Pre-Health Certificate (Post-Bachelor's)

Program & Admissions Requirements

Students who complete seven (7) of the basic core sciences and/or other elective pre-health courses while enrolled in the certificate program at Framingham State University will receive a certification of completion of the program. Students will be required to maintain an overall 3.00 GPA to remain eligible for the program.

Course Requirements (7)

BIOL 130/130L Principles of Biology with Lab
BIOL 208/208L Genetics with Lab
BIOL 228/228L Microbiology with Lab
BIOL 235/235L Principles of Human Physiology with Lab
BIOL 241/241L Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab OR
- BIOL 233/233L Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy with Lab (suggested for pre-Vet students)
BIOL 242/242L Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab
BIOL 260/260L Cell Biology with Lab
BIOL 262/262L Molecular Biology with Lab
CHEM 107/107L Principles of Chemistry with Lab
CHEM 108/108L Principles of Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis with Lab
CHEM 207/207L Organic Chemistry I with Lab
CHEM 208/208L Organic Chemistry II with Lab
CHEM 301/301L Biochemistry I with Lab OR
- CHEM 300/300L Principles of Biochemistry with Lab
HLTH 302 Exercise Physiology (suggested for PT applicants)
MATH 180 Precalculus
MATH 219 Calculus I
MATH 220 Calculus II
NEUR 225 Biopsychology
NUTR 110 Fundamentals of Nutrition Science
PHYS 211 Principles of Physics I
PHYS 212 Principles of Physics II
STAT 117 Introduction to Statistics OR
- ENVS 202 Data Analysis for Scientists OR
  - STAT 208 Biostatistics

Complete the online certificate admission application
Have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
Applicants must have received a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.00 GPA from a regionally accredited college/university and must submit all official college-level transcripts. Applicants who studies outside of the United State must submit official transcripts and a course-by-course evaluation for US equivalency.
Two (2) recommendations must be submitted electronically through the Recommendation section of the application. One letter must be from an employer or supervisor, and the second letter must be from a faculty member who has taught the candidate at the collegiate level if the candidate attended classes in the last five years; if a faculty recommendation is not possible, the second letter should be another professional recommendation.
Submit a typed, 300-word personal statement discussing their motivation for seeking this Post-Baccalaureate certificate in view of prior formal education, current job responsibilities, and career plans.