Pre-Medical and Other Health Professions

While the sequence of scheduled courses varies from student to student and from profession to profession, the following three-year schedule is representative, and the fourth year of college is generally used to complete the requirements for a baccalaureate degree.

Pre-medical advisors make specific recommendations on the sequence of courses to each student according to individual needs. While minimum course requirements for all the professional schools are similar, course requirements do vary from one professional school to another, so it is essential for you to check the specific course requirements for the professional schools that interest you.

Advisors also help prepare you to meet specific admissions requirements of the professional schools in which you are interested. Admission to professional schools is generally based on overall GPA, GPA in required courses, an admissions test, recommendations, exposure to the profession, and in most cases an interview. The average GPA of students admitted is almost always better than 3.0; in most cases it is much better than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Plan of Study Grid

Freshman
Fall		Hours
ENG 101	English Composition I	3
CHEM 120 & 120L	University Chemistry I and University Chemistry Laboratory I	5
MATH 110	College Algebra	3
PSY 100	General Psychology	3
	Hours	14
Spring
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
CHEM 122 & 122L	University Chemistry II and University Chemistry Laboratory II	5
BIOL 180 & 180L	Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory	4
COMM 100	Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3
	Hours	15
Sophomore
Fall
CHEM 340 & 340L	Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	5
BIOL 260 & 260L	Zoology and Zoology Laboratory	4
Mathematics Elective		3-5
General Education Elective		3
	Hours	15-17
Spring
CHEM 342 & 342L	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	5
Biology or Biochemistry Elective		3-5
General Education Electives		6
	Hours	14-16
Junior
Fall
PHYS 111 & 111L	Physics I and Physics I Laboratory	5
General Education Electives and Major Requirements		10-12
	Hours	15-17
Spring
PHYS 112 & 112L	Physics II and Physics II Laboratory	5
General Education Elective and Major Requirements		10-12
	Hours	15-17
	Total Hours	88-96

The Department of Chemistry offers five Pre-Health concentrations within the BA - Chemistry degree program:

• Pre-Dental
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Osteopathy
• Pre-Pharmacy

Please visit the Pre-professional Curricula in Chemistry website for additional information.