Program Highlights
In addition to learning from °µÍø½âÃÜ's outstanding science and mathematics faculty, you’ll have access to experiences and support designed to better prepare you for a career in the medical field.
- Campus Speakers: Learn insider tips and advice from medical school admissions officers, as well as from a diverse group of top health care professionals speaking on real-world issues such as trends in global health.
- Volunteer Opportunities: Boost your resume while acquiring valuable hands-on, clinical, and community service experience.
- Medical School Application Assistance: Letters of recommendation, preparation of personal statements, and on-campus interviews
- KAPLAN Testing Services: Take advantage of °µÍø½âÃÜ's discounted online KAPLAN Prep Courses for the MCAT, GRE, OAT, or DAT.
- Pharmacy Mentoring Partnership: Mentorship by a student ambassador from the College of Pharmacy at Touro University of California, and guaranteed interview for potential admission to the College of Pharmacy.
Our Program
The Post-Bac Premedical program offers two tracks:
Track 1: Academic Enhancer
Goal: Retake course work, improve GPA and MCAT score.
Recommendation: Enroll in three courses/12 units per semester.
To earn a program certificate, students must complete at least 24 units. Students may then select from the following courses to complete their certificate:
- BIO 1100/1105 Cell and Developmental Biology
- BIO 2800/2805 Genetics and Molecular Biology
- BIO 3610/3615 Advanced Microbiology or BIO 3620/3625 Medical Microbiology
- BIO 3000/3005 Advanced Cell Biology
- BIO 3200/3205 Advanced Genetics
- BIO 4410/4105 Molecular Cell Biotechnology
- BIO 3750/3755 Immunology
- BIO 4810/4815 Histology
- BIO 4220/4225 Medical Parasitology
- BIO 3700/3705 Comparative Anatomy
- BIO 3850/3855 Neuroscience
- BIO 4100/4115 Animal Physiology
- BIO 4500/4505 Human Anatomy
- BIO 4510/4515 Developmental Biology
- BIO 4600/4605 Human Physiology
- BIO 4998 Directed Research in Biology
- CHEM 2000/2005 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 2100/2105 General Chemistry II
- CHEM 3800/3805 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 3900/3905 Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 4000/0005 Quantitative Analysis
- CHEM 4100/4105 Biochemistry I
- CHEM 4200/4205 Spectroscopic Analysis
- CHEM 4998 Chemistry
- ENSC 4300/4305 Toxicology
- MATH 1600 Calculus I
- MATH 1700 Calculus II
- MATH 3500 Advanced Statistics
- PHYS 2000/2005 General Physics I
- PHYS 2100/2105 General Physics II
Track II: Career Changer
Goal: Complete the prerequisites for medical/health professional schools. Guides students without a science background through the most essential science courses required for application to medical school
Recommendation: Enroll at least two courses/eight units per semester.
Eligible students have completed a bachelor’s degree in a non-science discipline. To earn the program certificate, students must complete at least 24 units. Some students may need 32 units (8 lecture/lab courses) from the core medical school prerequisites or elective courses listed below to meet the admissions requirements. The exact number of courses needed will be determined by transcript review and the preferred health professional school entry requirements
One year of biology
- BIO 1100/1105 Cell and Developmental Biology
- BIO 2800/2805 Genetics and Molecular Biology
One year of general chemistry
- CHEM 2000/2005 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 2100/2105 General Chemistry II
One year of organic chemistry
- CHEM 3800/3805 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 3900/3905 Organic Chemistry II
One year of physics
- PHYS 2000/2005 General Physics I
- PHYS 2100/2105 General Physics II
Students may substitute from the following courses to complete their certificate:
- BIO 3610/3615 Advanced Microbiology or BIO 3620/3625 Medical Microbiology
- BIO 3000/3005 Advanced Cell Biology
- BIO 3200/3205 Advanced Genetics
- BIO 4410/4105 Molecular Cell Biotechnology
- BIO 3750/3755 Immunology
- BIO 4810/4815 Histology
- BIO 4220/4225 Medical Parasitology
- BIO 3700/3705 Comparative Anatomy
- BIO 3850/3855 Neuroscience
- BIO 4100/4115 Animal Physiology
- BIO 4500/4505 Human Anatomy
- BIO 4510/4515 Developmental Biology
- BIO 4600/4605 Human Physiology
- BIO 4998 Directed Research in Biology
- CHEM 4000/0005 Quantitative Analysis
- CHEM 4100/4105 Biochemistry I
- CHEM 4200/4205 Spectroscopic Analysis
- CHEM 4998 Chemistry
- ENSC 4300/4305 Toxicology
- MATH 1600 Calculus I
- MATH 1700 Calculus II
- MATH 3500 Advanced Statistics
Partnerships
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