Department: Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Modality: In-Person
Concentrations: none
Semester Hours: varies
The Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental Post-Baccalaureate Program is committed to identifying self-motivated students who have the compassion, commitment, and potential to become excellent medical or dental school applicants. The program is geared for career changers who have a bachelor’s degree outside of the hard sciences and have taken few, if any, of the courses listed below. Our post-baccalaureate program gives students an opportunity to demonstrate that they are prepared for the academic rigor of health professional school. If you are interested in helping improve the lives of others through medicine or dentistry, we invite you to apply.
Students will:
Sample courses are below. Each individual course plan will depend on prior (approved) coursework. A minimum of eight courses is required to complete the certificate.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1010 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL 1110 | General Biology I Lab 1 | 1 |
| BIOL 1020 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 1120 | General Biology II Lab 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 1100 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 1110 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 1120 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 1130 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 2200 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 2210 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 2220 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 2230 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 3700 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| SCEM 192 | Health Professions Advising I 1 | 0-3 |
| SCEM 193 | Health Professions Advising II 1 | 0-3 |
| MATH 122 | Calculus for the Life Sciences I | 3 |
| PHYS 2500 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2550 | General Physics II | 4 |
Health Professions Advising I and II, and the labs, are not included in the eight courses needed for the certificate.
The Pre-Allied Health post-baccalaureate program is for those wanting to enter the allied health fields, specifically to become a physician assistant, physical therapist, or occupational therapist. The program is geared for career changers who have a bachelor’s degree outside of the sciences. Our post-baccalaureate program gives students an opportunity to demonstrate that they are prepared for the academic rigor of health professional school.
Students will:
Sample courses are below. Each individual course plan will depend on the allied health field being pursued and prior (approved) coursework. A minimum of eight courses are required to complete the certificate.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1010 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL 1110 | General Biology I Lab 2 | 1 |
| BIOL 1020 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 1120 | General Biology II Lab 2 | 1 |
| BIOL 2010 | Cell Function | 4 |
| CHEM 1100 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 1110 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 1120 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 1130 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| HHSC 1550 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| HHSC 1556 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 2 | 1 |
| HHSC 2550 | Human Anatomy Physiology II | 3 |
| HHSC 2556 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 2 | 1 |
| MATH 122 | Calculus for the Life Sciences I | 3 |
| MATH 205 | Applied Statistics | 4 |
| PHYS 2500 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2550 | General Physics II | 4 |
| PSYC 1000 | General Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3038 | Psychopathology | 4 |
| PSYC 3052 | Lifespan Development | 4 |
| SOCL 1000 | Principles of Sociology | 4 |
The labs are not included in the eight courses needed for the certificate.
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