Pre-Health Course Requirements
**Check individual school website for specific required/recommended courses
Courses required for most medical schools:
- One year of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One year of Physics with lab
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One year of English
Courses required for most dental schools:
- One year of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One year of Physics with lab
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One year of English
Courses required for most optometry schools:
- One year of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One year of Physics with lab
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One semester of Microbiology
- One year of Anatomy and Physiology with lab
- One semester of Calculus
- Social/Behavioral Sciences/Humanities (check with school website)
- One year of English
Courses required for most pharmacy schools:
- One year of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One semester of Physics with lab
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One year of English
- One semester of Calculus
- One year of Anatomy and Physiology with lab
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (check with school website)
Courses required for most physician assistant programs:
- One year of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One semester of Microbiology with lab
- One semester of Medical Terminology
- One semester of Human Genetics
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One year of English
- Social/Behavioral Sciences and Humanities (check with school website)
Courses required for most physical therapy programs:
- One semester of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One year of Physics with lab
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One year of English
- One semester of General Psychology and one additional Psychology or Sociology (check with school website)
Courses required for most anesthesiology assistant programs:
- One year of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One year of Physics with lab
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One year of English
- One semester of Calculus
- One year of Anatomy and Physiology with lab
- One semester of Cellular and Molecular Biology
- One semester of Microbiology with lab
Courses required for most podiatry programs:
- One year of Biology with lab
- One year of Chemistry with lab
- One year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- One year of Physics with lab
- One semester of Biochemistry with lab
- One year of English
Courses required for most chiropractic programs:
- Minimum of 24 semester hours of life or physical sciences (check with school website) including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology