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CAS.PHS.BS - Pre-Health Care Sciences (Non-Nursing) Program

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Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • BIO125
  • PMD110
  • PSY150
  • SOC150

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO-111/111L and BIO-112/112L with a “C” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-125 credit (except for Pre-AT and Pre-PT concentrations).

Students have the option of taking an alternative Sociology course that meets their admissions prerequisite. For example, Pre-Occupational Therapy and Pre-Physical Therapy students have the option of taking SOC-210 Intergroup Relations or SOC-225 Anthropology instead of SOC-150. Other concentrations have the option of taking SOC-210 Intergroup Relations to fulfill this requirement

The following pages list for each concentration the courses required beyond the core and the courses that are strongly recommended. Each listing is based upon careful study of the prerequisite courses listed by each respective profession’s national accrediting association. However, the importance of careful consultation between the student and his or her academic advisor regarding prerequisite fulfillment for application to schools of interest cannot be over emphasized. Prerequisite courses listed by different health care professions schools are changing on a regular basis.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • BIO111
  • BIO111L
  • BIO112
  • BIO112L
  • BIO125
  • BIO125L
  • CHE120
  • CHE120L
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • PHE101
  • PHE230
  • EXS264
  • EXS286
  • EXS370
  • EXS370L
  • EXS374
  • EXS374L
  • EXS415

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO-311 and BIO-312 with a "C" or above in each to fulfill the BIO-111 and BIO-112 credits.

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. graduate athletic training programs.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • CHE120
  • CHE120L
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO111/111L and BIO112/112L with a “C” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-311 and BIO-312 credits

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BUS100
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • EXS286
  • EXS370
  • EXS370L
  • EXS374
  • EXS374L

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the Association of Chiropractic Colleges and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. chiropractic medicine schools.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 48 credits from the following:
  • PMD310
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
    OR
    BIO440
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • BIO351
  • BIO412
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L
  • CHE126
  • CHE126L
  • CHE235
  • CHE235L
  • CHE236
  • CHE236L
  • PHY211
  • PHY211L
    OR
    PHY222
  • PHY222L
  • CHE430
  • SCI202
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • ART123
    OR
    ART241
  • BIO216
  • BIO216L
  • BIO323
  • BIO330
  • BIO396
  • BIO413
  • BIO495
    OR
    CHE495
    OR
    PHY495
  • BUS100
  • CHE432
  • CHE432L
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • MAT253

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the American Dental Education Association and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. dental schools.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 48 credits from the following:
  • PMD310
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • BIO351
  • BIO412
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L
  • CHE126
  • CHE126L
  • CHE235
  • CHE235L
  • CHE236
  • CHE236L
  • CHE430

PHY-211 General Physics I

and PHY-211L Physics Lab

or

PHY-221 University Physics I

and PHY-221L University Physics Lab

or

PHY-212 General Physics II

and PHY-212L General Physics II Lab

or

Phy-222 University Physics II

and PHY-222L University Physics II Lab

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO216
  • BIO216L
  • BIO323
  • BIO330
  • BIO396
  • BIO413
  • BIO495
    OR
    CHE495
    OR
    PHY495
  • BUS100
  • CHE432
  • CHE432L
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • MAT253

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the American Association for Medical Colleges and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. allopathic (M.D.), osteopathic (D.O.), and podiatric (D.P.M.) medical schools.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 21 credits from the following:
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • EXS190
  • EXS485
  • PSY250
  • PSY366

EXS-486 Senior Research Seminar II

or

PSY-355 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

or

BIO-495 Research in Biology

or

CHE-495 Research in Chemistry

or

PHY-495 Research in Physics

or

Comparable Research Methods Course

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO111/111L and BIO112/112L with a “B” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-311 and BIO-312 credits, respectively.

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO395
  • CHE120
  • EXS286
  • PHY211
  • PHY211L
    OR
    EXS370
  • EXS370L

BIO395 Professional Observation (with a licensed occupational therapist)

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the American Occupational Therapy Association and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. occupational therapy schools.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 51 credits from the following:
  • PMD310
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • BIO351
  • BIO412
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L
  • CHE235
  • CHE235L
  • PHY211
  • PHY211L
    OR
    PHY221
  • PHY211L
  • PHY212
  • PHY212L
    OR
    PHY222
  • PHY222L
  • CHE430
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • MAT253
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO330
  • BIO396
  • BIO495
    OR
    CHE495
    OR
    PHY495
  • BUS100
  • CHE432
  • CHE432L

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. optometry schools.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 52 credits from the following:
  • PMD310
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • BIO351
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L
  • CHE126
  • CHE126L
  • CHE235
  • CHE235L
  • CHE236
  • CHE236L
  • PHY211
  • PHY211L
    OR
    PHY221
  • PHY221L
  • PHY212
  • PHY212L
    OR
    PHY222
  • PHY222L
  • CHE430
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • MAT253

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO111/111L and BIO112/112L with a “C” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-311 and BIO-312 credits.

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO412
  • BIO432
  • BIO495
    OR
    CHE495
    OR
    PHY495
  • BUS100
  • CHE350
  • CHE350L
  • CHE432
  • CHE432L

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. pharmacy schools.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • BIO125
  • BIO125L
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L
  • CHE126
  • CHE126L
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • EXS190
  • PHY211
  • PHY211L
  • PHY212
  • PHY212L

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO-111/111L and BIO-112/112L with a “C” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-311 and BIO-312 credits, respectively.

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
  • BIO351
  • BIO395
  • BIO396
  • BUS100
  • MAT113
    OR
    MAT120
  • EXS286

BIO-395 Professional Observation (with a licensed physical therapist)

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the American Physical Therapy Association and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. physical therapy schools.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • BIO351
  • BIO412
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L
  • CHE126
  • CHE126L
  • CHE235
  • CHE235L
  • CHE430
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • EXS190

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO-111/111L and BIO-112/112L with a “C” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-311 and BIO-312 credits, respectively. In consultation with their academic advisor, the student must carefully consider the specific prerequisites of the schools to which they might apply as levels of anatomy and physiology course prerequisites vary significantly from school to school.

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • PMD310
  • BIO216
  • BIO216L
  • BIO323
  • BIO330
  • BIO396
  • BIO413
  • BIO440
  • BIO495
    OR
    CHE495
    OR
    PHY495
  • BUS100

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the Physician Assistant Education Association and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. physician assistant schools.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • BIO396
  • BIO216
  • BIO216L
  • BUS100
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO-111/111L and BIO-112/112L with a “C” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-311 and BIO-312 credits, respectively.

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
  • BIO413
  • BIO396
  • BIO440
  • BIO495
    OR
    CHE495
    OR
    PHY495
  • SOC225

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. masters of public health programs.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • PHY211
  • PHY211L
  • TSL305

Alternatively, students can successfully complete both BIO111/111L and BIO112/112L with a “C” or above in each to fulfill the BIO-311 and BIO-312 credits, respectively.

Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO411
  • MAT253
  • PSY250

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. masters in science speech-language pathology as well as audiology doctorate programs.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 51 credits from the following:
  • BIO201
  • BIO213
  • BIO213L
  • BIO311
  • BIO312
  • BIO351
  • BIO412
  • CHE125
  • CHE125L
  • CHE126
  • CHE126L
  • CHE235
  • CHE235L
  • CHE236
  • CHE236L
  • PHY211
  • PHY211L
    OR
    PHY221
  • PHY221L
  • PHY212
  • PHY212L
    OR
    PHY222
  • PHY222L
  • CHE430
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
  • BIO323
  • BIO396
  • BIO411
  • BIO413
  • BIO440
  • BIO495
    OR
    CHE495
    OR
    PHY495
  • BUS100
  • CHE432
  • CHE432L
  • MAT204
    OR
    MAT305
  • MAT253

Curriculum is based on prerequisite recommendations by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges and fulfills the requirements of most U.S. veterinary schools.