Pre-Health Major Comparisons
Below is a comparison of the course requirements for the three most popular pre-health majors: biological sciences, science preprofessional studies, and arts and letters pre-health supplementary major.
Important notes:
- Credit counts include labs courses.
- Other science sequences may substitute for requirements, egs. BIOS 30210/30220 for BIOS 10161/10162 and PHYS 10310/10320 for PHYS 30210-30220.
- Science preprofessional courses do not count towards science electives.
- In all cases, refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin of Information, see your advisor or the appropriate dean's office for answers to specific questions.
*Number of credit hours are denoted in parentheses in the table.
Biological Sciences (BIOS) | Science Preprofessional Studies (SCPP) | Arts and Letters Pre-Health |
MATH 10350/10360 (8) | MATH 10350/10360 (8) | MATH 10350/10360 (8) |
CHEM 10171/10172 (8) | CHEM 10171/10172 (8) | CHEM 10171/10172 (8) |
CHEM 20273/20274 (8) | CHEM 20273/20274 (8) | CHEM 20273/20274 (8) |
BIOS 10161/10162 (8) | BIOS 20201/20202 (8) | BIOS 20201/20202 (8) |
PHYS 30210/30220 (8) | PHYS 30210/30220 (8) | PHYS 30210/30220 (8) |
BIOS 20250/21250 (5) (or 4) | ||
BIOS 20241/27241 (4) (or 3) | ||
Elective Science Courses | ||
BIOS Electives (24-26) | ||
Total of 41 BIOS credits, including labs | Science Electives (24) | Science Electives (9) |
Total Science (73) | Total Science (64) | Total Science (49) |
University/College Requirements | ||
Theology (6) | Theology (6) | Theology (6) |
Philosophy (6) | Philosophy (6) | Philosophy (6) |
Language (Intermediate proficiency) | Language (Intermediate proficiency) | Language (Intermediate proficiency) |
English (FYC) | English (FYC) | English (FYC) |
Fine Arts/Literature (3) | Fine Arts/Literature (3) | Fine Arts/Literature (3) |
History (3) | History (3) | History (3) |
Social Science (3) | Social Science (3) | Social Science (3) |
History/Social Science (3) | ||
College Seminar (3) | ||
Other Requirements | ||
General Electives (13+) | General Electives (27+) | AL Major Courses (25-36) |
College Graduation Total | ||
124 Credits | 124 Credits | 124 Credits |