English Pre-Requisites
Medical schools and other professional healthcare programs
often require 2 semesters of English. At Emory, a lot of students try NOT to
take another English class after completion of their first-year writing
(through AP or otherwise) and instead try to use Continued Writing (CWRT) classes (required for Emory graduation) to bypass this.
When using CWRT, the following “categories” do NOT typically count as
both CWRT and Eng pre-reqs: foreign languages, labs, science classes, methods
classes, and honors thesis credits.
CWRTs at Emory that Don’t Count as an alternative for ENG
Pre-Req:
·
Any Foreign Language prefix: Arabic, Chinese,
French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin,
Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tibetan, Yiddish
·
Any Science Lab. Examples include, but are not
limited to:
o
Bio/ENVS247LW
o
ENVS442W
o
Bio370LW
o
Chem371LW
o
Phys444W
·
Technical or Methodological Writing Classes.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
o
Soc355W or 457W
o
Psyc200W
o
QTM302W
·
Any Honors Thesis Credit: 495BW (or any other
course number used by the various departments)
The list above is not an exhaustive list – you should
consult with your PHA advisor if you have questions or if you think a class
might meet a category here but isn’t explicitly listed. You as the applicant
are responsible for verifying accepted courses with admissions offices at
medical schools and other healthcare professional programs.
The safest option for any student to maximize their options
in applying to medical school / healthcare programs is to take an additional
English prefix-based course, such as one that starts with Eng, CPLT, or ENGCW.