Pre-Health

This Pre-Health certificate is flexible enough to cover the pre-requisites for most Pre-Health professional programs, including Medical (MD and DO), PT, PA, OT, pharmacy, dental, nurse practitioner, veterinary, podiatry, chiropractic, optometry, athletic training, anesthesiologist assistant, audiology, and psychiatry. It also includes the classes necessary to prepare for the MCAT, DAT, and PCAT. In this 1-year (3-semester) certificate, students transfer to Athens State from a community college either in the Fall or Spring semester after completing Chemistry I&II, Physics I, and Physics II (if necessary).

Students must complete a minimum of 11 hours at Athens State to earn this certificate.

Requirements for the Certificate in Pre-Health (a grade of “C” or better must be achieved on all required courses; please consult course descriptions for possible prerequisites):

Certificate Requirements

Required

	College Chemistry I (CHM 111)	4
	College Chemistry II (CHM 112)	4
	General Physics with Calculus I (PHY 213)	4

	Organic Chemistry I (CHM221)	4

	Or

CH 311	Organic Chemistry I	4
	And
CH 311L	Organic Chemistry Lab I	1

CH 409	Biochemistry	3

	Principles of Biology II (BIO 104)

	Or

BI 304	Diversity and Adaptations	3
	And
BI 304L	Diversity and Adaptations Lab	1

	Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO 201)	4

	Or

BI 361	Human Anatomy	3
	And
BI 361L	Human Anatomy Lab	1

PHY 213: Recommended - PHY 201 Accepted.

One of the following electives: (3-4)

BI 312	Biostatistics	3
	And
BI 312L	Biostatistics Lab	1

	Elementary Statistics (MTH 265)	3
	Or
MA 331	Applied Probability and Statistics	3

	Calculus I (MTH 125)
	Or
MA 303	Calculus I	4

	General Physics with Calculus II (PHY 214)
PS 341	Statistics With Advanced Topics In Behavioral Science	3

PHY 214:

1. Pharmacy does not require Physics II.

2. Recommended - PHY 202 Accepted.

Two of the following electives: (7-8)

	Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BIO 202)

	General Microbiology (BIO 220)

	Or

BI 415	Microbial Diversity and Human Interactions	3
	And
BI 415L	Microbial Diversity and Human Interactions Lab	1

BI 312	Biostatistics	3
	And
BI 312L	Biostatistics Lab	1

BI 423	Histology	3
	And
BI 423L	Histology Lab	1

BI 424	Advanced Physiology	3
	And
BI 424L	Advanced Physiology Lab	1

BI 425	Developmental Biology	3
	And
BI 425L	Developmental Biology Lab	1

BI 427	Parasitology	3

BI 429	Immunology	3
	And
BI 429L	Immunology Lab	1

	Organic Chemistry II (CHM 222)	4

	Or

CH 312	Organic Chemistry II	4
	And
CH 312L	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1

VET 242		3

Two of the following electives: (6)

	General Psychology (PSY 200)	3
	Introduction to Sociology (SOC 200)	3
PS 352	Abnormal Psychology	3
SO 301	Gender & Multicultural Studies	3
SO 312	Majority/Minority Group Relations	3
SO 361	Social Analysis	3
HS 320	Biomedical Ethics	3
HWM 327	Physiology of Exercise	3
HWM 450	Introduction to Epidemiology	3

Exercise Science or Kinesiology Elective

	Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology (PTA 220)

HWM 325	Kinesiology	3
	Or
	As approved by Advisor

Total Credit Hours: 43-46