Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate

Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Pathways

Post-baccalaureate students are expected to drive their own experience in the program, to work with an advisor to develop an individualized academic plan, and to proactively seek assistance with other preparatory efforts from advisors and career counselors. To participate in our program is to take pre-health coursework at Pacific, to become engaged in relevant activities, and to take advantage of the well-developed advising services we have in place for pre-health students, which includes one-on-one advising, workshops, and a range of different relevant events.

Below are some common prerequisites for Health Profession programs. Please note: typically, the expiration date for natural science prerequisites is 7 years.

CHEM 220 - General Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHEM 220L - General Chemistry I Lab credit(s)
CHEM 230 - General Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
CHEM 230L - General Chemistry II Laboratory credit(s)
BIOL 200 - Intro Biology: Flow of Energy 4 credit(s)
BIOL 200L - Intro Biology: Flow of Energy Lab 0 credit(s)
BIOL 201 - Intro Biology: Flow of Information 4 credit(s)
BIOL 201L - Intro Biology: Flow of Info Lab 0 credit(s)
HBIO 230 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credit(s)
HBIO 230L - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab credit(s)
HBIO 231 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credit(s)
HBIO 231L - Human Anatomy & Physiology II credit(s)
MATH 207 - General Elementary Statistics 4 credit(s)
OR
SOC 301 - Social Statistics 4 credit(s)
OR
PSY 350 - Behavioral Statistics 4 credit(s)
In addition, some Health Profession programs require:
MATH 226 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
CHEM 300 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CHEM 380 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry 4 credit(s)
CHEM 400 - Advanced Organic Chemistry 4 credit(s)
BIOL 308 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
PHY 202 - Introductory Physics I 4 credit(s)
AND
PHY 202L - Introductory Physics I Laboratory credit(s)
AND
PHY 204 - Introductory Physics II 4 credit(s)
AND
PHY 204L - Introductory Physics II Lab credit(s)
AND
OR
PHY 232W - Gen Physics I-Workshop Phys I 4 credit(s)
AND
PHY 242 - General Physics II-Workshop Physics II 4 credit(s)
Health Profession programs also can have prerequisites outside of the natural Sciences in subjects like English Writing, Psychology, and Humanities.

Admission

Application procedure for post-baccalaureate applicants

Submit the following:

Completed Application
$40 non-refundable application fee
Personal Essay/Statement of Purpose
Letter of Recommendation from an Academic Advisor, teacher, or appropriate faculty member or employer
Official transcript from the College/University the applicant graduated from or is graduating from with a Bachelor’s Degree.(If Bachelor’s Degree is pending, a final official transcript is required when degree is posted)
A resume