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Pre-Professional

COCC StudentPRE-MEDICINE, PRE-MEDICAL IMAGING, PRE-DENTISTRY, PRE-VETERINARY
Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (93 credits)

Students interested in pursuing professional degrees in medicine, medical imaging, dentistry or veterinary medicine are required to complete a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related area, including any of the biological sciences. To provide a solid foundation for bachelor’s degree work, students are encouraged to complete the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree, with an emphasis on pre-med, -vet and -dentistry related coursework; specific course of study is listed below. Students may transfer to a baccalaureate institution without the AAOT; however, completion of this degree guarantees that a student will transfer with junior standing and that all lower-division general education coursework is complete.
General education/basic skills
English Composition
WR 121 English Composition 3
WR 122 English Composition 3
WR 123 English Composition 3

Speech
SP 219 Small Group Communication 3
or SP 111 Public Speaking

Mathematics
MTH 111 College Algebra 4

Health*  3-4
Computer competency*  0-4

General education/distribution
Humanities
A minimum of 11 credits from the humanities distribution list, with at least two different prefixes and at least two courses with the same prefix.

Science/Math/Computer Science
BI 211 Principles of Biology I 5
BI 212 Biology of Plants II 5
BI 213 Biology of Animals III 5
CH 221 General Chemistry I 4
Social Science

A minimum of 15 credits from the social science distribution list, with at least two different prefixes and at least two courses with the same prefix.

Electives
CH 222 General Chemistry II 4
CH 223 General Chemistry III 4
CH 241 Organic Chemistry I 5
CH 242 Organic Chemistry II 5
CH 243 Organic Chemistry II 5

MTH 112 Elementary Functions 4
MTH 113 Analytic Geometry 4
MTH 251 Calculus I 4
MTH 252 Calculus II 4
MTH 253 Calculus III 4

PH 201 General Physics I 5
PH 202 General Physics II 5
PH 203 General Physics III 5
or PH 211 General Physics I
PH 212 General Physics II
PH 213 General Physics III

Advising notes:

*HHP 252A is recommended to meet this requirement, but students can also choose between HHP 295, 231, 242, 258 or 266 and one activity or health module.

*Pass computer basic skills competency test (see page 35 for details) or take CIS 120, Computer Concepts I, or CIS 131, Software Applications.

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