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Prerequisite Courses

A minimum of 73 SC are required from a regionally accredited college or university and must fulfill all College requirements regarding the acceptance of transfer credit. Only courses with a grade of "C" or better are accepted to meet prerequisite course requirements.  Students are eligible for the professional program after completing 67 SC, including all of the science and mathematics requirements, prior to enrollment in the professional program.   However, upon acceptance into the program, an additional 6 SC of general education requirements must be listed on the student’s degree plan.
 

Area/Typical Course Title

Minimum
Semester Credit

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 

English Composition 

History of Civilization/World History 

American History or National Government

Social Science [Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology,
     Geography, or Economics]
Speech Communication 

Fine Arts [Art (including Architecture and Film), Music,
     or Theatre Art]1

Humanities [Philosophy, Political Science, Literature,
     or Humanities]2

Electives3 
 

6

6

3

6

2

3
 

3

17

46

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS

 

Biological/Health Science:4
    Biology Electives
    Anatomy & Physiology (or Physiology) 
    Microbiology 
General Chemistry 
College Algebra (or higher level mathematics) 


8

4

4

8

3
27

   TOTAL

73


1The Fine Arts requirement cannot be fulfilled with a studio course.

2Humanities requirements may be selected from the courses in the subject areas of philosophy, political science, literature and the humanities.  The course in National Government, if selected to meet the US History/National Government requirement, cannot also be used to meet the Humanities requirement in Political Science.  Acceptable courses in literature must be broad survey courses; world literature is especially recommended.

3Recommended electives include introductory courses in Computer Science, Statistics, Management, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Quantitative Analysis.

4To include not more than 4 SC of botany.

Chemistry and Biology/Health Science courses must be suitable for majors in those disciplines and must include laboratory credit in required courses. Other courses may fulfill the program’s requirements. Contact the department for course approval. CLEP credits are not acceptable to fulfill chemistry and biological science requirements.

Students entering with a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university must complete the following requirements for a CHRP bachelor’s degree: (a) 32 SC in residence; (b) all program-specific mathematics and biological and physical science prerequisites; (c) all program-specific professional requirements; (d) if not completed as part of a previous degree program, a 3 SC college/university course in American history or national government, a 3 SC course in college algebra or higher level mathematics, and a 3 SC course in humanities.

Fulfillment of the pre-professional curriculum does not assure admittance into the professional program (please see Application Procedures and Deadlines).

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