Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate Curriculum
The formal post‑baccalaureate program prepares you to apply to medical school, dental school, physician assistant programs and other graduate health professional schools.
The program is split into two tracks:
- Career Changer Track (CCT)
- Academic Enhancer Track (AET)
Students enter the program with different levels of prior academic preparation. If you need to complete prerequisite science and math courses, you will follow the CCT. If you have already completed the prerequisites and want to strengthen your academic record with upper-division science electives, you will follow the AET.
Whether you are a career‑changer or an academic enhancer, you will have access to both prerequisite and elective courses and will take the combination that best fits your goals.
To earn the certificate, you must complete at least 40 units of coursework, including the Health Professions Colloquium. You may transfer up to 20 units from eligible previous coursework.
Note: Eligible courses for transfer must be completed before entering the program and must match course offerings in the program.
Career Changer Track
Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Sample Curriculum
| - | Summer | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | General Chemistry I and Lab (4) General Chemistry I Discussion (1) Calculus I (4) OR Elementary Statistics (3) Intro to Health Professions (2) | General Biology I and Lab (5) General Biology I Discussion (1) Organic Chemistry I (3) Organic Chemistry I Lab (2) Organic Chemistry I Discussion (1) | General Biology II and Lab (5) General Biology II Discussion (1) Organic Chemistry II (3) Organic Chemistry II Lab (2) Organic Chemistry II Discussion (1) |
| Year 2 | General Chemistry II and Lab (4) General Chemistry II Discussion (1) General Physics I (3) General Physics I Lab (I) General Physics I Discussion (1) | General Physics II (3) General Physics II Lab (1) General Physics II Discussion (1) General Biochemistry (3) | Health Professions Applying Colloquium (2) MCAT Colloquium |
Pre-Physician Assistant Sample Curriculum
| - | Summer | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | General Chemistry I and Lab (4) General Chemistry I Discussion (1) Elementary Statistics (3) Intro to Health Professions (2) | General Biology I and Lab (5) General Biology I Discussion (1) Human Anatomy and Lab (4) | General Biology II and Lab (5) General Biology II Discussion (1) Human Physiology (3) Principles of Human Physiology Lab (1) |
| Year 2 | General Chemistry II and Lab (4) General Chemistry II Discussion (1) Elective (3) | General Biochemistry (3) OR Organic Chemistry I (3) Organic Chemistry I Lab (2) Organic Chemistry I Discussion (1) Elective (3) | General Microbiology and Public Health (3) General Microbiology and Public Health Lab (1) Health Professions Applying Colloquium (2) |
Pre-Physical Therapy Sample Curriculum
| - | Summer | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | General Chemistry I and Lab (4) General Chemistry I Discussion (1) Elementary Statistics (3) Intro to Health Professions (2) | General Biology I and Lab (5) General Biology I Discussion (1) Human Anatomy and Lab (4) | General Biology II and Lab (5) General Biology II Discussion (1) Human Physiology (3) Principles of Human Physiology Lab (1) |
| Year 2 | General Chemistry II and Lab (4) General Chemistry II Discussion (1) General Physics I (3) General Physics I Lab (I) General Physics I Discussion (1) | General Physics II (3) General Physics II Lab (1) General Physics II Discussion (1) Elective (3) | Health Professions Applying Colloquium (2) |
Academic Enhancer Track
| - | Summer | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses Offered | Cell Biology (3) General Parasitology (3) Biology of Aging (3) Pathophysiology (3) Endocrinology (3) Cancer Biology (3) Introduction to Health Professions (2) General Biochemistry (3) | Human Anatomy and Lab (4) Developmental Biology (3) General Virology (3) Microbial Physiology (3) Physics in Medicine (3) Molecular Pathophysiology (3) Cardiorespiratory Physiology (3) Cellular Neurosciences (3) Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics (3) Introduction to Health Professions (2) | Human Physiology (3) Genetics (3) Medical Microbiology (3) Immunology (3) Reproductive Physiology (3) Pharmacology (3) Biophysics (3) Neural Systems Physiology (3) Epidemiology (3) MCAT Colloquium (2) Introduction to Health Professions (2) Health Professions Applying Colloquium (2) |
- As a career‑changer student, you will typically take two lecture courses and two lab courses each semester, with guidance from your academic advisor.
- As an academic‑enhancer student, you will typically take three to four lecture courses each semester, with guidance from your academic advisor. If you need prerequisite courses, you can enroll in those as well.
- The sample curriculum shows when courses are usually offered. Course offerings may change based on demand.