Pre-Professional

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Suggested Degree Plan

The Pre-professional area of emphasis is designed to provide students with the first two years of higher education with the intent of transferring to a 4-year institution pursuing fields such as pre-dental, pre-medical, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-physician assistant, and pre-veterinary.

Semester I

BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors I Credit Hours: 4
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1301 - U. S. History I Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1100 - Learning Framework Credit Hours: 1
MATH 1314 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Semester II

BIOL 1407 - Biology for Science Majors II Credit Hours: 4
ENGL 1302 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1302 - U. S. History II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2412 - Pre-Calculus Math Credit Hours: 4
Creative Arts

Semester III

CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1401 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 4
Social/Behavioral Science

Semester IV

CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1402 - College Physics II Credit Hours: 4
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to the Humanities l Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 2322 - British Literature I Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 2323 - British Literature II Credit Hours: 3

Note(s)

Core Curriculum Requirements

For curriculum options, see Associate of Arts/ Science Core Curriculum .