Health Sciences for Pre-professionals Minor

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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.

Health Sciences for Pre-professionals Minor Requirements
Complete one of the following advisor-approved tracks:15-29
Tracks
Pre-dental
Pre-medical
Pre-nursing
Pre-occupational Therapy
Pre-pharmacy
Pre-physical Therapy
Pre-physician Assistant
Pre-veterinary
Other Health Science
Total Credits15-29

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

Dental school prerequisites:15 or more
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Biology II
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry II
College Physics I
General Physics I
College Physics II
General Physics II
Dental school recommendations:
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Animal Physiology
General Biochemistry: Metabolism
Calculus I
Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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

Medical school prerequisites:15 or more
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Biology II
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry II
General Biochemistry: Metabolism
College Physics I
General Physics I
College Physics II
General Physics II
Medical school recommendations:
Calculus I
Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
Introduction to Psychology
Psychology of Development
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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

Nursing school prerequisites:15 or more
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Beginnings in Microbiology
Introduction to General Chemistry
General Chemistry I
Science of Nutrition
Introduction to Human Nutrition
Introduction to Psychology
Psychology of Development
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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

Occupational therapy school prerequisites:15 or more
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Beginnings in Microbiology
ECON
Economics Course
Medical Terminology
Psychology of Development (SOC/ANTH::Sociology or anthropology course)
Mental Health and Psychopathology
SOC/ANTH
Sociology or anthropology course
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
Occupational therapy school recommendations:
College Physics I
General Physics I
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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

Pharmacy school prerequisites:15 or more
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Biology II
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Calculus I
Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
Pharmacy school recommendations:
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Microbiology
College Physics I
General Physics I
College Physics II
General Physics II
ECON
Economics course
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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

Physical Therapy school prerequisites:15 or more
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Biology II
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
College Physics I
General Physics I
College Physics II
General Physics II
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
PSY Course
Psychology/Behavioral Science course
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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 

Physician assistant school prerequisites:15 or more
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Physician assistant school prerequisites:)
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Biology II
Microbiology
General Chemistry I
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
Physician assistant school recommendations:
Principles of Genetics
General Biochemistry: Metabolism
PSY/ANTH/SOC
Social science elective
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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

Veterinary school prerequisites:15 or more
Fundamentals of Biology I
Fundamentals of Biology II
Principles of Genetics
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry II
General Biochemistry: Metabolism
College Physics I
General Physics I
College Physics II
General Physics II
Calculus I
Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences
Elementary Statistics
Statistics
Veterinary school recommendations:
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Animal Physiology
Microbiology
PSY/ANTH/SOC
Social Science elective
Advisor approved electives 1
1

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.