Pre-Health GPA Calculator
Tag each course as science (BCPM: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math) or non-science, and get both your Science GPA and overall GPA — the split every AMCAS, AACOMAS and AADSAS application asks for.
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Why Pre-Health Applications Split Your GPA
Centralized application services for medicine (AMCAS), osteopathic medicine (AACOMAS), dentistry (AADSAS) and pharmacy (PharmCAS) don't just report one GPA — they report several, and the split between Science (BCPM) and All Other (AO) coursework is the one applicants ask about most. BCPM covers Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math; everything else, from English to Economics, falls into AO.
Tag each course above with its subject type and the calculator keeps a running Science GPA and overall GPA side by side, the same way your CAS application report will present them.
Worked Example
A student's first semester: General Biology (4 credits, A), General Chemistry (4 credits, A-), Calculus (3 credits, B+), English Composition (3 credits, A), Intro Psychology (3 credits, A):
- Science (BCPM): Biology + Chemistry + Calculus = 11 credits, quality points 4×4.0 + 4×3.67 + 3×3.33 = 16.0 + 14.68 + 9.99 = 40.67 → Science GPA = 40.67 ÷ 11 = 3.70
- Non-science (AO): English + Psychology = 6 credits, quality points 3×4.0 + 3×4.0 = 24.0 → AO GPA = 24.0 ÷ 6 = 4.00
- Overall: 17 credits, 64.67 quality points → Overall GPA = 3.80
The gap between a 3.70 Science GPA and a 4.00 overall GPA is exactly the kind of pattern admissions committees look at — strong across the board, with science coursework slightly behind the rest.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does BCPM mean on a med school application?
BCPM stands for Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math — the four subject areas AMCAS groups together as your "Science GPA." Every other course, regardless of difficulty, falls into the separate "All Other" (AO) category.
Do AMCAS, AACOMAS and AADSAS calculate GPA the same way?
They use the same core idea — a Science GPA separate from an overall GPA — but each service has its own exact course-classification rules and its own standardized grade conversion, so the same transcript can produce slightly different numbers on each application.
Why do admissions committees care about Science GPA specifically?
It's used as a rough proxy for how a student handles the specific coursework — biology, chemistry, physics, math — that maps most directly onto the science content of a health professional program, separate from how they perform in the humanities or electives.