Pre-Health
Postbaccalaureate Program
Note: We have other programs available for part-time study and for students with some science background. Schedule an advising appointment with our program manager to learn more.
Regardless of your academic background, Cal State Fullerton’s Pre-Health Professions Postbaccalaureate Program helps you become a competitive professional health care school applicant.
Our Career Changer Program is designed for students who have no science background (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). You can choose between a full-time or part-time schedule.
If you have completed at least one year of general biology and one year of general chemistry, the full-time Academic Finisher Program allows you to complete your remaining professional school requirements in one year.
Visit our Schedule page to learn more about the differences between programs.
To learn more about the program benefits and schedule, visit our Information Session page to reserve a spot.
Fall 2026 application opens October 1, 2025 to May 1, 2026. Learn more about applying on our apply page.
Congratulations to Pre-Health Professions Postbaccalaureate student Keytiana Hempstead for receiving the 2022 Miles D. McCarthy Health Professions Award! Keytiana has been accepted into UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, where she plans to study ophthalmology.
Congratulations to Pre-Health Professions Postbaccalaureate student Matthew Cosaert on receiving the 2021 Miles D. McCarthy Health Professionals Award! Matthew heads to Loma Linda University School of Dentistry this fall. Upon completing dental school he will serve in the U.S. Navy as part of the Health Professionals Scholarship program before returning to service his local community with dental care.
Alex Argame ‘20 worked as a Registered Nurse for 7 years before deciding he wanted to attend medical school and pursue his passion for Interventional Radiology. Our Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate program helped Alex bridge that 7-year gap between undergraduate and medical school. He fulfilled all pre-medical prerequisites through our program and was able to get accepted into the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.
Jason Levalle started out as a Health Science undergrad at CSULB. Our Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate program helped him pursue his newfound dream of becoming a physician. He has now been accepted into the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona.
After completing her Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate program, Carlee Blakemore ‘17 went on to finish medical school at UCLA. She was even featured in a video by UCLA that documented her first and last year as a medical student. Carlee is now a resident health care provider in Wisconsin.
Our alumni are doing some amazing things during their time at med school. Kelly Bang '15 is now attending Des Moines University studying osteopathic medicine. She founded a mentorship program, matching osteopathic and podiatric med students with pre-med students at surrounding universities.
“I am very proud to have been a student at CSUF. They allowed me to flourish in ways I never thought possible.”
- Manpreet Luthra
Manpreet’s story
"I was also drawn to the fact that the program is cohort-based, as I wanted to be among like-minded individuals that could provide a built-in support system."
- Chanel Labasan
Chanel’s story Alumni Stories
Thinking about medical school but don't have a science degree? Learn how CSUF's Pre-Health Professions Postbaccalaureate Program helps career changers complete prerequisite coursework, prepare for the MCAT, and build a competitive application for medical school.
Area of study: Advanced chemistry, biology and physics courses; admissions test and application
preparation.
Ideal for: Students with bachelor’s degrees in non-science fields who want to become competitive
applicants for medical, dental, veterinary, optometry, PA and pharmacy professional
school programs.
Program format: On campus (full- or part-time)
Number of courses: 12 (minimum of 43 units approved course work)
Program length: 2 years (full-time student); 3 years (part-time student)
Cost: $525 per unit (fees are subject to change at any time)
Learn more about our programs at an advising appointment or by joining the Pre-Health Post-Bac contact list. By joining the list you will also receive program and application updates. Standard text messaging rates apply.
Let’s talk! Book an advising appointment with Program Lead & Advisor Brandy Schaal.
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