Pre-Health Sciences, B.A.

As a pre-health sciences major, you’ll be equipped with a broad, interdisciplinary foundation in the sciences. This degree will also prepare you for entry into a variety careers whether in the medical or dental fields. This degree allows for greater flexibility in your undergraduate coursework, so you can incorporate a minor, a second major, a study abroad program or additional elective coursework. Tailor your degree to your goals with the relevant biology, chemistry, math and physics courses necessary for preparation for entrance exams such as the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

Highlights

Career opportunities

This major offers many unique opportunities for work within natural sciences and entry into medical or dental school. Common career paths include medical and dental careers, as well as a variety of allied health fields: nurse, physician’s assistant, physical therapy, nutrition, medical technology and more.

Transferring to Fresno Pacific

FPU is a partner school with Transferology, a web-based tool that allows you to match the courses you’ve already taken with FPU programs. Visit Transferology.com to create an account and get started.

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Information

1. Biology (AS-T) to Pre-Health Sciences, B.A.

BA courses fulfilled through ADT:

• All lower-division General Education requirements fulfilled
• BA co-requisites and major courses fulfilled through ADT:
  • BIOL 111     General Biology: Cells and Physiology (4)
  • BIOL 121     General Biology: Diversity and Ecology (4)
  • CHEM 103    General Chemistry I (4)
  • CHEM 104    General Chemistry II (4)
  • MATH 210    Calculus I (4) [*replaces MATH-140]
• This program is offered as daytime traditional

ADT Guarantee is the completion of BA/BS degree in 68 units.

2. Chemistry (AS-T) to Pre-Health Sciences, B.A.

BA courses fulfilled through ADT:

• All lower-division General Education requirements fulfilled
• BA co-requisites and major courses fulfilled through ADT:
  • BIOL 111     General Biology: Cells and Physiology (4)
  • BIOL 121     General Biology: Diversity and Ecology (4)
  • CHEM 103    General Chemistry I (4)
  • CHEM 104    General Chemistry II (4)
  • MATH 210    Calculus I (4) [*replaces MATH-140]
  • PHYS 130 - University Physics I (4)
  • PHYS 131 - University Physics II (4)
• This program is offered as daytime traditional

ADT Guarantee is the completion of BA/BS degree in 68 units.

Course listing

In order to obtain a bachelor’s degree from Fresno Pacific University, students must complete at least 120 units. Along with completing all required courses in their selected area of study, general education requirements must be met by all graduates. See the general education summary in the undergraduate academic catalog for more information.

Select programs may not provide enough units for a student to graduate and therefore an emphasis and/or elective courses must be completed alongside the major. Please see below for emphases related to this area of study.

General Education Prerequisites

Required Courses (Minimum of 48 Units Total, 28 Units Upper-Division)

Select from the following in consultation with the program director

Program director

Alan Thompson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biology, Program Director, Pharmaceutical Science, Pre-Health Sciences & Biology B.A.

Faculty

Karen Cianci, Ph.D.

Dean of the School of Natural Sciences

Michael Kunz, Ph.D.

Program Director, Environmental Science & Environmental Studies

Krista Edmiston, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

Andrew T. Sensenig, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Program Director, Biology B.S.