Course Recommendations for Pre-Health Students
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DID YOU KNOW?
…that the health professions are always looking for individuals who speak a different language? If possible, build on a language strength to become more proficient.
Which courses should you take for pre-health? Medical and other professional schools seek students possessing solid foundations in natural sciences who also have a good distribution of courses in the social sciences and humanities. They want students with a broad background of general information who can deal readily with abstract ideas and express themselves with both oral and written clarity.
Recommended Courses
In the following recommended schedules, the HPAC offers the best option for students to take all of their pre-health coursework at Lake Forest College, which is preferred by health professional schools. In individual cases where this is not possible, or where a course may be required by a health professional school but may not be offered at Lake Forest College, students should find highly-ranked, rigorous institutions at which to make up any courses that cannot be completed in the regular 8-semester period.
Individual circumstances – a desire to study abroad, summer courses, or the decision to delay application – will require changes to the schedules proposed and may increase or decrease the pace at which the coursework is completed.
A general course schedule appropriate for students in most majors interested in most health professions is shown below. There are most likely additional courses recommended depending on your health professional program (see below)!
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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First Year |
BIOL 120 (Organismal Biology CHEM 115 (General Chemistry I) |
CHEM 116 (General Chemistry II) MATH 150/110 (Statistics or Calculus I) |
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Sophomore Year |
BIOL 220 (Ecology & Evolution) CHEM 220 (Organic Chemistry I) |
BIOL 221 (Cell & Molecular Biology) CHEM 221 (Organic Chemistry II) |
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Junior Year |
PHYS 110/120 (Intro/General Physics I) |
PHYS 111/121 (Intro/General Physics II) |
The above schedule is suitable for a biology major, among others, where it is important to take Chem 115/116 and Biol 120 in the first year.
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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First Year |
CHEM 115 (General Chemistry I) PHYS 110/120 (Intro/General Physics I) |
CHEM 116 (General Chemistry II) PHYS 111/121 (Intro/General Physics II) |
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Sophomore Year |
CHEM 220 (Organic Chemistry I) BIOL 120 (Organismal Biology) |
CHEM 221 (Organic Chemistry II) MATH 150/110 (Statistics or Calculus I) |
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Junior Year |
BIOL 220 (Ecology & Evolution) |
BIOL 221 (Cell & Molecular Biology) |
Some other recommendations depending on your type of interest in health professional school:
1-2 semesters of English, 1-2 semesters of Psychology, one semester of Anatomy, one semester of Physiology, one semester of Microbiology, one semester of Economics, one semester of Nutrition, etc.
