Pre-Health Professions Concentration (including Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dentistry and Pre-Veterinary Science)
Students interested in these professional health careers usually major in biology, selecting courses from the pre-health professional concentration after successfully completing the biology lower-core curriculum. Students also may choose to major in chemistry or biochemistry. Other majors are possible, provided the entrance requirements for professional schools are completed. Students should design their academic programs in consultation with their advisers. Students requesting letters of recommendation to professional schools must do so through the Pre-Health Professions Committee by submitting their requests to the departmental office (Cass Sciences Office Suite).
The pre-health professions concentration is designed to prepare students for application to professional schools such as medical, dental or veterinary. The Army ROTC Department can assist pre-professional students with their graduate program finances through the Health Professions Scholarship Program. For more information, contact the Army ROTC Department on campus.
Students must complete a minimum of six additional biology courses for the B.S. (not including
BIO 440,
BIO 445,
BIO 450,
BIO 490 or
BIO 495) to be determined in consultation with advisers. Four of the six courses must be selected from the
Pre-Health Professions Concentration Electives list. The remaining two
upper division BIO courses above 204 or MAR courses above 200 may be used to fulfill the remaining elective requirements. Of the six courses, select at least one course each from
Category II and III. This concentration is not applicable to the B.A. degree because of the collateral courses required for admission to professional school programs.
Pre-Health Professions Concentrations Electives
Choose four of the following:
Requirements for the biology–pre-professional concentration:
Total Concentration Credit Hours: 23-24
The following number of credit hours is required in each of the three course areas for the Bachelor or Science in biology degree with a concentration in pre-health professions.
Credit hour summary for B.S. in Biology Degree with a Pre- Health Professions Concentration: