The Premedical Program is not a major. Instead it is a sequence of elective courses in science that are usually taken in addition to one's major. Most important, we believe that students should major in whatever subject they find most engaging. We have had students accepted to medical school who majored in every discipline offered at Holy Cross, including fine arts, religious studies, philosophy, economics, political science, modern languages, classics, etc., as well as the traditional sciences. We have found that students do much better in a major that genuinely interests them, and they also feel more in control of their life. Also, since more than half the students who start college with an interest in medical school eventually decide against it, it is much better to major in a field of genuine personal interest than to choose a field that you think would enhance your chance of acceptance to medical school.

For more detailed information on the requirements of the premedical program, see the Premedical Program Primer.

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