BCPM Coursework

Calculating your BCPM

For those going through the Health Professions Committee process and medical/dental school applications, the following is how to calculate your BCPM.

Courses Included in the Science GPA Computation

• all Biology courses
• all Chemistry courses
• all Physics courses
• all Math courses
• all Statistics courses
• all Neuroscience courses (Neuroscience may be regarded as Biology when completing medical school applications.)

Note: No Computer Science or Geology Courses are used in the BCPM GPA determination. The only Psychology courses factored into the BCPM GPA are those cross listed with Neuroscience.

Courses Outside of Middlebury

If you have taken four or more courses outside of Middlebury:

• We refer you to the outstanding page of New York University’s Robert & Ellen Salant Pre-health Program for an explanation of how BCPM is calculated by AMCAS, AACOMAS, and AADSAS.
  • For AMCAS, the BCPM GPA includes all courses taken within the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math; including both grades from repeated courses.
  • For AACOMAS, the Science GPA includes courses taken within the departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics; only the last instance of a repeated course is included.
  • For AADSAS, the Science GPA includes all courses taken within the departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics; including both grades from repeated courses. Math courses should be classified as “Other Science.”

AMCAS has an Application Grade Conversion Guide that you can access online. Use that as your guide as you combine your multiple transcripts into one GPA.