College Catalog
Pre-Medical Studies
Description and requirements Faculty Courses
Description:
Students in Purchase College’s Pre-Medical Studies program are awarded a Certificate upon completion of courses required in order to prepare for the application process to medical and health-related professional programs, and additionally to prepare for related entrance examinations.
Students who enroll in the Pre-Med program can come from any major, including the social sciences, humanities, and the arts. If students have already completed some relevant coursework in their undergraduate career, they are restricted to non-duplicative courses required by prospective medical schools. (Note: Prior learning credit cannot be applied to this certificate program.) The Pre-Medical Studies program can be completed on a part-time basis within two semesters, but students may proceed at their own pace. Students receive an individualized program of study after consultation with the college’s Pre-Medical Faculty Advisory Committee.
The Pre-Medical Studies Certificate will be awarded to post-baccalaureate students who enroll in the certificate program and complete 20 or more credits of eligible coursework at Purchase College.
Requirements:
Students must complete a minimum of 20 credits of course work from the available courses listed below, chosen in consultation with an advisor based on a review of already completed course work and the particular requirements of the graduate medical or health-related program to which the student seeks to apply. It is possible that additional related courses may also be available to students and apply to program requirements on a case-by-case basis, at the discretion of an advisor.
- BIO 1550/Gen Bio I: 4 credits
- BIO 1551/Gen Bio I Lab: 1 credit
- BIO 3530/Cellular Biology: 4 credits
- BIO 1560/Gen Bio II: 4 credits
- BIO 1561/Gen Bio II lab: 1 credit
- BIO 3160/Genetics: 4 credits
- BIO 3170/Developmental Biology: 4 credits
- BIO 3200/Biotechnology I: 3.5 credits
- BIO 3205/Biotechnology II: 5.5 credits
- BIO 3250/Animal Physiology: 4 credits
- BIO 3360/Microbiology: 5.5 credits
- BIO 3430/Vertebrate Zoology: 5.5 credits
- BIO 4620/Molecular Biology: 4 credits
- BIO 4300/Genomics: 4 credits
- CHE1550/General Chemistry I: 4 credits
- CHE1551/General Chemistry I Lab: 1 credit
- CHE1560/General Chemistry II: 4 credits
- CHE 1561/General Chemistry II lab: 1 credits
- CHE 3310/Organic Chemistry I: 4 credits
- CHE 3311/Organic Chemistry I lab: 1 credit
- CHE3320/Organic Chemistry II: 4 credits
- CHE 3321/Organic Chemistry II lab: 1 credit
- CHE 4610/Biochemistry: 4 credits
- MAT1600/Statistics: 4 credits
- PHY 1510/Introductory Physics I: 4 credits
- PHY 1511/Introductory Physics I lab: 1 credits
- PHY 1520/Introductory Physics II: 4 credits
- PHY 1521/Introductory Physics II lab: 1 credit
Official Catalog: Published September 27, 2024
Course Frequencies
Since actual course offerings vary from semester to semester, students should consult the myHeliotrope course schedule to determine whether a particular course is offered in a given semester.
Information Changes
In preparing the College Catalog, every effort is made to provide pertinent and accurate information. However, information contained in the catalog is subject to change, and Purchase College assumes no liability for catalog errors or omissions. Updates and new academic policies or programs will appear in the college’s information notices and will be noted in the online catalog.
It is the responsibility of each student to ascertain current information (particularly degree and major requirements) through frequent reference to current materials and consultation with the student’s faculty advisor, chair or director, and related offices (e.g., enrollment services, advising center).
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