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.