Formal Post-Bac Science, Math and Public Health Electives
Applicants to graduate health profession schools are at a great advantage if they take science classes beyond the minimal requirements. Moreover, these schools value upper-division science classes over graduate seminar classes, because of the similarity of upper-division classes to their curricula, and the perceived grade inflation in graduate programs. Below are links to the four lists of electives contained in this web page.
The Six Most Popular Biology and Chemistry Electives
Additional Advanced Biology and Chemistry Electives
Public Health Courses offered by Formal Post-Bac Program
Lower-Division and Less Advanced Electives
| The Six Most Popular Biology and Chemistry Electives | ||
| Dept/Number | Title | Units |
| BIOL 328/329 | Human Anatomya,e/(Extra Lab)a,e | 3/4 |
| BIOL 350 | Cell Biologya,b,c | 3 |
| BIOL 355 | Geneticsa,b,c | 3/2 |
| BIOL 401/402 | General Microbiologya,b,d/Labe | 3/2 |
| BIOL 612/613 | Human Physiologya,b,c,d/Labe | 3/2 |
| CHEM 349/343 | General Biochemistryb,c/Labe | 3/2 |
| or | ||
| CHEM 340/341/343 | Biochemistry Ib,c/IIb,c /Labe | 3/3/2 |
Notes
a: usually not required by medical schools but may be required by dental and other health profession schools.
b: must be taken after completion of core health profession school pre-requisites.
c: very helpful in preparing for MCAT or DAT.
d: best taken after completion of Cell Biology and Genetics.
e: None of these labs are required to be taken with corresponding lecture, but if taken must be taken concurrently with or after having completed the corresponding lecture or equivalent. Those needing additional Biology and/or Chemistry Labs should consider taking one or more of these lab courses.
| Useful Math Electives | ||
| Dept/Number | Title | Units |
| MATH 124 | Statistics | 3 |
| BIOL 458 | Biometryb | 3/4 |
| MATH 227 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Public Health Electives Offered by Formal Post-Bac Program | ||
| Dept/Number | Title | Units |
| HED 377 | Intro to Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 3 |
| HED 810 | Public Health and Prin of Community Organizing | 3 |
| HED 825 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| HED 835 | Public Health Policy | 3 |
| HED 855 | Environmental Health | 3 |
