HEALTH PROGRAMS
Preprofessional Training
Because of the very large number of students interested in the health and associated health professions and the limited number of spaces in professional schools, the competition for admissLiberal Arts and Sciences, College ofCurriculaPreprofessional Health Programsion to professional programs is great. Students interested in the health and associated health professions are directed into degree programs in the college so that they can make progress toward meeting requirements for bachelor's degrees at the same time that they complete course requirements for admission to the desired health and associated health professions. By doing this, a student who is not successful in gaining admission to a professional program may complete a degree program without prolonging study beyond eight semesters.Academic Advising
Since students who are interested in the health professions are expected to enter degree programs of their choice, their academic advising is provided by the departmental offices of the curricula or majors that they have selected. Generally, students interested in dentistry, veterinary medicine, and often medicine are advised to elect the biology general option in life sciences as their major. Students interested in medical records administration, nutrition and medical dietetics, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and professional nursing are advised to elect the general curriculum.Professional School Advising
Advising for professional schools and career advising for dentistry, allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, optometry, and podiatry may be obtained from the Health Careers House, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL, 61801. The office serves as a resource center for information concerning careers in the health professions listed above, provides personal and individual career counseling and guidance for students who are interested in those professions, and coordinates the visits of deans and admissions officers to this campus to interview prospective applicants and to acquaint students with the unique educational features of their institutions.The office provides standard faculty evaluation forms to students who are planning to apply to professional schools in the health professions listed above. A student may request letters of evaluation from faculty members at any time during his or her college career. The office will maintain the letters in a confidential file and will duplicate and forward them, unedited, to the professional schools designated by the student.
Information on the UIUC dietetics program is on page 61 of this publication, or is available from the College of Agriculture Office of Academic Programs, 1301 West Gregory, Urbana, IL 61801.
Information about application to the University of Illinois at Chicago for medical laboratory sciences, medical record administration, nursing, nutrition and medical dietetics, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and pharmacy is available at the Health Careers House, 901 W. Illinois Street, Urbana, IL, 61801. Information on nursing is also available at the College of Nursing, 408 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
Transfer Credit From Professional Schools
If a student has satisfied both college and major residence requirements, it is possible to transfer basic medical science credit satisfactorily completed at a fully accredited medical, dental, or veterinary medical school for courses acceptable to the major and to apply that credit to the requirements for the baccalaureate degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The amount of transfer credit cannot exceed 30 semester hours, and duplication of courses completed on this campus will not be permitted. Credit will be counted only upon completion of one year's professional study.A student planning to complete the baccalaureate degree requirements by attendance at a medical, dental, or veterinary medical school must obtain an evaluation of credit before attending that school. Because it is quite possible that less than the maximum amount of credit may be acceptable as transfer credit, it is essential that the student consult the admissions and records officer in the college office as early as possible.
If there is any question about whether a course meets the criteria for acceptability or about the amount of credit to be granted, the student will be responsible for providing the necessary information upon which the head of the appropriate department (or his or her designate) on this campus will make a recommendation to the college regarding the acceptance of credit. Final determination of the credit will be made by the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or his or her designate.
The prior agreement regarding transfer credit from professional schools must be included in the student's major contract form.
Professional Health Program Requirements
All of the professional and associated health programs listed below are offered only at the Health Sciences Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Upon completion of preprofessional requirements, students apply to these programs in open competition with students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and elsewhere. Because of the high level of competition, not all applicants are admitted. Students who are interested in these programs should familiarize themselves with similar programs, offered by other colleges and universities in Illinois and in other states, to which they may wish to apply.Preprofessional Requirements For Dentistry
Preprofessional training for dentistry is basically a three-year program, although 60 to 70 percent of the students who are admitted to dental schools have bachelor's degrees. It is highly advisable, therefore, to complete the requirements for admission to dental school in conjunction with fulfilling requirements for a bachelor's degree.It is essential for students to know the specific requirements for admission to each of the dental schools to which they apply. These requirements are listed in Admission Requirements of the American Dental Schools, published by the American Association of Dental Schools, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
Requirements of all U.S. and Canadian dental schools include: (1) All applicants take the Dental Admissions Test (DAT) as recommended and approved by the American Dental Association. For information concerning the test, write to the Division of Educational Measurements, American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. The application forms can also be obtained from the Health Careers Office, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801. (2) All applicants must submit faculty letters of evaluation (a folder should be opened in the Health Careers House). (3) An interview may be requested by the committee of admissions. The American Association of Dental Schools sponsors a centralized application service (AADSAS). Application request cards can be obtained from the Health Careers House, 901 West Illinois Street, or by writing to AADSAS, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20036.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS variable
Composition I requirement: Two semesters (recommended are SPCOM 111 and 112-Verbal Communication; or RHET 105-Principles of Composition, or RHET 108-Forms of Composition, and RHET 133-Principles of Composition variable
Mathematics (prerequisites for chemistry and physics): 3
MATH 112-Algebra 2
MATH 114-Trigonometry 4
CHEM 101-General Chemistry 4
CHEM 102-General Chemistry (Biological or Physical Version) 3
CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry 2
CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory 3
CHEM 122-Elementary Quantitative Analysis, or CHEM 336-Fundamental Organic Chemistry, II; or BIOCH 350-Introductory Biochemistry 5
BIOL 120-Genetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity 5
BIOL 121-Ecology and Organismic Biology 5
BIOL 122-Molecular and Cellular Biology 10-12
Choose from: or variable
General education sequences in humanities and social sciences Electives (foreign language, MATH 120, social sciences, and humanities beyond the minimum requirements are strongly recommended)
Preprofessional Requirements For Medicine
Although a few students are admitted to medical school after three years of preprofessional training, more than 95 percent of the students have bachelor's degrees. Therefore, students should pursue study in degree programs. There is no prescribed curriculum for premedical students. The majors in life sciences, chemistry, and biochemistry, and the curriculum in chemical engineering, are especially suitable since requirements in these curricula overlap to some extent with medical school requirements. Any major in psychology, the humanities, social studies, or the fine arts is acceptable for medical school. Since students who are planning to apply to medical schools will need a number of science courses (even if they are majoring in nonscience areas), it is important that students elect mathematics during the first year since calculus is a prerequisite for some courses in chemistry, physics, and the life sciences.Requirements of most American and Canadian medical schools include1: (1) All applicants must take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) as recommended and approved by the Association of American Medical Colleges. The MCAT must be taken no later than October of the year prior to enrollment. For information concerning the test, write to Medical Colleges Test, American Testing Program, Box 414, 2255 North Dubuque Road, Iowa City, IA 52243. The application forms can also be obtained from the Health Careers House, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801. (2) All applicants must submit faculty letters of evaluation (folder should be opened in the Health Careers House). (3) An interview may be requested by the committee on admissions.
The American Association of Medical Schools sponsors a centralized application service, the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Applications are available from AMCAS, Section for Student Services, Suite 301, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-1989. Application request cards or applications can be obtained from the Health Careers House, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801.
Students who anticipate careers in medicine are advised to obtain additional information from those medical schools in which they are interested. Specific admission requirements for individual medical schools are listed in Medical School Admission Requirements, published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, One Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington D.C. 20036.
1. A few medical schools do not require the MCAT.
Preprofessional Requirements For Nursing
The University offers a degree program leading to the bachelor of science in nursing for students with two or more years of selected liberal arts and sciences courses and for registered nurses who meet a specific set of requirements. Students are eligible for admission to the College of Nursing upon successful completion of 60 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses that meet graduation requirements.The program is made up of two phases: two preprofessional years in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Urbana-Champaign or at any other accredited college or university, and the professional phase administered by the College of Nursing at the Health Sciences Center of the University of Illinois at Chicago. (A baccalaureate degree program for registered nurses is also offered on the Urbana-Champaign campus by the College of Nursing.)
Two general education sequences are required for graduation from the College of Nursing: one in the natural sciences, and one in either the social sciences or the humanities. The two required sequences allow students to become more thoroughly acquainted with two selected disciplines.
A sequence in the natural sciences consists of four courses: two lower-division courses and one upper-division course in one area of choice (e.g., chemistry or biology) plus one course (lower- or upper-division) in a different area.
A sequence in the social sciences or humanities consists of three courses: two courses in one area of choice (e.g., psychology or sociology), one of which must be upper-division, and an additional course (either lower- or upper-division) in a different area of the same discipline (e.g., in the social sciences if the other two courses were also in the social sciences).
The nursing courses required for the R.N.-B.S.N. program include thirteen required core courses (49 semester hours), one long-term component course (3 semester hours) one selected focus course (5 semester hours) and electives (3 semester hours) . For registered nurse students, 28 semester hours of the nursing requirements may be met through validation of previous learning using National League for Nursing (NLN) examinations which must be completed prior to enrollment in nursing courses.
Admission to the professional phase is on recommendation of the admissions committee of the College of Nursing after completion of the following requirements with an overall grade-point average of 2.5 and a minimum grade of C in required courses.
For additional information about the programs in nursing, write to the University of Illinois at Chicago, Office of Student Services (M/C 802), College of Nursing, 845 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612 or to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Nursing, 408 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS variable
Composition I requirement: RHET 105-Principles of Composition or RHET 108-Forms of Composition 4
General biology 3
Introductory statistics 3
Introduction to professional nursing: NUSC 100 to be taken in the sophomore year. (NUSC 100 will not count toward the minimum 120 hours required by LAS for graduation.) 16
Other natural sciences, including organic chemistry and either anatomy and physiology or human biology 9
Social sciences, including optional sequence requirement 9
Humanities, including optional sequence requirement variable
Other liberal arts and sciences electives 60
Total Preprofessional Requirements For Pharmacy
Preprofessional training for pharmacy is a two-year program. Minimum requirements for admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program at the University of Illinois at Chicago are 61 semester hours, exclusive of physical education and military science, with at least a 2.5 grade-point average in the following requirements.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 8
Composition I requirement. Select from: or or and 5
MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I 4
CHEM 101-General Chemistry 4
CHEM 102-General Chemistry (Biological or Physical Version) 3
CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry 2
CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory 3
CHEM 331-Organic Chemistry (CHEM 336-Fundamental Organic Chemistry, II is acceptable). 8-15
Select from: BIOL 104-Animal Biology and PLBI0 100-Plant Biology or BIOL 120-Genetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity, BIOL 121-Ecology and Organismic Biology, and BIOL 122-Molecular and Cellular Biology 5
CSB 234-Functional Human Anatomy 3
MCBIO 100-Introductory Microbiology (MCBIO 101-Introductory Experimental Microbiology is strongly recommended) 20
Electives including at least one course in each of the following five categories: social/behavioral sciences; economics, finance, or accounting; fine arts (including art, music, or theatre); physical sciences (including physics, geology, or astronomy); variable
humanities including history, philosophy, or foreign language (one of these courses must meet the UIC Campus cultural diversity requirement) NOTE: Applicants must have completed all course work in English composition, mathematics, and science before entering the College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Health Sciences Center.
Preprofessional Requirements For Veterinary Medicine
Students wishing to complete the preprofessional requirements for veterinary medicine in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may do so within a variety of curricula. However, courses required are equivalent to those recommended for students majoring in the life sciences. See page 164.Because of the competition for admission, students should plan to complete bachelor's degree programs. Recently there were approximately three qualified applicants for each space available in the entering class in veterinary medicine. The mean grade-point average of admitted students was slightly above 3.5.
Specific information about veterinary medicine, including admission requirements, may be found beginning on page 191.
Preprofessional Requirements For Medical Laboratory Sciences
Minimum requirements for admission include 60 semester hours, exclusive of physical education and military science, with at least a 2.0 grade-point average in the following requirements.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 6-8
Composition I requirement, select from: or 3
MATH 112-Algebra, or equivalent (to fulfill prerequisite for chemistry) 13
Courses including: 8-9 hrs. CHEM 101 and 102-General Chemistry, or CHEM 107, 108, 109, 110-Accelerated Chemistry, I and II and Labs 5 hrs. CHEM 231 and 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry and Lab 13
Biological sciences including: MCBIO 100-Introductory Experimental Microbiology, and MCBIO 101-Introductory Experimental Microbiology; or MCBIO 200-Microbiology, and 201-Experimental Microbiology1 PHYSL 103-Introduction to Human Physiology Recommended Electives: BIOL 100-Biological Sciences, BIOL 104-Animal Biology, or BIOL 101-Biological Sciences BIOL 120-Genetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity BIOL 121-Ecology and Organismic Biology BIOL 122-Molecular and Cellular Biology 6
Humanities 6
Social Sciences variable
Medical Terminology: one course 60
Electives: recommended are genetics, cell biology, anatomy, electronics, statistics, education, additional rhetoric NOTE: If a student must delay enrolling in CHEM 101 until the spring semester of the freshman year, attendance in summer school will be necessary to complete chemistry and biology in two years.
1. MCBIO 101 may be used in place of 201 in the 200-201 sequence.
Preprofessional Requirements For Health Information Management
Minimum requirements for admission are 60 semester hours, exclusive of physical education and military science, with at least a 2.0 grade-point average in the following requirements.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 6-8
Composition I requirements. Select from: or 6
RHET 133-Principles of Composition, or RHET 143-Intermediate Expository Writing variable
Biological science: PHYSL 103-Introduction to Human Physiology CSB 234-Functional Human Anatomy Two additional courses1 3
MATH 112-Algebra (prerequisite for statistics course). variable
Statistics: One course2 6
Humanities 6
Social sciences 60
Electives
1. Recommended courses are BIOL 100, 104 or 101; BIOL 120, 121, 122.
2. Examples of courses that may be chosen are SOC 185, PSYCH 235, ECON 171, MATH 161, or STAT 100
Preprofessional Requirements For Nutrition And Medical Dietetics
Minimum requirements for admission are 60 semester hours, exclusive of physical education and military science, with at least a 2.5 grade-point average in the following requirements.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 6-8
Composition I requirement, select from: or 3
RHET 133-Principles of Composition or RHET 143-Intermediate Expository Writing Biological sciences: 5-8
MCBIO 100-Introductory Experimental Microbiology, and MCBIO 101-Introductory Experimental Microbiology; or MCBIO 200-Microbiology, and 201-Experimental Microbiology variable
One additional course1 Chemistry: 8
CHEM 101 and 102-General Chemistry 5
CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry, and CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory 3
MATH 112-Algebra (prerequisite for chemistry) 3
Statistics: One course2 Foods and nutrition: 3
FSHN 120-Contemporary Nutrition 3
FSHN 130-Food Selection and Preparation 3
FSHN 131-Food Management 4
PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology variable
Humanities: Two courses, preferably one in literature variable
Anthropology or sociology: Two courses3 60
Electives NOTE: If a student must delay enrolling in CHEM 101 until the spring semester of the freshman year, attendance in summer school will be necessary to complete chemistry and biology requirements in two years.
1. Recommended choices: PHYSL 103; BIOL 101; BIOL 104
2. Suggested courses include SOC 185, PSYCH 235, MATH 161, or STAT 100)
3. Recommended courses are ANTH 103; SOC 100
Preprofessional Requirements For Occupational Therapy
Preprofessional course work for occupational therapy generally is a two-year program. Minimum requirements for admission are 60 semester hours with at least a 2.5 grade-point average including the following courses.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 6-8
Composition I requirement. Select from: or 3
RHET 133-Principles of Composition, or RHET 143-Intermediate Expository Writing 4
PHYSL 103-Introduction to Human Physiology 5
CSB 234-Functional Human Anatomy 3
Statistics: One course1 MATH 112-Algebra (prerequisite for statistics) 10-12
Social sciences: Three courses: SOC 100, and any two courses in a social science (excluding psychology) Psychology: 4
PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology 3
PSYCH 238-Abnormal Psychology 3
PSYCH 2162-Child Psychology 3-4
One additional elective in psychology varied
Manual arts: Two courses in woodworking, sculpture, jewelry making, weaving, print making, or paper making3 varied
Medical terminology: One course 6
Humanities 6-8
Physical or biological science: Two courses 60
Electives NOTE: Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required upon entrance into the professional program. At least 40 hours experience in an occupational therapy department is required before application.
1. Suggested courses are SOC 185, PSYCH 235, MATH 161, STAT 100
2. HDFS 105 may be substituted.
3. Examples of courses include ART&D 150, ARTCR 160, ARTCR 170, ARTSC 228, ARTPR 271 or 281
Preprofessional Requirements For Physical Therapy
Preprofessional training for physical therapy is a two-year program. Minimum requirements for admission are 60 semester hours, exclusive of military service, with at least a 2.5 grade-point average in the following requirements.
HOURS
REQUIREMENTS 6-8
Composition I requirement:, select from 3
RHET 133-Principles of Composition, or RHET 143-Intermediate Expository Writing 5
MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I 8
CHEM 101 and 102-General Chemistry Biological sciences: 5
BIOL 120-Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity 5
BIOL 121-Ecology and Organismic Biology 5
BIOL 122-Molecular and Cellular Biology 5
CSB 234-Functional Human Anatomy Social science: PSYCH 100, and one social science course other than psychology 10
PHYCS 101 and 102-General Physics 6
Humanities from two different departments 60
Electives: recommended are anthropology, human anatomy and physiology, health and safety studies, additional psychology, and sociology Additional Requirements: 1.
GRE scores forwarded from the Educational Testing Service; 2.
45 hours of clinical experience (15 hours at 3 different sites and with a registered physical therapist). This experience can be volunteer, paid, or observation (there are clinical experience reference forms). NOTES:
-A current or up-to-date Red Cross First Aid and CPR card also will be required prior to enrollment.
-If a student must delay enrolling in CHEM 101 until the second semester of the freshman year, attendance in summer school will be necessary to complete chemistry and biology requirements in two years.