Pre-Health Professions ProgramStudents interested in 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 becomes more stringent. One of the universal requirements for admission is a high grade point average. For this reason, students declaring interest in a health profession and entering K-State for the first time as freshmen will be admitted to the pre-health professions program (PHPP). Students who have previous academic work at K-State or elsewhere must have a 2.75 or higher GPA to declare PHPP. For purposes of declaring PHPP, GPAs will be based on all courses attempted at colleges or universities.
PHPP students are advised in the health professions advising office. They take communications, humanities, social science, natural science, and mathematics courses required for their chosen health professions program. First-semester freshmen PHPP students who enter K-State in the fall semester are required to enroll in Orientation to Health Careers (DAS 115) to acquaint them with a variety of health professions, requirements for entry into professional schools, and the characteristics and expectations of health care professionals.
After completing 30 semester hours and earning a 2.75 or higher GPA, students are required to move out of PHPP and declare a specific pre-health curriculum (pre-nursing, pre-medicine, pre-physical therapy, pre-dentistry, etc.). Students with a GPA below 2.75 or who no longer have an interest in pursuing a health profession are 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.
Clinical laboratory science (medical technology)
In addition to the general requirements for a bachelor's degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, the following courses are required:
Clinical courses (taken during internship)
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 Clinical Laboratory Science (Medical Technology). (3-6) II. Basic principles and practices of the medical laboratory, techniques and special projects.
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Pre-dentistry
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Pre-health information management
The pre-health information management curriculum is a two-year program at Kansas State University followed by two years in the health information management program at the University of Kansas. The following course work must be completed to qualify for admission to KU's program:
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Pre-medicine
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Pre-nursing
Students entering the pre-nursing curriculum take courses in preparation to transfer to a school that offers a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Prerequisites vary considerably and can change frequently depending on the schools of nursing to which students plan to apply. Generally about 65 credit hours are required before transferring to a school of nursing, although this varies.
The following are core requirements of most BSN programs:
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Pre-occupational therapy
The pre-occupational therapy curriculum prepares students for application to the master's program in occupational therapy at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Successful completion of 90 semester hours is required before entering. Once accepted, students who successfully complete the first year of the professional program at KU earn the bachelor of occupational studies degree, which is followed by two years of graduate study leading to the master's in occupational therapy.
Electives must bring the prerequisite hours to a total of 90. Suggested courses include but are not limited to multicultural classes, foreign language, sign language, kinesiology, technical or professional writing, sociology or psychology relating to family dynamics, and additional humanities of interest to the student.
Prerequisites may change. Requirements of other occupational therapy programs vary.
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Pre-optometry
The following courses satisfy the admission requirements at most optometry schools:
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Pre-pharmacy
Requirements for other pharmacy schools vary, so consultation with the pre-pharmacy advisor is recommended.
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Pre-physical therapy
The state's two physical therapy education programs, which are located at the University of Kansas and Wichita State University, require completion of a bachelor's degree. The following are core requirements needed for most physical therapy education programs:
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Pre-respiratory care
Advising is available for two years of preparatory work for application to respiratory therapy programs. The following classes should be taken:
Pre-veterinary
The majority of students accepted to veterinary school have earned a bachelor's degree, although it is not required. Most students apply to veterinary school more than once. Veterinary schools accept applications only once each year; during the year between the first and second application, students often work toward completion of their bachelor's degree.
The college in which students receive undergraduate advising for pre-veterinary medicine should be chosen based on their ``Plan B'': the degree they wish to work toward if they apply to veterinary school more than once. The Plan B should be chosen based on each individual student's academic interests.
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University does not recommend or give preference to students based on the college in which they receive undergraduate advising or through which they earn a bachelor's degree.
High school seniors with a 29 or higher composite ACT score or a 1280 or higher 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.
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