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Preprofessional Programs

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/PPP/f_PPP.shtml

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 admission 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 Career Center, 715 South Wright, Champaign, IL, 61820. The office serves as a resource center for information concerning careers in the health professions, 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 University of Illinois dietetics program is available in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition section of this publication or from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Office of Academic Programs, 101 Mumford Hall, 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 Career Center, 715 South Wright, Champaign, IL, 61820. 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, DC 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 Career Center, 715 South Wright, Champaign, IL 61820. (2) All applicants must submit faculty letters of evaluation (a folder should be opened in the Career Center). (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 Career Center or by writing to AADSAS, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Suite 101, Washington, DC 20036.

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/DENTISTRY/f_dentistry.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

variable  Composition I requirement: Select one group of

           courses:

          SPCOM 111-Verbal Communication, and

          SPCOM 112-Verbal Communication* recommended sequence 

     or 

          RHET 105-Principles of Composition 

     or 

          RHET 108-Forms of Composition, and 

          RHET 133-Principles of Composition (recommended 

           for Advanced Composition requirement)

variable  Mathematics (prerequisites for MATH 120): 

5         MATH 120-Calculus with Analytic Geometry

4         CHEM 101-General Chemistry

          CHEM 105-General Chemistry Laboratory

4         CHEM 102-General Chemistry (Biological or 

           Physical Version)

          CHEM 106-General Chemistry Laboratory



3         CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry

2         CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory

3         CHEM 331-Elementary Organic Chemistry, II

          Select one course:     

          CHEM 336-Fundamental Organic Chemistry, II 

          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     Select one group of courses:

          PHYCS 101-General Physics (Mechanics, Heat, and 

           Sound), and 

          PHYCS 102-General Physics (Light, Electricity, 

           Magnetism, and Modern Physics)

     or

          PHYCS 111-General Physics (Mechanics), and 

          PHYCS 112-General Physics (Electricity and 

           Magentism), and 

          PHYCS 113-General Physics (Fluids and Thermal 

           Physics), and

          PHYCS 114-General Physics (Waves and Quantum Physics)

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

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/medicine/f_medicine.shtml

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 Career Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 715 South Wright, Champaign, IL 61820. (2) All applicants must submit faculty letters of evaluation (folder should be opened in the Career Center). (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, DC 20036-1989. Application request cards or applications can be obtained from the Career Center, 715 South Wright, Champaign, IL 61820.

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 DC 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.

E-mail: whippo@uiuc.edu

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/nursing/f_nursing.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisite Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements1

6         Composition I and II

8-10      Human Anatomy and Physiology

3         Microbiology

8-10      General Chemistry and Organic/Biochemistry

6         Social Sciences (2 different fields; Psychology  

           and Sociology recommended)

6         Humanities (2 different fields)

3         Nutrition

3         Life span human growth and development

3         Cultural diversity course2

3         Upper division course in social science, humanities, 

           or natural sciences     

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3         Liberal Arts and Sciences electives4

1. Transfer guides for most community colleges are available from the Admissions Office and the College of Nursing.

2. A cultural diversity course examines the culture, social and political institutions, and value systems of social groups, regions, or nations different from those dominant in American culture. The course may also satisfy one of the social science or humanities requirements.

3. Check with the College of Nursing for the total number of LAS hours required.

4. Includes upper division Humanities, Social Science, or Natural Science (3SH); electives do not include physical education courses. The upper division elective may be taken after enrollment in the program, but may extend the length of the program.

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.

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/pharmacy/f_pharmacy.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

8         Composition I requirement. Select one group of

           courses:

          SPCOM 101-Principles of Effective Speaking, and one

           of the following:

          RHET 105-Principles of Composition, or

          RHET 101 and 102, or

          RHET 103 and 104, or 

          RHET 108-Forms of Composition

     or

          SPCOM 111-Verbal Communication, and

          SPCOM 112-Verbal Communication

     or

          E S L 114-English as a Second Language, and

          E S L 115-Research Paper Writing Skills for ESL 

           Students, and 

          SPCOM 101-Principles of Effective Speaking

     and

          an additional composition or speech performance 

           course, excluding SPCOM 178

8-15      General Biology with laboratory. Select one group 

           of courses:

          BIOL 104-Animal Biology, and 

          PLBI0 100-Plant Biology

     or

          BIOL 120-Genetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity, and 

          BIOL 121-Ecology and Organismic Biology

8         General Chemistry with laboratory: 

          CHEM 101-General Chemistry

          CHEM 105-General Chemistry Laboratory

          CHEM 102-General Chemistry (Biological or 

           Physical Version)

          CHEM 106-General Chemistry Laboratory

8         Organic Chemistry with laboratory:

          CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry

          CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory



          CHEM 331-Organic Chemistry (CHEM 336-Fundamental 

           Organic Chemistry, II is acceptable)

4-5       Human anatomy. (Course must cover all organ systems):

          CSB 234-Functional Human Anatomy

3         Integral and differential calculus (minimum 3 hours):

          MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I

8         Physics with laboratory:

          PHYCS 101-General Physics

          PYSCS 102-General Physics     

9-13      General education1

1. Must include 3 hours Social or Behavioral Sciences, 3 hours Economics, 3 hours Humanities, and 0-4 hours Electives. One of these courses must fulfill UIC's 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

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions); Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions); or dyanick@uiuc.edu (for vet med info).

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/vet_med/f_vet_med.shtml

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 the Life Sciences section.

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 in the Graduate Programs section.

Preprofessional Requirements for Medical Laboratory Sciences

Contact b-rainer@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/mls/f_mls.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

6-8       Composition I requirement, select one group of 

           courses: 

          RHET 105-Principles of Composition, and 

          RHET 108-Forms of Composition

     or

          SPCOM 111-Verbal Communication and 

          SPCOM 112-Verbal Communication

3         MATH 112-Algebra, or equivalent (to fulfill 

           prerequisite for chemistry)

13        Sequence of courses including: 

          CHEM 101-General Chemistry, and

          CHEM 105-General Chemistry Laboratory, and

          CHEM 102-General Chemistry, and 

          CHEM 106-General Chemistry Laboratory

     or

          CHEM 107-Accelerated Chemistry, I and 

          CHEM 108-Accelerated Chemistry, I Laboratory, and

          CHEM 109-Accelerated Chemistry, II, and

          CHEM 110-Accelerated Chemistry, II Laboratory

5         CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry 

          CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory

13        Biological sciences including: 

          MCBIO 100-Introductory Experimental Microbiology, and 

          MCBIO 101-Introductory Experimental Microbiology or

          MCBIO 200-Microbiology, and 

          MCBIO 201-Experimental Microbiology1

          PHYSL 103-Introduction to Human Physiology

          Recommended electives:

          BIOL 100-Biological Sciences

          BIOL 104-Animal Biology

          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.

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/HIM/f_him.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

6-8       Composition I requirements. Select one group of

           courses:

          RHET 105-Principles of Composition 

     or 

          RHET 108-Forms of Composition

     or

          SPCOM 111-Verbal Communication, and 

          SPCOM 112-Verbal Communication

6         Select one of:

          RHET 133-Principles of Composition 

          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.

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions); the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions); or Karen Plawecki (217) 244-2884 or plawecki@uiuc.edu (for program information).

Web address for most current program requirements:
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/NMD/f_nmd.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

6-8       Composition I requirement, select one group of 

           courses: 

          RHET 105-Principles of Composition,  or 

          RHET 108-Forms of Composition, and 

          SPCOM 101-Principles of Effective Speaking

     or

          SPCOM 111-Verbal Communication, and 

          SPCOM 112-Verbal Communication

3         Select one of:

          RHET 133-Principles of Composition

          RHET 143-Intermediate Expository Writing

          Biological sciences:

5-8       Select one group of courses:

          MCBIO 100-Introductory Experimental Microbiology, 

           and 

          MCBIO 101-Introductory Experimental Microbiology

     or 

          MCBIO 200-Microbiology, and 

          MCBIO 201-Experimental Microbiology

variable  One additional course1 

          Chemistry: 

8         CHEM 101-General Chemistry, I 

          CHEM 105-General Chemistry Laboratory

          CHEM 102-General Chemistry 

          CHEM 105 and 106-General Chemistry Laboratory

5         CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry

          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         Food Science and Human Nutrition course selected 

           in consultation with adviser

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: ANTH 103, SOC 100

Preprofessional Requirements for Occupational Therapy

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/occ_therapy/f_occ_therapy.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

6-8       Composition I requirement. Select one group of 

           courses: 

          RHET 105-Principles of Composition 

     or 

          RHET 108-Forms of Composition 

     or     

          SPCOM 111-Verbal Communicaton, and

          SPCOM 112-Verbal Communication

3         Select one from:

          RHET 133-Principles of Composition

          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 ARTCR 160, ARTCR 170, 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.

Contact jparrott@uiuc.edu (for academic advising questions) or the Career Center, (217) 333-0820 (for professional school advising questions).

Web address for most current program requirements: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/programs/phys_therapy/f_phys_therapy.shtml


HOURS     REQUIREMENTS

5         MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I

8         CHEM 101-General Chemistry 

          CHEM 105-General Chemistry Laboratory

          CHEM 102-General Chemistry 

          CHEM 106-General Chemistry Laboratory

5         BIOL 120-Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity 

5         BIOL 121-Ecology and Organismic Biology

4         PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology

10        PHYCS 101-General Physics 

          PHYCS 102-General Physics



3-5       Statistics. Select one of the following:

          SOC 185-Introduction to Social Statistics

          PSYCH 235-Introduction to Statistics

          STAT 100 (MATH 161)-Statistics

Additional Requirements:
Clinical experiences prior to application: three required physical therapy experiences may be observation, volunteer, or work experiences. The UIC Department of Physical Therapy does not assist applicants. The experiences must be at least 15 hours each and must be documented by different physical therapists licenced in the United States and practicing in separately owned facilities.

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 and 105 until the second semester of the freshman year, attendance in summer school will be necessary to complete chemistry and biology requirements in two years.

Prelaw Advising

The prelaw advising service in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 270 Lincoln Hall, has information at all stages of an undergraduate career for students enrolled in any college on campus. See the Prelaw Advising section for further information.

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