Pre-Health Professions Program
Pre-professional programs are advised in the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office.
As careers in health professions continue to be plentiful, applicants to the professional training programs become more numerous and requirements for admission into those programs become more stringent. One of the universal requirements for admission is a high grade point average. For this reason students entering K-State for the first time as freshmen will enroll in the pre-health professions program (PHPP). Students requesting transfer into a health professions curriculum with previous academic work at K-State or elsewhere must have a 2.75 GPA or higher to enroll in PHPP. For purposes of admission into PHPP, GPAs will be based on all courses attempted at colleges or universities.
Through the pre-health professions program successful students will establish a firm base for application to the professional school of their choice. While in PHPP students are advised in the health professions advising office for two semesters, normally 30 credit hours, while they take communications, humanities, social science, natural science, and math courses required for their chosen professional program.
PHPP students are required to enroll in Orientation to Health Careers (DAS 115) to acquaint them with the variety of health professions available, requirements for entry to professional schools, characteristics of health professionals, and issues in health care delivery.
Admission to a pre-health curriculum (pre-medicine, pre-physical therapy, etc.) will be granted after completion of the 30 hours with a GPA of 2.75 or above. Students with a GPA below 2.75 will be required to find an alternative to a pre-health curriculum.
DAS 115. Orientation to Health Careers. (1) I. Acquaints students whose career goals are in the health professions with the variety of options available and with the corresponding academic requirements. Discussion covers an introduction to the personal responsibilities that health-care workers assume and the impact of social and economic problems on our health-care delivery system. Includes an orientation to general requirements for success as a student at K-State and in professional health related programs.
DAS 240. Practicum in Pre-Health. (1) I, II, S. Forty hours spent observing the practice of dentistry, medicine, or optometry. Students are under the supervision and direction of individual dentists, physicians, or optometrists. Pr.: Sophomore standing, permission of the health professions advisor.
Medical technology
The medical technology curriculum requires 90 semester hours of preclinical courses and 10 to 18 months of work at one of the affiliated clinical programs in Kansas City or Wichita. Admission into the clinical portion of the training is by application; students are expected to have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to 2.5 for both overall work and for the required science courses. All the requirements for a bachelor's degree must be completed before a student is allowed to sit for the certification examination.
In addition to the general requirements for a bachelor's degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, the following courses are required:
| Preclinical courses |
| One course in statistics | 3 |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 350 | General Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 351 | General Organic Chemistry |
| Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOCH 521 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOCH 522 | General Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| or |
| CHM 371 | Chemical Analysis | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 455 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 670 | Immunology | 4
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Select two of the following courses:
| BIOL 530 | Pathogenic Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 340 | Human Body | 8 |
| BIOL 545/546 | Parasitology and Lab | 5 |
| Internship in affiliated school of medical technology | 30
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DAS 001. Medical Technology Clinical Semester. (Var.) I, II, S. Enrollment in this course allows students attending a hospital-based clinical program to complete the 30 credit hours of clinical work required for the bachelor's degree in medical technology. Pr.: Completion of the 90 credit hours of undergraduate course work required for the medical technology degree.
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Clinical courses (taken during internship)
DAS 401. Clinical Microbiology. (6-8) II. The theory and laboratory study of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, richettsiae, fungi, and parasites. Includes morphology, physiology, taxonomy, and medical significance.
DAS 402. Clinical Chemistry. (6-8) I. Theory and laboratory study of analytical biochemistry, incorporating both routine and special chemical procedures.
DAS 403. Clinical Hematology. (4-6) S. Study of blood cell derivation, maturation, and function, principles of hemastasis, and blood coagulation. Methodology used in routine and special hematology studies.
DAS 404. Clinical Immunology. (2-6) I. Immunohematology, the study of fundamentals of antigen-antibody reactions, blood groups and types, crossmatches, blood components, and the laboratory methods used in immunohematology studies; and serology, the theory of immunologic responses and procedures used in determination of serological studies.
DAS 405. Topics in Medical Technology. (3-6) II. Basic principles and practices of the medical laboratory, techniques and special projects.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-dentistry
U.S. dental schools require applicants to satisfactorily complete a specified set of courses and to present acceptable scores on the Dental Admission Test. The majority of entrants earn bachelor's degrees prior to matriculating. The courses listed below satisfy the admission requirements for most dental schools.
| PHYS 113 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 114 | General Physics II | 4 |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 350 | General Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| and |
| CHM 351 | General Organic Chemistry |
| Laboratory | 2 |
| or |
| CHM 531 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| and |
| CHM 532 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| and |
| CHM 550 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 201 | Organismic Biology | 5 |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Plane Trigonometry | 3
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Requirements for some dental schools vary, so consultation with the pre-dental advisor is recommended.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-medicine
Medical schools in the United States require applicants to complete a bachelor's degree before matriculating, to include a series of required science courses and a broad range of humanities and social sciences in their studies, to show leadership and an interest in the health field, and to present acceptable scores on the Medical College Admission Test. Kansas residents are given preference at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The courses listed below fulfill the science/math requirements at most U.S. medical schools and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 531 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 532 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHM 550 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| PHYS 113 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 114 | General Physics II | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| Biology electives | at least 4
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Requirements for some medical schools vary, so consultation with the pre-medical advisor is recommended.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-optometry
In order to apply for admission to a school of optometry, students are expected to complete successfully at least three years of college work including a set of specified science and math courses and to present acceptable scores on the Optometry Admission Test. Students must receive a bachelor's degree before the optometry degree will be granted. Pre-optometry is not a major toward an undergraduate degree.
The following courses satisfy the admission requirements at most optometry schools:
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Plane Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| PHYS 113 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 114 | General Physics II | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 201 | Organismic Biology | 5 |
| BIOL 455 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 340 | Structure and Function of the |
| Human Body | 8 |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 350 | General Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 351 | General Organic Chemistry |
| Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOCH 521 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| STAT 320 | Elements of Statistics | 3
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Requirements for some optometry schools vary, so consultation with the pre-optometry advisor is recommended.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-veterinary
Seventy semester hours and satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Exam are required for students applying for admission to the freshman class entering the College of Veterinary Medicine.
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| SPCH 105 | Public Speaking IA | 2 |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 350 | General Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 351 | General Organic Chemistry |
| Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOCH 521 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOCH 522 | General Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 113 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 114 | General Physics II | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 510 | Embryology | 3 |
| BIOL 511 | Embryology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 455 | General Microbiology (with lab) | 4 |
| ASI 500 | Animal Genetics | 3 |
| Social sciences and/or humanities | 12 |
| Electives | 9 |
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Because the pre-veterinary curriculum is not a degree-granting program, students in arts and sciences are encouraged to combine the pre-veterinary requirements with a degree-granting major of their choice. Students should consult the pre-veterinary advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office.
High school seniors with a 29 or greater ACT score or a 1280 or greater SAT combined score qualify for application to the veterinary scholars early admissions program. For more information contact the College of Veterinary Medicine at 785-532-4335.
The pre-veterinary requirements may be completed in the College of Agriculture if a student's major is in that college.
Pre-pharmacy
The admission committee of the Pharmacy School at the University of Kansas gives a preference to applicants who are Kansas residents. The following courses constitute their requirements.
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 531 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 532 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHM 550 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 551 | Advanced Organic Chemistry |
| Laboratory | 2 |
| MATH 220 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 | | BIOL 340 | Structure and Function of the |
| Human Body | 8 |
| BIOL 455 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| PHYS 115 | Descriptive Physics* | 4 |
| or |
| PHYS 101 | Physical World* | 3 |
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking I | 3 |
| Humanities and social sciences electives | 9 |
| Free electives | 9
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*Students who have completed high school physics with a grade of B or better may be exempt.
Requirements for other pharmacy schools vary, so consultation with the pre-pharmacy advisor is recommended.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-nursing
Students entering the pre-nursing curriculum take the necessary courses and electives for transferring to a school of nursing. The number and types of courses taken will vary depending on the school of nursing the student desires to attend. For students entering a baccalaureate degree program in nursing, generally two years of course work (60-65 credit hours), as prescribed by the university granting the degree, are required.
The following are core requirements needed for most BSN programs:
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking I | 3 |
| SOCIO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CHM 110/111 | General Chemistry and Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology and Lab | 4 |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| BIOL 455 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 340 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 8 |
| PSYCH 520 | Life Span Personality Development | 3 |
| FN 132 | Basic Nutrition | 3 |
| STAT | One introductory statistics course | 3 |
| Electives | (Var.)
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The number of additional specific courses and elective hours vary with the BSN program of your choice. Individual advising is strongly recommended.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-physical therapy
To be eligible for the state's two physical therapy master's degree programs, which are located at the University of Kansas and Wichita State University, students should complete an undergraduate degree in the field of their choice. The following are core requirements needed for most physical therapy programs. Additional humanities, social sciences, and other electives are required and vary with each program. KU requires satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Exam. Individual advising is strongly recommended.
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking I | 3 |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 505 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 520 | Life Span Personality Development | 3 |
| SOCIO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Plane Trigonometry | 3 |
| or |
| MATH 220 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 3 |
| STAT | One introductory statistics course | 3 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 340 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 8 |
| BIOL 455 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 |
| PHYS 113 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 114 | General Physics II | 4
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Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-occupational therapy
To be eligible for admission to regional occupational therapy programs, the following course work needs to be completed:
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| ENGL (Literature) 200+ | 3 |
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking I | 3 |
| SOCIO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Sociology elective | 3 |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 505 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 520 | Lifespan Personality Development | 3 |
| Psychology electives | 6 |
| CHM 110/111 | General Chemistry and Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 340 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 8 |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| STAT | One introductory statistics course | 3 |
| PHYS 113 | Physics I | 3 |
| CIS 101-104 | Introduction to Personal Computing | 4 |
| Basic art course* | 3 |
| Diversity elective | 3 |
| Restricted liberal arts elective | 3 |
| Humanities | (Var.) |
| Philosophy (ethics) | 3 |
| General electives | 11
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*Tangible art/craft classes (metal and jewelry, drawing I, sculpture, weaving, ceramics, painting, etc.)
A minimum of 90 hours is required for application to KU's master's program in occupational therapy.
Individual advising is strongly recommended.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-respiratory therapy
Advising is available for two years of preparatory work for application to respiratory therapy programs. The following classes should be taken:
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| STAT | One introductory statistics course | 3 |
| CHM 110/111 | General Chemistry and Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 340 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 8 |
| BIOL 455 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| PHYS 115 | Descriptive Physics | 4 |
| LATIN 105 | Latin and Greek for Scientists | 1 |
| Social science electives | 3 |
| Humanities electives | 9 |
| Math and science electives | 3-5 |
| Electives | 6
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Individual advising is strongly recommended.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
Pre-health information management
The pre-health information management curriculum is a three-year program. Qualified applicants then apply to the health information management program at the University of Kansas. The following course work needs to be completed:
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| ENGL 516 | Written Communication for Sciences | 3 |
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| STAT | One introductory statistics course | 3 |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOCIO 111 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Social science elective | 3 |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 340 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 8 |
| Science elective | 4 |
| MANGT 420 | Management Concepts | 3 |
| MANGT 531 | Personnel and Human Resource |
| Management | 3 |
| MANGT 390 | Business Law | 3 |
| CIS 101-104 | Introduction to Personal Computing | 4 |
| Humanities electives | 6 |
| Electives | 15
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Individual advising is strongly recommended. Contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office for more information.
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