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Pre-Healthcare Preparatory Certificate
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Certificate
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Undergraduate
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Take the first step toward a career in healthcare. Find your fearless.
Healthcare professionals make a difference every day, and every journey has to start with a strong foundation. SEMO's Pre-Healthcare Preparatory Certificate helps you build the academic background and confidence to pursue graduate or professional programs in healthcare. You'll strengthen your understanding of the sciences while exploring the knowledge and skills that support success in today's healthcare environment.
A certificate program is a focused, skills-first credential that builds expertise in a specific area without the time commitment of a full degree.
Pre-Healthcare Preparatory Certificate
Shared Core (22 Credits)
- BS 113/013 – Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab (4)
- BS 114/014 – Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab (4)
- BY 163/063 – Evolution and Ecology with Lab (4)
- CH 184 – General Chemistry I Lab (1)
- CH 185 – General Chemistry (3)
- Statistics Option – MA 155 OR MA 223 OR SW 242
- TS 412 – Topics for Healthcare Providers
Track 1: Allied Health Preparatory Track (17-18 Credits)
- PH 120/020 – Introductory Physics with Lab (5)
- CH 186 – General Chemistry II (3)
- CH 187 – General Chemistry II Lab (1)
- BY 173/073 – Cell & Organismal Biology with Lab (4)
- Choose One:
- PH 121 – Introductory Physics II with Lab (5)
- BS 340/040 – Microorganisms & Hosts (4)
- BY 283/083 – Genetics with Lab (4-5)
Track 2: Interprofessional Healthcare Collaboration Track (16 Credits)
- TS 310 – Interprofessional Strategies in Healthcare (1)
- TS 401 – Cultural & Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare (3)
- Choose Any 12 Credits:
- FN 344 – Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals (3)
- ED 535 – Trauma Informed Professional (3)
- CS 110 – Language and Culture of Deaf (3)
- SW 121 – Professionalism for Human Services (3)
- EV 525 – Global Health (3)
- HL 320 – Community Health (3)
- PY 329 – Psychology of Grief and Loss (3)
- PY 555 – Health Psychology (3)
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