Pre-Health Curriculum

"Pre-Health is not a major but rather a direction at UAlbany. There is a suggested curriculum based on admission requirements to a variety of health professional schools, and this curriculum can be satisfied within the context of several UAlbany majors. We recommend that you choose a major based on your interests and strengths as long the prerequisites for professional school admission are met."

The pre-health curriculum is designed for students to go directly from May graduation from the University at Albany into Fall admission at a medical, dental, optometry school, or other allied health profession.   It is also designed to display a student’s ability to handle a rigorous undergraduate curriculum and prove the student’s ability to manage the academic demands of Medical or Dental school.  This coursework should be completed during the first two years of study at UAlbany if one plans to begin health professional school directly after completion of their bachelor’s degree.  The following course sequence is suggested:

* Some programs require one semester of composition (such as AENG 100Z) and one semester of literature (such as AENG 121).

Many health professional schools also strongly recommend or require biochemistry and additional advanced biology electives such as genetics, cell biology, physiology, etc.  Some programs also require courses in the social sciences such as psychology and sociology.