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 |