Health Professions (Formerly Pre-Medical) Concentration

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The Health Professions Committee has approved the following concentration of courses to assist students preparing for the study of medicine, optometry, dentistry, podiatric medicine, and veterinary medicine. Students are encouraged to consult with the health professions advisor to plan their programs. The courses listed as foundation courses satisfy the entrance requirements of most health professions schools. To be competitive, a student should have a cumulative average of 3.5 or better overall and in the sciences at the end of the junior year. Most medical and health professions schools minimally require two courses in biology, four courses in chemistry, two courses in physics, two courses in English, and one course in mathematics.

Foundation Courses (46 or 50 Credits)

Biology (8 Credits)

Biology with laboratory

BIOL 261 - Biological Concepts III—Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 262 - Principles of Modern Genetic Analysis 4 Credit(s)

Chemistry (18 Credits)

Chemistry with laboratory

CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 257 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 Credit(s)
CHEM 256 - Organic Chemistry II 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 258 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1 Credit(s)

English (6 Credits)

ENGL 101 - Reading, Thinking and Writing 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 102 - Literature and Critical Writing (W) 3 Credit(s)
or
ENGL 103 - Freshman Honors English (W) 3 Credit(s) and
ENGL 300-level literature course

Mathematics (6 or 8 Credits)

MATH 141 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
or
MATH 131 - Calculus With Review I 4 Credit(s)
or
MATH 117 - Elementary Functions 3 Credit(s) and
MATH 118 - Elementary Calculus I 3 Credit(s)

Physics (8 or 10 Credits)

Physics with laboratory

PHYS 161 - Physics I 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 163 - Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
PHYS 162 - Physics II 3 Credit(s) and
PHYS 164 - Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
or
PHYS 141 - College Physics I 4 Credit(s) and
PHYS 142 - College Physics II 4 Credit(s)

Suggested Advanced Courses (20 Credits)

Two 300-level or higher courses in biochemistry, biology, or chemistry.
Two 300-level courses in English (literature focus), history, or modern language.
Two 300-level courses in anthropology, behavioral sciences, psychology, or sociology.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.