To:
All
entering pre-health students
From:
David Marten,
Pre-Health
Advisor
Re:
Classes
to take in your
first year
If you are
considering a career in medicine,
dentistry, nursing, or other of the related health professions, please
read the
following advice carefully. Even if you are not sure about your
ultimate
interest in the health areas, it is very important to heed the
following
advice.
Students interested
in the health professions will
choose an academic major but they also need to take a series of courses
that
will prepare them for admission into a medical school or other health
professions program. Whatever your academic
major
turns out to be, be sure to take care of the courses you will need for
your
chosen career.
It
is very important that you enroll in
General
Chemistry (CHM 005) in your first semester at
Here is a summary
of the classes you should take in
the first year. This list is mainly for the doctoral level areas of the
health
professions (MD, DDS, DO, DVM, etc.), but will also apply, for the most
part,
to the others.
Recommended
classes for First Year students – Fall
CHM 005 (General
Chemistry I) –
offered fall semester only. If you passed the AP Chemistry exam you
should sign
up for a section of CHM 005 (honors if applicable) and talk to your
advisor
during orientation, and the professor during the first class period, to
be sure
this is the best placement for you.
MA 009 or MA 010
(Calculus I or II). If
you passed the AP Calculus AB exam (AB=MA
009) you should sign up for a section of MA 010 and talk to the
professor
during the first class period to be sure this is the best placement for
you. If
you passed the AP Calculus BC exam (BC=MA 010) you should sign up for a
section
of MA 019 (Multivariable Calculus) and talk to the professor during the
first
class period to be sure this is the best placement for you. It is also
possible
to wait on multivariable calculus until your sophomore year.
ENG 002
(Composition) even
if you tested out of this for the GE requirements, or have English AP
credit, most
programs want to see this class completed with a letter grade.
Fourth Course: If you are a
strong student and are used to studying hard, you may take a Common
Context or
Common Inquiry Course (RS 10 or 20 is recommended), or a major related
class.
Check with your advisor during orientation to see if this is the best
thing for
you.
Recommended
classes for First Year students - Spring
CHM
006 (General Chemistry II) – offered spring semester only
BIO 005 (General
Biology) –
offered spring semester only.
MA 10 (Calculus II)
or MA 005 (Statistics)
Common Context Course (RS 10 or
20)
Four
Year Schedules including all activities
Follow the following link to access more detailed sample 4-year
schedules for typical majors in the doctoral level pre-health areas.