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Minimum Requirements for Health Sciences for Pre-professionals Minor: 15 credits

Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

The following tracks list the courses currently required or strongly recommended by post-baccalaureate professional schools in health fields. Please reference the UAF pre-health website and work closely with a designated pre-professional advisor or interdisciplinary studies advisor for guidance and approved coursework for each minor. After meeting with a student and developing an academic plan, the advisor will submit a memo with an approved course list and total credits in the minor to the Office of the Registrar.

UAF pre-professional students should use these tracks as a reference, but prerequisite courses can vary from professional school to school even for the same professional degree type. The name of the track selected are listed in Degree Works, but they are not listed on students’ transcripts; only the minor’s title, Health Sciences for Pre-Professionals will be listed on students’ transcripts.

Pre-professional courses that are meeting other UAF degree requirements don't need to be included in the minor but can be shared when allowed by the UAF Catalog. A maximum of 29 credits can be included in this minor.  If more than 29 credits are needed to be included in the minor, students may work with their advisor to petition to use more than 29 credits. Another option for students who would like to include more than 29 credits in this minor, is declaring a second major. A pre-professional advisor can help you explore the best combination of major(s) and minor(s) to help you reach your goals. 

Tracks

Pre-dental

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Pre-medical

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Pre-nursing

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Pre-occupational Therapy

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Pre-pharmacy

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Pre-physical Therapy

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Pre-physician Assistant 

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Pre-veterinary

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All minor electives must be approved by a pre-professional advisor listed on the UAF pre-health website or on the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies website.

Other Health Science

Other Health Science - If seeking another health profession other than the tracks listed, meet with a UAF pre-professional advisor to explore other health careers and the prerequisite courses that are needed for them.