PMED 521 Biology
This course will cover the Biology section of the MCAT exam. This is the 2nd biggest section in the exam (45 questions: 19.6%) after the Verbal Reasoning/CARS section (53 questions). MCAT-based Biology covers 70% of the topics in Biological and biochemical Foundations of living systems. It is worth 30% of all questions on the MCAT. The MCAT is a 7.5-hour exam that consists of four sections: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems; Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems; Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior; and Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills. This course will cover topics in Biology that are part of the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems section of the MCAT. The section has 59 questions, 10 passages questions, and 65% of them are from Biology. The other 5% comes under the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems. The AAMC requires students to complete this section in 95 minutes. This course caters to these requirements and uses various in-class and out-of-class activities to prepare students for mastering this section. Please refer to the section titled Course Topics for a full listing of the teaching plan.
Offered
Fall Spring Summer