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Health Sciences Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program Entrance Requirements

Applicants to the Health Sciences Program for post baccalaureate education must meet the following minimum admissions requirements:

  • Earn a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university by the time of enrollment.
  • Complete a minimum of eight (8) semester hours with lab experience in biology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physics.
  • Have an overall minimum grade point average of 2.7
  • Provide scores from the most recent MCAT that the applicant has taken* (medical Post Baccalaureate only).
  • Submit official transcripts from each undergraduate and/or graduate school previously attended.
  • Submit one letter of recommendation from a member of the science faculty at the college of university previously attended.

*Health Sciences students who are interested in applying to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine must have a minimum MCAT composite score of 22.

To be considered for admission to the Pharmacy Health Sciences Program, an applicant must have:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Complete 8 semester hours in each of the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, with no grade lower than a C: general biology, inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry (each course must include a 2 semester hour laboratory experience).
  • Complete 3 semester hours in each of the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, with no grade lower than a C: physics, calculus, statistics, economics (macro, micro or general), and psychology or sociology.
  • Complete 6 semester hours in the following course with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, with no grade lower than a C: English
  • Complete 15 semester hours in the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, with no grade lower than a C: General Education Electives *


*General Education Electives in subject areas other than the above prerequisites; such as humanities and social sciences.

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