Program Schedule

Program schedule

Courses in the Pre-Health Professions Postbaccalaureate Program are designed to help you not only get into a professional health care school, but also succeed once you’re there. You will consult with our health professions academic adviser to develop your own program of study, which will include a minimum of 43 units of approved course work. Most of your courses will be required by professional schools, and the others will be either highly recommended or important for standardized test preparation.

We offer two programs: the Career Changer Program is for those with no science background. The Academic Finisher Program is for those who have completed at least one year of general biology and one year of general chemistry. Students in the Academic Finisher Program only need to take Year 2 of the Full-time Student schedule below.

Full-time student

Year 1

Fall semester: BIOL 151, CHEM 120A, PHYS 211/211L
Spring semester: BIOL 152, CHEM 120B, PHYS 212/212L
Summer semester: CHEM 301A, CHEM 301B, CHEM 306A

Year 2

Fall semester: BIOL elective, CHEM 421
Spring semester: 3 or more units selected from list of electives, admission test, applications to professional schools

Part-time student

Year 1

Fall semester: CHEM 120A, PHYS 211/211L
Spring semester: CHEM 120B, PHYS 212/212L
Summer semester: No classes

Year 2

Fall semester: BIOL 151, CHEM 301A
Spring semester: BIOL 152, CHEM 301B
Summer semester: No classes

Year 3

Fall semester: CHEM 421, CHEM 306A, BIOL elective
Spring semester: admissions test, applications to professional schools, BIOL elective

Term	Course Dates	Course	Course Title
Full-time student
Year 1	Fall	BIOL 151	Cellular and Molecular Biology × Advanced Business Communication Expands knowledge of business communication and develops written and oral communication skills. Study a variety of business cases that understand the function of communication in the modern business world. Analyze real-life business problems and determine when and how to communicate corporate decisions to employees, business partners and the public.
		CHEM 120A	General Chemistry × Business Analytics I Statistical data analysis and inference techniques within the context of business analytics. Selecting statistical tools that are appropriate for a given application. Develop a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
		PHYS 211/211L	Elementary Physics/Lab
	Spring	BIOL 152	Evolution and Organismal Biology × Traditional Cultures of the World Comparative, worldwide survey of traditional, selected and well-studied ways of life using ethnographic writings and films. Examines diverse ways of life, with an emphasis on small-scale societies.
		CHEM 120B	General Chemistry × Managing Operations Integrates selected general management concepts with operations management concepts and techniques. Emphasizes the development of competencies required for effective planning, designing, operating, controlling and improving processes that produce and deliver quality goods and services.
		PHYS 212/212L	Elementary Physics/Lab
	Summer	CHEM 301A	Organic Chemistry × Organizational Behavior Social and cultural environments of business. Business ethics. Communication, leadership, motivation, perception, personality development, group dynamics and group growth. Human behavior and organizational design and management practice in American and world wide business.
		CHEM 301B	Organic Chemistry × Intermediate Accounting Accounting theory; preparation of income statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flows and comprehensive income; IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards); present value concepts; assets, revenue recognition and investments.
		CHEM 306A	Organic Chemistry Lab
Year 2	Fall	BIOL elective	× Principles of Marketing Applying current theories and concepts in effectively marketing goods and services to define target customers from a domestic and global perspective. Includes market research, identifying target customers, developing product offers, branding, pricing, marketing communications and distribution channels.
	Fall	CHEM 421	Biological Chemistry × Financial Management I Financial statement analysis. Interest rates and valuing cash flows (TVM; valuing stocks and bonds). Investment decision rules and capital budgeting. Risk and return (CAPM) and cost of capital.
	Spring	3 or more units selected from list of electives, admission test, applications to professional schools	× Business Analytics II Advanced concepts and applications of business analytics. Developing analytical thinking, applying business analytics solutions, and communicating insights based on the solutions to decision makers in an organization.
Part-time student
Year 1	Fall	BIOL 151	Cellular and Molecular Biology × Business Modeling Using Spreadsheets Use Microsoft Excel to implement business models. Excel will be used to effectively organize, analyze and present information. Examples include operations, production, marketing and finance. Macros, goal seek, solver, simulation and data tables.
	Fall	CHEM 120A	General Chemistry × Human Resource Management Human resource management functions in organizations. Topics include selection, recruiting, training, compensation and performance appraisal.
	Spring	BIOL 152	Evolution and Organismal Biology × Principles of Information Systems How business professionals can leverage Information Systems (IS) through planning, oversight and management. Understanding the implications of IS, learning to identify and evaluate potential opportunities to employ IS, understanding the role of IS as a major facilitator of the fundamental business activities and learning to manage IS projects.
	Spring	CHEM 120B	General Chemistry × Seminar in Strategic Management Integrative cases from top management viewpoint. Administrative processes, ethical-legal-economic implications of business decisions, international applications; organization theory and policy formulation. Individual and team efforts.
	Summer	No classes	× Marketing Research Methods Marketing research process. Problem formulation, identifying data sources, data collection, analysis techniques, preparing research reports and application of these concepts to marketing research projects.
Year 2	Fall	CHEM 301A	Organic Chemistry
	Fall	CHEM 306A	Organic Chemistry Lab
	Spring	CHEM 301B	Organic Chemistry
	Spring	PHYS 211/L	Elementary Physics/Lab
	Summer	No classes
Year 3	Fall	CHEM 421	Biological Chemistry
		PHYS 212/L	Elementary Physics/Lab
		BIOL elective
	Spring	3 or more units selected from list of electives, admission test, applications to professional schools

Term	Course Dates	Course	Course Title
Full-time student
Year 1	Spring	BIOL 151	Cellular and Molecular Biology × Advanced Business Communication Expands knowledge of business communication and develops written and oral communication skills. Study a variety of business cases that understand the function of communication in the modern business world. Analyze real-life business problems and determine when and how to communicate corporate decisions to employees, business partners and the public.
		CHEM 120A	General Chemistry × Business Analytics I Statistical data analysis and inference techniques within the context of business analytics. Selecting statistical tools that are appropriate for a given application. Develop a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
		PHYS 211/L	Elementary Physics/Lab
	Summer	No classes	× Traditional Cultures of the World Comparative, worldwide survey of traditional, selected and well-studied ways of life using ethnographic writings and films. Examines diverse ways of life, with an emphasis on small-scale societies.
	Fall	BIOL 152	Evolution and Organismal Biology × Organizational Behavior Social and cultural environments of business. Business ethics. Communication, leadership, motivation, perception, personality development, group dynamics and group growth. Human behavior and organizational design and management practice in American and world wide business.
		CHEM 120B	General Chemistry × Intermediate Accounting Accounting theory; preparation of income statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flows and comprehensive income; IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards); present value concepts; assets, revenue recognition and investments.
		PHYS 212/L	Elementary Physics/Lab
Year 2	Spring	CHEM 301A	Organic Chemistry × Principles of Marketing Applying current theories and concepts in effectively marketing goods and services to define target customers from a domestic and global perspective. Includes market research, identifying target customers, developing product offers, branding, pricing, marketing communications and distribution channels.
		CHEM 306A	Organic Chemistry Lab × Financial Management I Financial statement analysis. Interest rates and valuing cash flows (TVM; valuing stocks and bonds). Investment decision rules and capital budgeting. Risk and return (CAPM) and cost of capital.
		BIOL Elective
	Summer	CHEM 301B	Organic Chemistry × Business Analytics II Advanced concepts and applications of business analytics. Developing analytical thinking, applying business analytics solutions, and communicating insights based on the solutions to decision makers in an organization.
	Fall	CHEM 421	Biological Chemistry × Economics Development: Analysis and Case Studies Processes of economic growth with references to developing areas. Capital formation, resource allocation, relation to the world economy, economic planning and institutional factors, with case studies.
	Fall	BIOL Elective
Part-time student
Year 1	Spring	BIOL 151	Cellular and Molecular Biology × Business Modeling Using Spreadsheets Use Microsoft Excel to implement business models. Excel will be used to effectively organize, analyze and present information. Examples include operations, production, marketing and finance. Macros, goal seek, solver, simulation and data tables.
	Spring	CHEM 120A	General Chemistry × Human Resource Management Human resource management functions in organizations. Topics include selection, recruiting, training, compensation and performance appraisal.
	Summer	No classes	× Principles of Information Systems How business professionals can leverage Information Systems (IS) through planning, oversight and management. Understanding the implications of IS, learning to identify and evaluate potential opportunities to employ IS, understanding the role of IS as a major facilitator of the fundamental business activities and learning to manage IS projects.
	Fall	BIOL 152	Evolution and Organismal Biology × Marketing Research Methods Marketing research process. Problem formulation, identifying data sources, data collection, analysis techniques, preparing research reports and application of these concepts to marketing research projects.
	Fall	CHEM 120B	General Chemistry × Economic Research Methods Basics of applied economic research. How to access existing economic knowledge, locate and compile economic data, and analyze economic problems using theory and quantitative methods.
Year 2	Spring	CHEM 301A	Organic Chemistry
	Spring	CHEM 306A	Organic Chemistry Lab
	Summer	CHEM 301B	Organic Chemistry
	Fall	CHEM 421	Biological Chemistry
	Fall	PHYS 211/L	Elementary Physics/Lab
Year 3	Spring	BIOL Elective
	Spring	PHYS 212/L	Elementary Physics/Lab
	Summer	No classes
	Fall	BIOL Elective

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