About the Pre-Health Graduate School Preparation Tracks
Pre-health graduate school preparation tracks are designed for students who are majoring in any discipline in the College of Arts and Sciences to also complete a set of courses needed for admission to many medical, dental, physical therapy, and veterinary schools or for advanced study in other health profession fields. Students can elect to add a track to their disciplinary major. Once enrolled, these students will be advised by their disciplinary major advisor and a pre-health professions advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Academic Advising Center. This program is distinct from UNE’s GradVantage Program. Students are not required to enroll in a pre-health graduate school preparation track in order to be eligible to apply for graduate health professions programs.
Pre-health Graduate School Preparation Track Course Requirements
Medical Graduate Preparation Track
- BIO 105 Biology I: Ecology/Evolution*
- BIO 106 Biology II: Cellular/Molecular
- CHE 110 General Chemistry I
- CHE 111 General Chemistry II
- CHE 210 Organic Chemistry I
- CHE 211 Organic Chemistry II
- CHE 310 Fundamentals of Biochemistry or CHE 350 Biochemistry I and CHE 351 Biochemistry II
- PHY 110 Physics I
- PHY 111 Physics II
- MAT 150 Statistics for Life Sciences*
- MAT 190 Calculus I or higher
- PSY 105 Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 250 Lifespan Development*
- SOC 150 Introduction to Sociology
- ENG 110 English Composition*
- ENG elective*
- BIO 200 Genetics**
- BIO 208 Anatomy and Physiology I AND BIO 209 Anatomy and Physiology II
** Recommended
Dental Graduate Preparation Track
- BIO 105 Biology I: Ecology/Evolution*
- BIO 106 Biology II: Cellular/Molecular
- CHE 110 General Chemistry I
- CHE 111 General Chemistry II
- CHE 210 Organic Chemistry I
- CHE 211 Organic Chemistry II
- CHE 310 Fundamentals of Biochemistry or CHE 350 Biochemistry I and CHE 351 Biochemistry II
- PHY 110 Physics I
- PHY 111 Physics II
- MAT 150 Statistics for Life Sciences*
- MAT 190 Calculus I or higher
- BIO 208 Anatomy and Physiology I AND BIO 209 Anatomy and Physiology II or BIO 245 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology I AND BIO 345 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology II
- BIO 232 Microbiology
- ENG 110 English Composition*
- ENG elective*
- Studio Art*
Veterinary Graduate Preparation Track
- BIO 105 Biology I: Ecology/Evolution*
- BIO 106 Biology II: Cellular/Molecular
- CHE 110 General Chemistry I
- CHE 111 General Chemistry II
- CHE 210 Organic Chemistry I
- CHE 211 Organic Chemistry II
- CHE 310 Fundamentals of Biochemistry or CHE 350 Biochemistry I and CHE 351 Biochemistry II
- PHY 110 Physics I
- PHY 111 Physics II
- BIO 200 Genetics
- MAT 150 Statistics for Life Sciences*
- MAT 190 Calculus I or higher
- ENG 110 English Composition*
- ENG elective*
Physical Therapy Graduate Preparation Track
- BIO 105 Biology I: Ecology/Evolution*
- BIO 106 Biology II: Cellular/Molecular
- CHE 110 General Chemistry I
- CHE 111 General Chemistry II
- BIO 208 Anatomy and Physiology I AND BIO 209 Anatomy and Physiology II
- PHY 110 Physics I
- PHY 111 Physics II
- PSY 105 Introduction to Psychology
- MAT 150 Statistics for Life Sciences* or MAT 120 Statistics*
- ENG 110 English Composition*
Physician Assistant Graduate Preparation Track
- BIO 105 Biology I: Ecology/Evolution*
- BIO 106 Biology II: Cellular/Molecular
- CHE 110 General Chemistry I
- CHE 111 General Chemistry II
- CHE 210 Organic Chemistry I
- CHE 310 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
- BIO 208 Anatomy and Physiology I AND BIO 209 Anatomy and Physiology II
- MAT 150 Statistics for Life Sciences*
- ENG 110 English Composition*
- ENG elective*
- 6 credits of PSY and SOC*
- BIO 232 Microbiology
*Potential core curriculum course
Other Suggested Courses
Students are not required to take these courses as part of a pre-health graduate preparation track, but, if taken to meet Nor’easter Core Curriculum requirements, they may be helpful when applying to graduate health professions programs.
- ENG 111: Creative Writing
- SPC 100: Public Speaking
- ENG or PHI 276/278 Human Traditions I or II
- ANT 211: Medical Anthropology
- SOC 215: Poverty
- SOC 275: Sociology of Food & Health
- SOC 355: Medical Sociology
- PHI 315: Bioethics