2024-2025 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog

Pre-Professional Health


Pre-Professional Health Programs (non-major)

This non-major program offers supervised and independent studies to prepare students for specialty educational institutions.Several of Humboldt’s undergraduate programs in the biological and physical sciences prepare students to meet admissions requirements for health science professional schools. Usually these schools require abroad education in biological and physical sciences, which Humboldt provides.

Humboldt offers both supervised and independent studies to prepare for professional schools. Pre-professional students should remain in close contact with their pre-professional advisors. Other courses may be required to prepare adequately for appropriate aptitude examinations.

See the Pre-Professional Health webpage for additional information.

Faculty Advisors

Pre-Dental Advisor: Amy Sprowles, Amy.Sprowles@humboldt.edu

Pre-Medical Advisor: Jianmin Zhong, jz15@humboldt.edu

Pre-Optometry Advisor: Jianmin Zhong, jz15@humboldt.edu

Pre-Pharmacy Advisors: Jianmin Zhong, jz15@humboldt.edu and Jeff Schineller, jbs4@humboldt.edu

Pre-Physical Therapy Advisor: Whitney Ogle, Whitney.Ogle@humboldt.edu
(see Kinesiology major)

Pre-Veterinary Advisor: Sharyn Marks, sbm1@humboldt.edu

Biological Sciences
Science Complex B 221
707-826-3245

The Academic and Career Advising Center (ACAC) has information on requirements at medical and other professional schools.

Requirements


The requirements listed here are typical for health science and related professional schools. Contact individual professional schools for specific requirements and consult pre-professional advisors.

General Education


To demonstrate a well-rounded background the following sequence is recommended.

Mathematics


The amount of calculus required by professional schools varies, but a full year is highly recommended. Start the mathematics sequence in the freshman year, because physics and chemistry courses have mathematics prerequisites.

Zoology


Strongly recommended for pre-medical students.