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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 1100Cell and Developmental Biology

3.00 units
BIO 1105Cell and Developmental Biology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 2800Genetics and Molecular Biology

3.00 units
BIO 2805Genetics and Molecular Bio Lab

1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:8

One Year of General Chemistry

CHEM 2000General Chemistry I

3.00 units
CHEM 2005General Chemistry I Lab

1.00 unit
CHEM 2100General Chemistry II

3.00 units
CHEM 2105General Chemistry II Lab

1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:8

One Year of Organic Chemistry

CHEM 3800Organic Chemistry I

3.00 units
CHEM 3805Organic Chemistry I Lab

1.00 unit
CHEM 3900Organic Chemistry II

3.00 units
CHEM 3905Organic Chemistry II Lab

1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:8

One Year of Physics

PHYS 2000General Physics I

3.00 units
PHYS 2005General Physics I Lab

1.00 unit
PHYS 2100General Physics II

3.00 units
PHYS 2105General 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 3000Advanced Cell Biology

3.00 units
BIO 3005Advanced Cell Biology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 3200Advanced Genetics

3.00 units
BIO 3205Advanced Genetics Lab

1.00 unit
 
BIO 3610General Microbiology

3.00 units
BIO 3615General Microbiology Lab

1.00 unit
or
BIO 3620Medical Microbiology

3.00 units
BIO 3625Medical Microbiology Lab

1.00 unit
 
BIO 3750Immunology

3.00 units
BIO 3755Immunology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 3850Neuroscience

3.00 units
BIO 3855Neuroscience Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 4110Animal Physiology

3.00 units
BIO 4115Animal Physiology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 4220Medical Parasitology

3.00 units
BIO 4225Medical Parasitology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 4410Molecular Cell Biotechnology

3.00 units
BIO 4415Molecular Cell Biotechnology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 4500General Human Anatomy

3.00 units
BIO 4505General Human Anatomy Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 4510Developmental Biology

3.00 units
BIO 4515Developmental Biology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 4600General Human Physiology

3.00 units
BIO 4605General Human Physiology Lab

1.00 unit
BIO 4810Histology

3.00 units
BIO 4815Histology Lab

1.00 unit

Chemistry:

CHEM 4000Quantitative Analysis

3.00 units
CHEM 4005Quantitative Analysis Lab

1.00 unit
CHEM 4100Biochemistry I

3.00 units
CHEM 4105Biochemistry I Lab

1.00 unit
CHEM 4200Spectroscopic Analysis

3.00 units
CHEM 4205Spectroscopic Analysis Lab

1.00 unit

Math:

MATH 1600Calculus I

4.00 units
MATH 1700Calculus II

4.00 units
MATH 3500Advanced Statistics

4.00 units

Total Credit Hours: 32