Metabolomics 4 credits
HumanDevelopment4 credits
Medical Terminology & Electronic Medical Records 4 credits
Medical Ethics 4 credits


METHODS OF DELIVERY
Traditional classroom setting with classroom labs
Innovative online live streaming with classroom lab component
Flexible module schedule pre-recorded courses with virtual labs
Week-end classes and night classes
We also have the most advanced course management system.
There is a 3 months deadline to finalize each course if taken self-paced. 

START DATES/DURATION
Individual courses start every month throughout the year and are 5-8 weeks long depending on the number of hours a day you study. ​You can take up to 3 courses in a month.

WHO SHULD TAKE PREREQUISITE COURSES?

The pre-requisite program enables undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional students who completed or are in the process of completing an undergraduate university degree to fulfill admission requirements of our partner schools, to study for MCAT or DAT, while also increasing their GPA.

Students from nursing, science, paramedicine, chiropractic, naturopathic doctor, technologists, and other health care programs can start medical school or other professional programs in as little as 3 months!​

TUITION FEES PREREQUISITE COURSES

Application fee $100 (non-refundable)
Individual course fee $788 due on the first day of each course
The credit transfer fee $25/course
Transcript fee $20 per copy for regular service and $50 per copy for rush service​​
Books are included in the fee per course.