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, physician assistant, nursing, or medical technology, or for those preparing for graduate school, the following prerequisites are typically required:

Principles of Biology I and II

BIO.1001Principles of Biology I

4

BIO.1002Principles of Biology II

4

Principles of Chemistry I and II with Laboratories

CHM.1001Principles of Chemistry I

3

CHM.1003Principles of Chemistry I Lab

1

CHM.1002Principles of Chemistry II

3

CHM.1004Principles of Chemistry II Lab

1

Organic Chemistry I and II with Laboratories

CHM.2001Organic Chemistry I

3

CHM.2005Organic Chemistry I Lab

1

CHM.2002Organic Chemistry II

3

CHM.2006Organic Chemistry II Lab

1

Calculus I

MATH.1030Calculus I

4

Principles of Physics I and II with laboratories

PHY.1101Principles of Physics I

3

PHY.1102Principles of Physics II

3

PHY.1103Principles of Physics I Lab

1

PHY.1104Principles of Physics II Lab

1

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

Statistics is also strongly recommended (BIO 3012: Biostatistics, MATH 1100: Intro to Statistics, or PSY 2012: Statistics for the Social Sciences).

Biochemistry with or without lab (BIO 3061 and BIO 2061 respectively) is also strongly recommended.

Prospective pre-medical/pre-dental 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.