Eligibility Requirements
Admission as a non-degree student at the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø is non-competitive. To join theÌýIndividually Designed Post-Baccalaureate Program, students must have earned a bachelor's degree or above and must meet theÌýfollowing minimum eligibility requirements.
Students who do not yet meet the eligibility requirements for the Individually Designed Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health program can get started by . Once the minimum eligibility requirements are met, students may proceed with applying for the Individually Designed Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health program. Prospective and current students preparing to apply for the Individually Designed Post-Baccalaureate program are encouraged to for guidance on selecting your courses and navigating 91³Ô¹ÏÍø's logistics. Note that academic advisors are not able toÌýoffer pre-health advising.
Eligibility Standards for Admission to the IDA Program
Mathematics
Although Statistics is a valuable math course for pre-health students, we regret that it cannot be used to fulfill the math prerequisite for this program.
We require ONE of the following with a grade of B (not B-) or higher:
- One semester of College Precalculus (recommended), OR
Ìý - One semester each of College Algebra and College Trigonometry, OR
Ìý - One semester of College Calculus 1 or above
Chemistry
We require ONE of the following with grade(s) of B (not B-) or higher:
- Full year of high school chemistry (please include this information when completingÌýthe Google Sheet in Step 5Ìýon the Get Started page), OR
Ìý - One semester of college Introductory Chemistry lecture that is designed to prepare students for General Chemistry 1 (lab is not required), OR
Ìý - One semester of General Chemistry 1 lecture or above. We do not accept chemistry courses intended for non-science majors.
Prerequisite Requirements
All prerequisites must be completed at a regionally accredited college or university. We are happy to accept community college coursework, online coursework, and AP, IB, or CLEP (precalculus only) credit to fulfill prerequisites, but please be advised that not all professional schools will accept online coursework or AP/IB/CLEP credit to fulfill their prerequisites.
Ìý- AP/IB credit must be documented in an itemized list provided by the Registrar's Office at the college that granted the equivalent college credit.
Ìý - We will accept a CLEP examÌýto fulfill our precalculus prerequisite if you received a minimum score of 74/80, or 92.5%. To use CLEP credit to meet this prerequisite, you must have an official score report sent directly from the toÌýthe 91³Ô¹ÏÍø. Your application will not be reviewed until we receive yourÌýofficial CLEP score report.
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*We understand that many schools changed their grading schemes during the Spring 2020 semester. If you completed your math or chemistry prerequisite coursework in that semester, we will honor Pass/Fail grades for those courses. For all other semesters, we require letter grades.
- AP/IB credit must be documented in an itemized list provided by the Registrar's Office at the college that granted the equivalent college credit.
Degree
To join the Individually Designed Post-Baccaluareate program, students must have earned a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accreditedÌýcollege or university. (An accredited college or university is one that is accredited by the U.S. Department of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.)
Academic History
The majority of our students have cumulative and math/science GPAs of 3.0 or higher.ÌýIn cases in which an individual's academic performance falls below 3.0 or has been highly variable over time, we take a holistic approach to reviewing the academic history, with aÌýfocus on the most recent coursework. WeÌýrarely accept students with GPAs below 2.70 unless there has been a significant, consistent upwardÌýgrade trend.
As you complete Step 4 in our onboarding process, you will be prompted to enter your complete academic history in your Pre-Health Advising Google Sheet to generateÌýyour current cumulative and science GPAs.ÌýIf you would like to provide context for your academic history, you will find an optional prompt in your Google Sheet that allows you to provide that information.
As you complete Step 4 in our onboarding process, you will be prompted to reflect upon your clinical experiences as you fill out your Pre-Health Advising Google Sheet. We require all incoming Individually Designed post-baccalaureate students to have engaged in sufficient clinical experience to inform their understanding of their intended profession.
Examples of qualifying types of clinical experience include:
- Several hours of in-person clinician shadowing and/or informational interviews with clinicians. (Virtual shadowing, on its own, does not meet this requirement.)
Ìý - Volunteering or working in a patient-care role in a clinical setting (clinic, hospital, hospice, blood donation center, in-home caregiving, skilled nursing facility, etc.). If you are new to this type of experience, we require a minimumÌýof at least four shifts to be completed.
Ìý - Completing a CNA,ÌýEMT, or phlebotomy training program, including all required clinical rotations.
Please refer toÌýthis webpageÌýfor further suggestions on ways to gain meaningful clinical experience. Your clinical experiences must extend beyondÌýyour own health issues or those of a loved one.