Pre-Professional Health Care Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor
- Contacts: Dr. Anna Mummert, Associate Dean and Chief Pre-Professional Health Care Advisor
- Website: http://www.marshall.edu/preprof
A minor in Pre-Professional Health Care Studies is designed to help students prepare for applying to professional health programs by providing a comprehensive list of courses that build competencies essential for a competitive application. Each professional school may determine its own requirements; thus, this list is not a comprehensive overview of what every professional school requires.
Students must complete at least 18 credit hours from the core list of required courses below, as well as a set of courses from a sub-discipline to fulfill this minor. Each student, in consultation with their advisor, will design their specific Pre-Professional Health Care Studies minor based on their post-baccalaureate plans for graduate or professional school and decide how many and which courses they need as preparation.
Any degree-seeking undergraduate student, regardless of major, can declare this minor.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
BSC 120  & BSC 120L | Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Lab | 4 |
| BSC 121 & BSC 121L | Principles of Biology II and Prin of Biology II Lab | 4 |
| CHM 211 & CHM 217 | Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chem Lab I | 5 |
| CHM 212 & CHM 218 | Principles Chemistry II and Principles of Chem Lab II | 5 |
Electives (Choose from one of the options below)
Pre-Chiropractic
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Chiropractic Courses | ||
| Physical/Natural Science (Consult with Pre-Professional Healthcare advisor) | 6 | |
| Anatomy Requirement (choose one) | 4 | |
| Comp Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Prin of Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 203 & PHY 204 | College Physics II and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
Pre-Dentistry
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Dentistry Courses | ||
| Anatomy Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Comp Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Prin of Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| CHM 365 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 203 & PHY 204 | College Physics II and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
Pre-Medicine
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Medicine | ||
| BSC 417 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| or STA 225 | Introductory Statistics (CT) | |
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| CHM 365 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 203 & PHY 204 | College Physics II and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
Pre-Optometry
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Optometry | ||
| Anatomy Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Comp Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Prin of Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Physiology Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Principles of Human Physiology and Prin of Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Microbiology Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Principles of Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | ||
| Microbiol & Human Disease and Microbio and Human Disease Lab | ||
| BSC 417 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| or STA 225 | Introductory Statistics (CT) | |
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| CHM 365 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 |
| MTH 140 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| or MTH 229 | Calculus/Analytic Geom I (CT) | |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 203 & PHY 204 | College Physics II and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
Pre-Pharmacy
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Pharmacy | ||
| Anatomy Requirement (choose one) | 4 | |
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Prin of Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Physiology Requirement (choose one) | 4 | |
| Principles of Human Physiology and Prin of Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Microbiology Requirement (choose one) | 4 | |
| Microbiol & Human Disease | ||
| Microbio and Human Disease Lab | ||
| BSC 417 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| or STA 225 | Introductory Statistics (CT) | |
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| MTH 140 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| or MTH 229 | Calculus/Analytic Geom I (CT) | |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
Pre-Physical Therapy
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Physical Therapy | ||
| Anatomy Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Comp Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Prin of Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Physiology Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Principles of Human Physiology and Prin of Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab | ||
| BSC 417 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| or STA 225 | Introductory Statistics (CT) | |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 203 & PHY 204 | College Physics II and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| PSY 201 | Introductory Psychology (CT) | 3 |
| PSY 311 | Child Development | 3 |
| or PSY 312 | Adult Development | |
Pre-Physician Assistant
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Physician Assistant | ||
| Anatomy Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Comp Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Principles of Human Anatomy and Prin of Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | ||
| Physiology Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Principles of Human Physiology and Prin of Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Microbiology Requirement (choose one; 300-level or higher recommended) | 4 | |
| Principles of Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | ||
| Microbiol & Human Disease and Microbio and Human Disease Lab | ||
| BSC 417 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| or STA 225 | Introductory Statistics (CT) | |
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| HS 200 | Comp Medical Terminology (CT) | 3 |
| PSY 201 | Introductory Psychology (CT) | 3 |
Pre-Podietry
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Podiatry | ||
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 203 & PHY 204 | College Physics II and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
Pre-Veterinary
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Veterinary | ||
| BSC 302 & BSC 304 | Principles of Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | 5 |
| BSC 422 | Animal Physiology | 4 |
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 365 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 |
| PHY 201 & PHY 202 | College Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHY 203 & PHY 204 | College Physics II and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |