AACOMAS Course Subjects

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When completing the Transcript Entry section, you select your course subjects from a standardized list that was created in conjunction with the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). These course subjects fall into categories that AACOMAS uses to help calculate several GPAs. All course subjects are included in an overall GPA calculation, including course subjects not listed here.

If you're not sure which course subject to choose based on your course's title, default to the department the course is offered through. During verification, our team will update any course subjects that were incorrectly listed.

If you disagree with a course subject selected during verification, refer to Disputing and Correcting Course Subjects and GPAs for information on how to dispute a course subject decision. You can only dispute the subject assigned to your course; you cannot dispute the GPA that subject factors into.

AACOMAS Course Subject List

Subject GPA Category	GPA Calculation	Course Subject
Behavioral Sciences	Non-Science GPA	Abnormal Psychology Adolescent Psychology African American Studies Anthropology Asian American Studies Behavioral Sciences Bilingual/Bicultural Studies Biological Psychology Brain and Behavior Child Psychology Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science Community Health Counseling Criminal Justice Criminology Cultural Geography Cultural Studies Death & Dying Developmental Psychology Educational Psychology Ethnic Studies Family and Consumer Sciences Family Studies Gender Studies Growth & Development Human Behavior Human Development Human Sexuality Latina/o American Studies Life Span Development Marriage/Family Multicultural Studies Native American Studies Neuropsychology Psychobiology Psychology Psychopharmacology Queer Studies Sensorimotor Development Sexuality Studies Social Ecology Social Justice Studies Social Psychology Social Science Social Sciences Social Welfare Social Work Sociology Sports Psychology Women's Studies
Biochemistry	Science GPA	Biochemistry Biological Chemistry Biomolecules Metabolism Physical Biochemistry Physiological Chemistry
Biology/Zoology	Science GPA	Anatomy Anatomy & Physiology Bacteriology Biodiversity Biology Biomedical Science Biophysics Botany Cellular Biology Cellular & Molecular Biology Cellular Physiology Developmental Biology Ecology Embryology Endocrinology Entomology Eukaryotics Evolution Genetics Genomics Hematology Histology Immunology Microbiology Micro-Organisms Molecular Biology Neural Mechanisms Neurobiology Neurology Neuroscience Parasitology Pathology Pathophysiology Physiological Science Physiology Plant Biology Prokaryote Physiology Virology Zoology
English	Non-Science GPA	Basic Composition Composition Creative Writing English English as a Second Language Journalism Literature Medical Terminology Poetry Rhetoric Technical Writing Writing
Inorganic Chemistry	Science GPA	Analytic Chemistry Armchair Chemistry Basic Chemistry Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Intro to Chemistry Medical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Chemistry Physical Chemistry Structure & Bonds
Mathematics	Non-Science GPA	Algebra Analytical Geometry Behavioral Statistics Bioinformatics Biometry/Biometrics Biostatistics Calculus Chemical Math Computer Programing Computer Science Informatics Linear Algebra Math Analysis Mathematics Quantitative Analysis Statistics Trigonometry
Organic Chemistry	Science GPA	Bioorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Structure & Reaction
Other Non-Science	Non-Science GPA	Accounting Acting Administration of Justice Agribusiness Agriculture American Sign Language American Studies Arabic Archeology Architecture Art Art History Banking Basic Computer Skills/Computer Basics Bible Literature Business Business Administration Classics Communications Community Planning Computer Applications Dance Debate Drama Early Childhood Education Economics Education Ergonomics Ethics Excel Fashion Design Film/Media Finance Fire Aid/Firefighting Folklore Food Management Foreign Languages Forestry French Geographic Information Systems Geography German Global Studies Government Graphic Design Health Education Health Science Administration History Honors Core Horticulture Humanities Hygiene Information Systems Information Technology Intellectual Heritage Internet Law Law Enforcement Library Science Linguistics Logic Management Marketing Massage Media Studies Medical Ethics Military Science Mosaic Music Office Technology Organizational Studies Orientation Personal Health Philosophy Photography Physical Education Political Science Public Administration Public Affairs/Administration Public Policy Public Relations Public Speaking Qualitative Analysis Range Management Reading Recreation Rehabilitation Religion Spanish Special Topics Sports Administration Teaching Science Test Credit - No Subject Theater Theater Literature Theology Typing Urban Planning Western Civilization Wildlife Word Processing
Other Sciences	Science GPA	Acupuncture Aerospace Studies Animal Behavior Animal Science Astronomy Athletic Training Atmospheric Science Audiology Biobehavioral Health Bioengineering Bioethics Biological Anthropology Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Chinese Internal Medicine Chiropractic Medicine Civil Engineering Clinical Laboratory Sciences Clinical Laboratory Technician Clinical Sciences Communication Science Disorders Conservation CPR Cytology/Cytotechnology Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene Dentistry Developmental Biology Dietetics Disease Earth Science Electronics Emergency Med-Tech Engineering Environmental Health Environmental Science Environmental Studies Epidemiology Exercise Physiology Exercise Science First Aid Food Science Forensic Sciences Geology Gerontology/Aging Gynecology Health Health Science Health Services Health Technology Herbology Human Geography Human Movement Kinesiology Limnology Locomotion Studies Marine Biology Marine Science Mechanics Medical Laboratory Sciences Medical Laboratory Technician Medical Technology Medicine Meteorology Motor Control Movement Science Natural Resources Natural Science Nuclear Nursing Nutrition Occupational Therapy Oceanography Optics Optometry Oriental Medicine Other Health Prof Paramedic Pharmacology Pharmacy Phlebotomy Phonetics Physical Anthropology Physical Geography Physical Sciences Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Assistant Physician Assistant Plant Plant Sciences Podiatry Population Biology Public Health Radiation Therapy Radiology Respiratory Therapy Science Reading/Writing Sonography Speech and Hearing Disorders Speech and Hearing Science Sports Medicine Sports Sciences Surgery Tech Therapeutic Exercise Toxicology Veterinary
Physics	Science GPA	Electricity Electricity & Light Heat Light Magnetism Mechanical Heat Nuclear Physics Physics Thermodynamics