COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRE-HEALTH PROFESSION STUDENTS
ABSOLUTE REQUIREMENTS
BIOLOGY
10100 (4 Credits) Foundations of Biology I (Pre- or Co-requisite: Math 19500)
10200 (4 Credits) Foundations of Biology II
CHEMISTRY
10301,10401 (4 Credits) General Chemistry (Prerequisite: Math 19500)
26100 (3 Credits) Organic Chemistry I (Prerequisites: Chem 10400 or Chem 10401)
26200 (2 Credits) Organic Chemistry Lab I (Prerequisite: Chem 26100, corequisite: Chem 26300)
26300 (3 Credits) Organic Chemistry II (Prerequisites: Chem 26100)
32002 (3 Credits) Biochemistry I (Prerequisites: Chem 26300)
Note: Chemistry majors must take Organic Chemistry Lab II 37400.
PHYSICS
20300,20400 (4 Credits ea) General Physics for Biology, Humanities or Social Science Majors, OR 20700,20800 (4 Credits ea) General Physics for Chemistry and Physics Majors
MATHEMATICS (For Biology, Humanities or Social Science Majors)
20500, 20900 (4 Credits ea) OR
20100, 20900 (4 Credits ea) OR
20100, 20200, 17300 (4 Credits ea) (other equivalent statistics course, i.e., PSY 21500, SOC 23000)
Note: Chemistry and Physics Majors must take 20100, 20200, & 20300
ENGLISH
One semester beyond English 11000. English 21003 is required for Science Majors.
PSYCHOLOGY 102 Psychology in the modern world
SOCIOLOGY 105 Individual, group and society, An introduction to Sociology
Recommended Non-Science Courses
Anthropology 25500 The Anthropology of Health and Healing
Anthropology 32100 Health Issues and Alternatives
Classics 12100 Greek and Latin Roots in the English Language
Classics 34100 Science in Antiquity
English 33000-33100 Critical Reading and Writing
History 31613 Women and Medicine (Topic may vary from semester to semester)
History 41300 Medicine and Society in Europe
History 44600 The American Health Care System
Philosophy 20100 Logical Reasoning
Philosophy 34900 Biomedical Ethics
Please note: The Program in Premedical Studies is NOT a major. It is a support program designed to facilitate student’s success in entering health professions school. Pre-Health professional students may major in any discipline – Anthropology, Art, Biology, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Science, Education, Etc.
Recommended but NOT REQUIRED Science Courses
BIOLOGY
20600 Introduction to Genetics (Highly Recommended)
20700 Organismic Biology
22800 Ecology and Evolution
22900 Cell and Molecular Biology (Highly Recommended)
35000 Microbiology (Highly Recommended)
36400 Introduction to Neurobiology
37500 Developmental Biology
38000 Eukaryotic Genetics
40100 Physiology and Functional Anatomy II
40200 Human Anatomy and Physiology
41000 Cell Development and Cellular Senescence
42500 Cancer Biology
43000 Genetics of Prokaryotes
46400 Introduction to Neurobiology
46800 Comparative Animal Physiology
CHEMISTRY
24300 Quantitative Analysis
33000 Physical Chemistry I
33500 Physical Chemistry (For Biochemistry students only)
48005 Biochemistry II (For Biochemistry students only)
PHYSICS
31500 Medical Physics (Highly Recommended)
42200 Biophysics (Highly Recommended)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Science students have the option of applying for Research Honors. Special Programs (such as MBRS and MARC) and Independent Studies, which in some cases substitute for upper division requirements in the major.
