Health Professions and Graduate School Preparation

Prerequisites:

For those students planning to pursue health-related careers such as medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, optometry, osteopathy, physical therapy, nursing, or medical technology, or for those preparing for graduate school, the following prerequisites are required:

Principles of Biology I and II

BIO 1001	Principles of Biology I	4
BIO 1002	Principles of Biology II	4

Principles of Chemistry I and II with Laboratories

CHM 1001	Principles of Chemistry I	3
CHM 1003	Principles of Chemistry Lab I	1
CHM 1002	Principles of Chemistry II	3
CHM 1004	Principles of Chemistry Lab II	1

Organic Chemistry I and II with Laboratories

CHM 2001	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHM 2005	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1
CHM 2002	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHM 2006	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1

Calculus I and II

MATH 1030	Calculus I	4
MATH 1032	Calculus II	4

Principles of Physics I and II with laboratories

English Literature course in addition to an academic writing course (e.g. ENC).

Statistics is strongly recommended (Biostatistics or Statistics for the Social Sciences)

Biochemistry is strongly recommended

Prospective health science minors interested in enrolling in Principles of Biology I or II also need to complete the Biology Placement Exam, which is an online exam located on Blackboard at http://blackbboard9.mville.edu