Pre-Health Track

Pre-Health Track

Pre-health tracks such as pre-med and pre-vet are designed to assist students who seek admission into medical, veterinary, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, podiatry, physician assistant, physical therapy, and related health professional schools after graduation. Tracks are neither degree programs nor concentrations. They are recommended courses that may or may not already be required by a degree program. Students in any degree program can declare a pre-health track. A pre-health advisor works with the students' academic advisor to help students take courses that are both pre-requisites for their health professional school and courses that are required for their degree program. The Pre-Health Track is available to Main Campus students.

Nearly all health professional schools require the following pre-requisite courses:

Two semesters of biology with laboratory (BIO 143 , BIO 143L , BIO 144 , BIO 144L ).
Two semesters of general chemistry with laboratory (CHM 115 , CHM 115L , CHM 116 , CHM 116L ).
Two semesters of organic chemistry with laboratory (CHM 205 , CHM 205L , CHM 206 , CHM 206L ).
Two semesters of physics with laboratory (PHY 115 , PHY 115L , PHY 116 , PHY 116L ).
Two semesters of English (ENG 110 , ENG 130 ).
One or two semesters of college mathematics (MAT 171  and MAT 220 ).

Some programs also recommend or require one or more of the following courses:

One semester of biochemistry (BIO 313 ).
One semester of psychology (PSY 101 ).
One semester of sociology (SOC 101 ).
One semester of microbiology with laboratory (BIO 230 , BIO 230L ).
Two semesters of anatomy and physiology with laboratory (BIO 203 , BIO 203L , BIO 204 , BIO 204L ).
One semester of genetics (BIO 306 ).
One semester of cell biology with laboratory (BIO 311 , BIO 311L ).

A pre-health advisor will help students research the requirements for specific schools of interest and design a course plan that meets their needs. A pre-health advisor will also discuss internships and other experiences that will help them succeed in their chosen profession.

Pre-Health Advisor Contact Information
Carla Goldstone
cagoldstone@post.edu
203.596.8536