Post-Bacc Pre-Medical Flex Curriculum

The Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Flex graduate certificate program is designed for students who want to strengthen their academic credentials to apply for medical, dental or veterinary school.

Our Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Flex program provides students with a strong foundation in the science classes necessary to apply for medical, veterinary, or dental school. Below are some important offerings to support our students:

• MCAT Test Prep Included:
  This program includes a complementary, cohort-exclusive MCAT prep course that begins after fall semester and lasts throughout the spring semester, offered by either BluePrint or the Princeton Review.* Students are eligible to select between these programs offered, and can opt for a DAT prep or GRE prep course instead if they are interested in dental or veterinary school. 
  
  *Certain requirements to complete 75% of the test prep course apply to students who opt-in to participating. See the Graduate Catalog for details.
• Full-time Cohort:
  Our Pre-Medical Flex program offers a 12-month, full-time cohort program consisting of 36-credit hours over three semesters (June-May). Students attend classes in-person, full-time during the day.
• Part-time Cohort:
  Our Pre-Medical Flex program also offers students the option to participate in a 24-month, part-time cohort consisting of coursework taken over six semesters starting in June, with classes completed in-person during the day.

Course Plans Available

Students in our Pre-Medical Certificate program complete their program through a 12-month cohort. Our Pre-Medical Flex students can choose to complete their program in a 12-month cohort at the time of admission.

12-Month Cohort Course Plan

Summer Semester (12 credit hours)

• BIO-510 Integrative Biology I/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• CHE-510 Introduction to Chemistry w/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• CHE-520 Foundations of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry /Lab (4.00 credit hours)

Fall Semester (14 credit hours)

• BIO-511: Integrative Biology II/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• CHE-530: Organic Chemistry I/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• PHY-502: Elements of Physics/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• MDS-624: Professional Success in Medicine and Health (2.00 credit hours)

Spring Semester (12 credit hours)
In addition to 12 hours of science course curriculum, students complete a complementary test preparation course for the MCAT, DAT or GRE during the spring semester.

• CHE-540: Organic Chemistry II/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• PHY-503: Elements of Physics II/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• CHE-632: Medical Biochemistry (4.00 credit hours)

24-Month Cohort Course Plan (Pre-Medical Flex only)

Below is a proposed course plan for students who elect to attend this program on a part-time basis. All part-time elections must be made prior to matriculation into their program, when they meet with the Graduate and Post-Bacc Advisor to review their course plan. 24-month course plans are subject to change, based on the student's needs and course availability.

Summer Semester - Year I (4 credit hours)

• CHE-510 Introduction to Chemistry w/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• CHE-520 Foundations of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry /Lab (4.00 credit hours)

Fall Semester - Year I (4 credit hours)

• PHY-502: Elements of Physics/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• MDS-624: Professional Success in Medicine and Health (2.00 credit hours)

Spring Semester - Year I (4-8 hours)

• PHY-503: Elements of Physics II/Lab (4.00 credit hours)

Summer Semester - Year II (8 credit hours)

• BIO-510 Integrative Biology I/Lab (4.00 credit hours)

Fall Semester - Year II* (8 credit hours)

• BIO-511: Integrative Biology II/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• CHE-530 Organic Chemistry I/Lab (4.00 credit hours)

Spring Semester - Year II* (8 credit hours)

• CHE-540: Organic Chemistry II/Lab (4.00 credit hours)
• CHE-632: Medical Biochemistry (4.00 credit hours)

*In addition to the science course curriculum, students complete a complementary test preparation course for the MCAT, DAT or GRE after the fall semester ends and throughout spring semester of year two, with timing based on the director's approval.