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Can you get into medical school with an online degree?

Posted by  in Sunday, March 7th 2010   5 comments already   

(Read please reply, I !!!!!!!!!!!!!) military Coast Guard (I will), and the next four years will be because of my program how to really take advantage of regular classes. So I would like to take some online courses, when I was in class as much as possible, I can accept. I am interested in is to become a doctor. Will come from Phoenix University School of Medicine as the degree of acceptance? Perhaps I should take regular university courses online? I hope that will be in North Carolina, and I will be in North Carolina School of Medicine, if the problem. Thanks!

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Sjean Said,
March 7th, 2010 @8:27 am  

I don’t think so because you’d need to take a lot of classes that have labs. Maybe you could take some of your non-science classes on line?

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CanProf Said,
March 7th, 2010 @8:31 am  

In theory, yes. In practice, no.

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Cathy Said,
March 7th, 2010 @9:25 am  

The answer above is correct, the lab requirement would kill your chances. Plus there’s a real prejudice against online schools and medical school admissions are notoriously competitive.

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david c Said,
March 7th, 2010 @9:53 am  

I wouldn’t even consider University of Phoenix because it wouldn’t be accepted by med schools. You can receive a B.S. or B.A. from University of Phoenix but I am pretty certain decent medical schools wouldn’t even look at your application, even if you have a 4.0 GPA from University of Phoenix. Accreditation is the problem with University of Phoenix. (please read wikipedia, accreditation section). They are accredited but by some non notable committee, probably one that they started themself.
I would take online classes from a 4 year university. You will not be able to complete all the requirements online but at least you can start.

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James P Said,
March 7th, 2010 @9:56 am  

As other responses have stated, the lab requirements will prove problematic; however, nothing is absolute. The state of Georgia offers online courses with labs for chemistry. You can check it out through Valdosta State University’s eCore program. Admittedly, this is restricted to Georgia state residents, but if one state is doing it others won’t be far behind.

But don’t assume your educational opportunities will be restricted by entering the Coast Guard. I attended most of my college courses while on active duty and all military branches have policies that enable personnel to attend classes.

My perspective on the University of Phoenix is that it is more of a business than a school. I may be wrong, but if I had to choose between an online course offered by UNC and the same course offered by UoP, I’d take UNC. Online courses offered by state universities are accredited and many don’t distinguish between classroom vs online on your transcript. But that is a question you should ask your academic advisor.

What you might consider doing is taking most of your non-lab courses online and save the lab courses for the time the military allots for you to attend didactic instruction. In this manner you might be able to obtain the minimum 90 semester hours of credit that includes the prereq sciences. However, if you’re planning on attending a med school in NC, those schools are very competetive, so you should plan on completing your degree.

I would also advise you not to load up on science courses. Most med schools (and again, I would verify this with the schools you’d like to attend) are advising prospective students to only take the prereq sciences and to take non-science courses to fill out your course load.

Something else to consider: the military has a medical school. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences enjoys an excellent reputation. I’ve pasted the link to it in case you might be interested. There are so many benefits to attending this school that I’d probably sound like a paid endorser. But if you want some of that propaganda, contact me directly and I’ll oblige!

It sounds like you have a good plan for your future. Enjoy the journey!

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