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Health Science Pre-Professional/Pre-Optometry Concentration, BS


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About the Program

The Health Science Pre-Professional (HSPP) programs are designed to prepare students for entry into professional schools in a wide arena of health-related professions. Building a solid foundation in the Sciences and Humanities prepares our undergraduates for the challenges of pursuing a career in the diverse and ever-changing healthcare industry. Due to the thoughtful design of our curriculum, students take similar coursework the first two years of enrollment, allowing the flexibility of switching from one HSPP program to another. The most outstanding feature of HSPP is that the course requirements for entry into professional school are incorporated into the plans of study, resulting in no extra coursework for our undergraduates.

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Required Courses in Other Departments (23-24 credits)


Electives (26 - 27 credits)


An Ethics course (such as PHIL 11100 Ethics  or PHIL 27000 Biomedical Ethics ) is highly recommended.

HSCI Humanities, Behavior/Social Sciences Selectives List - select any course(s) numbers 10000-59999 from the following subjects:


  • Anthropology (ANTH)
  • Art & Design (AD)
  • Classics (CLCS)
  • Communication (COM)
  • Dance (DANC)
  • Economics (ECON)
  • English (ENGL)
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures (FLL)
  • History (HIST)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (IDIS)
  • Music (MUS)
  • Philosophy (PHIL)
  • Political Science (POL)
  • Psychology (PSY)
  • Sociology (SOC)
  • Theatre (THTR)

University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.

Program Requirements


16 - 17 Credits


14 Credits


14 Credits


14 Credits


16 Credits


16 Credits


Fall 4th Year


  • Humanities Selective - (Select from University list) - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
  • HSCI Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • HSCI Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • HSCI Humanities Selective - Select from HSCI list - Credit Hours: 3.00

14 - 15 Credits


Notes


*Satisfies a University Core Requirement.

Students must complete 32 credit hours of 30000 level or higher courses for graduation.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.​

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


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