Pre - Professional Health Curriculum

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(Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary, Optometry, and Physical Therapy)

Students interested in applying to medical, dental, or veterinary school are strongly encouraged to complete these courses. It is important to review the admissions requirements requirements for each program to which you will apply because the prerequisites for admission may be slightly different among professional schools.

Biology: Choose 18 Credit Hours

BIOL 331 - Vertebrate Embryology Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 342 - Parasitology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 345 - Microbiology Credits: 4 hours *
BIOL 346 - Biochemistry Credits: 4 hours *
BIOL 436 - Medical Biochemistry Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 441 - Immunology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 442 - Comparative Anatomy Credits: 4 hours *
BIOL 443 - General Physiology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 445 - Molecular Biology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 446 - Advanced Cell Biology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 447 - Histology Credits: 4 hours

Chemistry: 35 Credit Hours

This option is recommended for students entering a “blended” area such as pre-professional medically related areas (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant, physical therapist, etc.), chemistry/business, and chemistry/biology.

MATH 140 , MATH 240 , PHYS 241 , and PHYS 242 are prerequisites for some upper-level chemistry courses.

CHEM 132 - General College Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 232 - General College Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 211 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 331 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 2 hours
CHEM 332 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 2 hours
CHEM 336 - Analytical Chemistry Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 328 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2 hours
CHEM 441 - Physical Chemistry I with Laboratory Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 434 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 490 - Senior Research Project Credits: 0.5-3 hours
CHEM 491 - Selected Topics in Chemistry Credits: 3 hours