{"id":371,"date":"2018-05-21T15:11:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T19:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/post-baccalaureate-pre-medical-program-monmouth-university\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:36:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:36:16","slug":"post-bac-pre-med-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/preparation\/post-bac-pre-med-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Baccalaureate Coursework for Pre-Medical, Pre Dental, Pre Veterinary, Pre PA, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"\"><div class=\"aside-body\"><\/p>\n<h2>Quick Links<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Suggested Course Sequence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/documents\/2018\/05\/post-baccalaureate-program-course-sequence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suggested Course Sequence<\/a><\/div><\/aside>\n<p>Monmouth University provides access to post-baccalaureate pre-health preparation for students who have graduated from college, decided to apply to a health professional school, and need pre requisite courses in order to complete their application. Students can take the pre-requisite coursework required for professional schools (medical, dental, veterinary, PA etc.), and may be started in the summer or fall. Starting classes in the summer is encouraged for more flexibility with course availability. Post-baccalaureate students will work with a pre-health advisor to plan a course schedule appropriate for their needs.\u00a0 Monmouth University does not offer a formal post baccalaureate certificate or credential.\u00a0 Some baccalaureate programs that Monmouth University\u00a0 graduates have found useful are listed at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<p>Successful Monmouth post-baccalaureate students typically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter\u00a0Monmouth University with a non-science degree (history, psychology, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s degree with a 3.10 GPA or higher in their previous degree<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a 3.50 GPA in the science coursework during their post-baccalaureate preparation<\/li>\n<li>Have experience through working or volunteering in healthcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Medical school prerequisite coursework <\/strong>(see preparation pages for prerequisites for other health professions):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Most medical schools require the following courses:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>One year of Biology with (BY 109 and BY 110)<\/li>\n<li>One year of General Chemistry with (CE 111\/111L and CE 112\/ 112L)<\/li>\n<li>One year of Organic Chemistry with (CE 241\/241L and CE 242\/ 242L)<\/li>\n<li>One semester of\u00a0 Biochemistry (BY 310 or CE 333)<\/li>\n<li>One year of Physics with lab (PH 105\/105L and PH 106\/106L)<\/li>\n<li>One semester of Statistics (MA 151 or equivalent)<\/li>\n<li>Pre-Calculus or higher mathematics (MA 115 or higher) (Calculus is not needed for most schools, but is recommended if pharmacy or ophthalmology\/optometry is being considered)<\/li>\n<li>One Semester each Psychology (PY 103) and Sociology (SO 101)<\/li>\n<li>One year of English<\/li>\n<li><u>When taking\u00a0 Biochemistry in the Biology Department (BY 310) you must take Genetics (BY 216) and organic chemistry as prerequisites<\/u><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">Students are encouraged to research the admissions requirements of specific schools to which they are intending to apply to verify school-specific course preferences.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recent successful post-baccalaureate students have gained admission to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temple University Post Baccalaureate Pre Health Program<\/li>\n<li>Rowan University Pre Health Studies Post Baccalaureate Certificate<\/li>\n<li>Drexel University College of Medicine\/Pre Med\/Pre Health Programs\/Certificates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program Suggested Course Sequence Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Preparation Monmouth University provides post-baccalaureate pre-medical preparation for students who have graduated from college (without taking typical pre-medical courses) and have decided to apply to medical school. This program is designed to provide the pre-medical coursework required for professional schools (medical, dental, veterinary, etc.), and may be started in the summer or fall. Starting classes in the summer is encouraged for more flexibility with course availability. Post-baccalaureate students will work with a pre-health advisor to plan a course schedule appropriate for their needs. Successful Monmouth Post-Baccalaureate students typically: Enter the program with a non-science degree (history, psychology, etc.) Graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s degree with a 3.10 GPA or higher in their previous degree Maintain a 3.50 GPA in the science coursework of the post-baccalaureate program Have experience through working or volunteering in healthcare Medical school prerequisite coursework (see preparation pages for prerequisites for other health professions): One course in mathematics (MA 115 Math Models in Biology or higher &#8211; 3 credits) MA 151 Statistics (3 credits) BY 110: Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (4 credits) One additional biology course (at minimum) chosen from: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BY 211\/212: Physiology with Anatomy (4 credits per semester) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BY 223: Microbiology (4 credits) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BY 370: Cell Biology (3 credits)* \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BY 410: Molecular Biology (3 credits)* \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BY 423: Genetics (4 credits) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 * additional laboratory course may be needed CE 111\/111L and CE 112\/112L: General Chemistry (8 credits) CE 241\/241L and CE 242\/242L: Organic Chemistry (10 credits) BY 310: Biochemistry (4 credits) PH 105\/105L and PH 106\/106L: General Physics (8 credits) PY 103: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits) SO 101: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) Students are encouraged to research the admissions requirements of specific schools to which they are intending to apply to verify school-specific course preferences. Recent successful post-baccalaureate students have gained admission to: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) St. George&#8217;s University College of Medicine Ross University Medical School Cooper Medical School of Rowan University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":96,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-371","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1830,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/371\/revisions\/1830"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}