Pre-Medical/Health Related Advisory Program
Stetson University provides the required curricula for students planning careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and allied health fields. Students may have any major so long as they include in their curriculum the required science core courses. These may vary slightly from one professional school to another, but the prescribed courses for most are covered by the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| One year of English (typically satisfied with FSEM 100 and an English course) | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| Calculus I with Review Part I and Calculus I with Review Part 2 | ||
| Calculus I with Analytic Geometry and Calculus II with Analytic Geometry | ||
| BIOL 141P & BIOL 142P | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and Introductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology | 2 |
| CHEM 141P & CHEM 142P | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | 2 |
| CHEM 201 & CHEM 301 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II | 2 |
| CHEM 204 | Biochemistry I | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| College Physics I and College Physics II (can be taken as a Q course) | ||
| University Physics I and University Physics II | ||
| PSYC 101S | Introduction to Psychology | 1 |
| SOCI 101S | Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 1 |
| Total Units | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Other Pre-Health Advisory Courses | ||
| PRHP 101 | Introduction to the Health Professions | 0.0 |
| PRHP 102 | Applying to Health Professions | 0.0 |
| PRHP 297 | Pre-Health Internship I | 0.5 or 1 |
| PRHP 397 | Pre-Health Internship II | 0.5 or 1 |
| Total Units | 1-2 | |
These courses should be completed before taking the required standardized exam (like the MCAT). In addition to these courses and those required for the student’s major, academic work should be distributed to include humanities, social science, and advanced science courses since professional schools favor a broad academic background. Competition for admission is keen. The various schools look not only for outstanding intellectual and academic achievement but also for those personality and character traits best suited to the profession. Extra-curricular activities and medically-related field experiences are important.