Track 2: Career Changer

Eligible students have completed a bachelor’s degree in a non-science discipline. To earn the program certificate, students must complete at least 32 units (8 lecture/lab courses) from the core medical school prerequisites or elective courses listed below. The exact number of courses needed will be determined by transcript review and the preferred health professional school entry requirements.

Core Courses:

One Year of Biology

BIO 1100	Cell and Developmental Biology	3.00 units
BIO 1105	Cell and Developmental Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 2800	Genetics and Molecular Biology	3.00 units
BIO 2805	Genetics and Molecular Bio Lab	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		8

One Year of General Chemistry

CHEM 2000	General Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 2005	General Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 2100	General Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 2105	General Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		8

One Year of Organic Chemistry

CHEM 3800	Organic Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 3805	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 3900	Organic Chemistry II	3.00 units
CHEM 3905	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		8

One Year of Physics

PHYS 2000	General Physics I	3.00 units
PHYS 2005	General Physics I Lab	1.00 unit
PHYS 2100	General Physics II	3.00 units
PHYS 2105	General Physics II Lab	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		8

Electives:

Students may substitute from the following elective courses to complete their certificate.

Biology:

BIO 3000	Advanced Cell Biology	3.00 units
BIO 3005	Advanced Cell Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3200	Advanced Genetics	3.00 units
BIO 3205	Advanced Genetics Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3610	General Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3615	General Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit
	or
BIO 3620	Medical Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3625	Medical Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3750	Immunology	3.00 units
BIO 3755	Immunology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3850	Neuroscience	3.00 units
BIO 3855	Neuroscience Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4110	Animal Physiology	3.00 units
BIO 4115	Animal Physiology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4220	Medical Parasitology	3.00 units
BIO 4225	Medical Parasitology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4410	Molecular Cell Biotechnology	3.00 units
BIO 4415	Molecular Cell Biotechnology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4500	General Human Anatomy	3.00 units
BIO 4505	General Human Anatomy Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4510	Developmental Biology	3.00 units
BIO 4515	Developmental Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4600	General Human Physiology	3.00 units
BIO 4605	General Human Physiology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4810	Histology	3.00 units
BIO 4815	Histology Lab	1.00 unit

Chemistry:

CHEM 4000	Quantitative Analysis	3.00 units
CHEM 4005	Quantitative Analysis Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4100	Biochemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 4105	Biochemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4200	Spectroscopic Analysis	3.00 units
CHEM 4205	Spectroscopic Analysis Lab	1.00 unit

Math:

MATH 1600	Calculus I	4.00 units
MATH 1700	Calculus II	4.00 units
MATH 3500	Advanced Statistics	4.00 units

Total Credit Hours: 32