PRE-MEDICINE (4920) TENTATIVE SUGGESTED CURRICULUM   7/09

UNIVERSITY STUDIES REQUIREMENTS:

 

BASIC SKILLS: 

Mathematics:                      25 score on ACT or Bypass Exam or MT 150 (College Algebra*)

Foreign Language:            2 years high school credit, or 2 semesters earned college credit

Inference and Communicative Skills:         

ENG 101 (Writing I) and ENG 102 (Writing II)

COM 181 (Basic Public Speaking) or COM 252 (Introduction to Interpersonal Communication)

Computer Competency:   CIS 100 (Introduction to Computers)

 

DISCIPLINARY REQUIREMENTS:                                     

Natural Sciences:               CHE 170 & CHE 175 (General College Chemistry I with Lab***) and

CHE 180 & CHE 185 (General College Chemistry II with Lab)

Social Sciences:                  PY 110 (General Psychology) and

SOC 101 (Introduction to Sociology)

Heritage:                              HIS 108 (US History to 1865) and HIS 109 (1865 to present)

Humanities:                         PHI 130 (Intro to Philosophy: Morality & Ethics)                       

 

CROSS DISCIPLINARY:                  BIO 150, 151, 152, 153 AND CHE 170, 175, 180, 185

CROSS CULTURAL:                         GEO 160 (Geography)

 

SPECIFIC PRE-MEDICINE REQUIREMENTS:

                                   semester credit hours

ENG 101 and ENG 102..........................................…............................................................6

CHE 170, CHE 175, CHE 180 and CHE 185 (General College Chemistry I & II)…......8

BIO 150 and BIO 151 (Principles of Biology I with lab****)………………………….…5

BIO 152 and BIO 153 (Principles of Biology II w/lab)........................................................5

CHE 270, CHE 275, CHE 280, and CHE 285 (Organic Chemistry I & II)….................10

MT 150 & MT 170 /MT 190 (Elementary Calculus/workshop) …………………………8

            Or MT 155 (Trigonometry) and MT 175 (Calculus I)............................................8

[PHY 211 and PHY 213 (Physics with lab)......................................................................... 10]

[BIO 308 and BIO 309 (Principles of Microbiology with lab)…………………………...5]

    [these bracketed courses and labs should be taken at your 4-year institution]

 

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED COURSES:

HSE 101 (Introduction to Health Professions)…………………………………………….1

BIO 137 AND BIO 139 (Human Anatomy & Physiology)..................................................8

 

*              prerequisite: MT122 (Intermediate Algebra) or equivalent as determined by a placement examination

**           prerequisite: MT150 and MT 155 (Trigonometry) or pre-calculus math including trigonometry

***         prerequisite: Math ACT of 21 or above or MT150 or CHE 160 [prep for College Chemistry])

****       prerequisite: CHE 170 and 175

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/09                                                                                                                 

MAJOR:                   PRE-MEDICINE (4920)

Associate of Science

ADVISOR:                DR. MARY CAT FLATH

403A

606/326-2099

marycat.flath@kctcs.edu

 

SUGGESTED SEQUENCING OF PRE-MEDICINE REQUIREMENTS:

 

FALL                                                             SPRING

 

ENG 101                                             (3)

CHE 170 and 175                               (4)

MT 150                                                (3) OR

    [MT 155]                                          [3]   

CIS 100                                                (3)

PY 110                                                  (3)

                                                          ---------

                                                             (16)

 

ENG 102                                          (3)

CHE 180 and 185                            (4)

BIO 152                                            (3)

BIO 153                                            (2)

MT 170/190                                      (5) OR

     [MT 175]                                     [5]

HSE 101                                           (1)                                                                  -------

                                                        (18)

____________________________________

SUMMER SESSIONS:

COM 181 OR COM 252                  (3)

SOC 101                                           (3)

 

 

BIO 150                                                (3)

BIO 151                                                (2)

BIO 137                                                (4)

CHE 270 and 275                                (5)

HIS 108                                                (3)

                                                           ---------

                                                             (17)  

 

BIO 139                                           (4)

CHE 280 and 285                           (5)

GEO 160                                         (3)

HIS 109                                           (3)

PHI 130                                           (3)

                                                        -------

                                                        (18)

[PHY 211                                               (5)]               [PHY 213                                          (5)]

[these bracketed courses and labs should be taken at your 4-year institution]

 

Visit UK’s College of Medicine Website at http://www.comed.uky.edu/Medicine/ or

Cindy Warren at MUSOM at warren@marshall.edu