Pre-Professional Health, Minor

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The Pre-Professional Health minor is for non-science majors at UMF who are interested in attending medical schools, veterinary schools, pharmacy schools, dental schools, optometry schools, physician assistant programs, physical therapy schools, chiropractic schools or similar post-graduate programs in health related fields. The minor ensures that these students take the biology, chemistry, and physics they need to maximize their chances for a successful application.

Requirements:

Biology 8-16 Credits from:

BIO 141 - The Living Earth: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity Credits: 4
BIO 142 - The Living Earth: The Cellular and Molecular World Credits: 4
BIO 150N - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
BIO 253 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4

Chemistry 8-16 Credits from:

CHY 141 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHY 142 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHY 241 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHY 242 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4

Physics 4-8 Credits from:

PHY 141 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHY 142 - General Physics II Credits: 4
A minimum of one third of the required credits must be earned at UMF for a minor to be awarded.

The exact number of credits in each discipline will depend on the professional school.

Only C- or better grades in the above courses will count toward the minor.

Learning Goals:

Students will acquire scientific knowledge in biology, chemistry and physics necessary for admission to professional health careers.

Assessment Criteria:

Most professional schools have an entrance examination that could be used as an assessment tool.