As with many medical schools, we think the value of electives is to explore a potential specialty and to “round out” your undergraduate experience. Therefore, you may only receive credit for no more than two similar electives. Completion of additional electives, deemed too similar by the respective department to be awarded degree credit, may be done as extra, not-for-credit independent study experiences. You do have approximately 10-12 weeks of unscheduled time in your schedule (depending on whether you have taken time off from the beginning of your third year) where you can schedule additional electives without additional tuition.