Pre-Med and Health Science Programs
About
Hartwick College has a Pre-Med Advisory Committee whose members serve as advisors and evaluators for students interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences as a physician, dentist, veterinarian, optometrist, podiatrist, physician assistant, chiropractor, or physical or occupational therapist (or, what are referred to as “Allied Health Professions”). Members of this committee assist students with their application to health professional schools by advising and providing workshops on study strategies, standardized test preparation, interview skills, ethical issues, financial aid sources, internship opportunities and careers in medicine. The health sciences need individuals with broad educational backgrounds who will bring a variety of talents and interests to the profession. Therefore, it is important to have a broad liberal arts and sciences education with a strong foundation in the sciences.
Although no specific undergraduate major is required to enter the health sciences, the strongest preparation for students interested in careers in health sciences is to follow the pre-med (or pre-occupational therapy or pre-physical therapy) curriculum with a major in biology, biochemistry, chemistry or psychology. The sciences must be studied in the pre-med and health sciences curriculum in order to gain a thorough understanding of scientific concepts and vocabulary, to confirm the interest in and the capacity for further study in science, to prepare for the various admission examinations, and to enable medical and professional schools to estimate the student’s potential in the practice of medicine.
General Pre-Med
BIOL 191 Introduction to Cellular & Molecular Biology
BIOL 192 Introduction to Organismal Biology
BIOL 293 Introduction to Evolution & Ecology
CHEM 107 General Chemistry I
CHEM 108 General Chemistry II
CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 202 Organic Chemistry II
BIOC 405 Biochemistry I
MATH 108 Statistics or
MATH 121 Calculus I
PHYS 140 Principles of Physics and
PHYS 141 Principles of Physics II, or
PHYS 201 General Physics I
PHYS 202 General Physics II
PSYC 110 or 111 Psychological Science I or II
SOCI 105 Introduction to Sociology
Two English electives
Pre-Occupational Therapy
BIOL 191 Introduction to Cellular & Molecular Biology
BIOL 192 Introduction to Organismal Biology
BIOL 293 Introduction to Evolution & Ecology - (would BIOL waive this as PQ for
BIOL 319?)
BIOL 319 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL 320 Anatomy & Physiology II
PSYC 110 and 111 Psychological Science I, II
PSYC 290 Psychological Research Methods
PSYC 291 Experimental Statistics
PSYC 301 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 302 Clinical Psychology: Abnormal
ANTH 105 Introduction to Anthropology OR
SOCI 105 Introduction to Sociology
Pre-Physical Therapy
BIOL 191 Introduction to Cellular & Molecular Biology
BIOL 192 Introduction to Organismal Biology
BIOL 293 Introduction to Evolution & Ecology
BIOL 319 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL 320 Anatomy & Physiology II
CHEM 107 General Chemistry I
CHEM 108 General Chemistry II
MATH 108 Statistics
PHYS 140 Principles of Physics I or
PHYS 201 General Physics I
PHYS 141 Principles of Physics II or
PHYS 202 General Physics II
PSYC 110 or 111 Psychological Science I, II
Although many of the requirements for entrance into professional programs are the same for each medical field, carefully note that some fields, as well as some schools, have additional or other requirements (e.g. allied health fields require Anatomy and Physiology).
Interested students should contact Dr. Andrew Piefer.