NDSU Courses Recommended to Satisfy Health Professional School Requirements

Recommended courses for health schools

Required semester hours

NDSU courses

 

CHEMISTRY

 – General / Inorganic

 

8

 

CHEM 121/Lab* (3+1) = Gen Chem I, Lab

and

CHEM 122/Lab* (3+1) = Gen Chem II, Lab

 

CHEM 121/Lab and CHEM 122/Lab are part of the General Education Requirements for most majors.

CHEM 117/L (Chemical Concepts and Applications, Lab) is a one-semester introduction to general and organic chemistry. Although this may be used by Pre-Nursing Majors to replace CHEM 121/Lab and CHEM 122/Lab, this is not recommended for pre-health professional students and few students may find themselves disadvantaged in courses that require CHEM 121/Lab as a pre-requisite.

*Note-

MATH 103/107 is a prerequisite for CHEM 121/Lab

CHEM 121/Lab is a prerequisite for CHEM 122/Lab

 

CHEMISTRY

 – Organic

 

8

 

CHEM 341/Lab*  (3+1) = Organic Chemistry I, Lab

and

CHEM 342/Lab*  (3+1) = Organic Chemistry II, Lab

*Note –

CHEM 122/Lab is a prerequisite for CHEM 341/Lab

CHEM 341/Lab is a prerequisite for CHEM 342/Lab

 

BIOLOGY

 – General

 

8

 

BIOL 150/Lab* (3+1) = Gen Biology I, Lab

and

BIOL 151/Lab* (3+1) = Gen Biology II, Lab

 

BIOL 150/Lab and BIOL 151/Lab are part of the Zoology/Biological Sciences/Botany major Requirements only. These courses serve as mandatory pre-professional requirements for admission.

 

BIOLOGY

 – Advanced

 

 

 

A minimum of one advanced course is recommended, though not required by all medical/dental schools.

Genetics

BIOL 315/L

4

Animal Physiology                          

ZOO 460

3

Endocrinology 

ZOO 464

3

Invertebrate Zoology   ZOO 4503

Mammalogy

ZOO 458

3

Developmental Biology ZOO 4823

Cell Biology                     

ZOO 370

3

Vertebrate Histology                           

ZOO 380

3

Biochemistry

CHEM 460/L

4

General Microbiology/ Lab

MICR 350/L

4

 

Students should consult their academic advisors in choosing courses beyond the requirements. Some students decide to take courses similar to those taken in pre-health professional school, such as biochemistry or advanced biology, in an attempt to demonstrate that they can perform well in a course taught in medical school or to ease their studying during the first year of professional school.                        

 

PHYSICS

 – General or Introductory

 

8

 

PHYS 211/Lab*  (3+1) = College Physics I, Lab

and

PHYS 212/Lab*  (3+1) = College Physics II, Lab

*Note –

MATH 105/146 is a prerequisite for PHYS 211/Lab

PHYS 211/Lab is a prerequisite for PHYS 212/Lab

 

 

MATHEMATICS

 

 

MATH 146 (4)* = Applied Calculus I

STAT 330 (3)* = Introductory Statistics

*Note-

MATH 146 can be registered for based on MATH placement test and/or after having completed MATH 103, 104 or 107.

College work in mathematics is required by some schools, highly recommended by other schools. Statistics is also accepted by few schools as college work in mathematics. A very few school require one year of calculus. Both MATH 146 and STATS 330 is part of the General Education requirements; except in Engineering, where MATH 165, Calculus I is required and can be substituted for MATH 146.

 

ENGLISH

 

6

 

~ ENGL 110 (3) = College Composition I

ENGL 120 (3) = College Composition II

ENGL 324 (3) = Writing for the Sciences

Most medical schools require 1 year of English. This can be a combination of literature and writing requirements. Some schools will not consider writing across the curriculum to meet this requirement.

~First year students with a composite ACT score of > 21 should register for ENGL 120 (unless transfer credit for ENGL 120 is received). If ENGL 120 is completed with a grade of "C" or better, three credits will be ~First year students with a composite ACT score of > 21 should register for ENGL 120 (unless transfer credit for ENGL 120 is received). If ENGL 120 is completed with a grade of "C" or better, three credits will be awarded for ENGL 110 with a passing grade (P). For more details on NDSU's English Placement process, go to www.ndsu.edu/cfwriters.

 

ADDITIONAL COURSES

 

 

Students need to be aware that some institutions have very specific requirements and/or recommendations in addition to the universal requirements listed above. You need to be concerned about other additional courses only if they are required by the school you are particularly interested in.

 

****    Courses beyond the Requirements

Students should consult their academic advisors in choosing courses beyond the requirements. Some students decide to take courses similar to those taken in prehealth professional school, such as biochemistry or histology, in an attempt to demonstrate that they can perform well in a course taught in medical school or to ease their studying during the first year of professional school.

*** Sequence of Courses

The recommended order in which to take these courses is -  

            English – Freshman ( ENG 324 may be in Junior Year)

            General Chemistry – Freshman/Sophomore

            General Biology – Freshman/Sophomore

            Mathematics – Freshman/Sophomore

            Physics – Sophomore/Junior

            Organic Chemistry – Sophomore / Junior

 

 **** Unsatisfactory Performance in a Course

Repeating Courses – Generally speaking, courses should be repeated. A poor performance (below C) can be redeemed partially by a good performance in another course which demonstrates strength within the same area. In some cases, e.g., required sciences courses, however, it may be advisable to repeat the course.

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