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RECOMMENDED GE COURSES FOR PRE-HEALTH STUDENTS


 

AREA A

 

UNITS

A1

Oral Communication

COMS 4

3 units

A2

Written Communication

ENGL 1A

3 units

A3

Critical Thinking

PHIL 4 (preferred) or ENG 1C

3 units

 

AREA B

 

 

B1

Physical Science

MET BY MAJOR

 

B2

Life Forms

MET BY MAJOR

 

B3

Laboratory Requirement

MET BY MAJOR

 

B4

Quantitative Reasoning

MET BY MAJOR

 

B5

Additional Course

MET BY MAJOR

 

 

AREA C

 

 

C1

World Civilizations

Any course

3 units

C2

Introduction to the Arts

Any course; good area for upper division:  HRS 180, MUSC 119, others

3 units

C3

Intro to the Humanities

PHIL 2, PHIL 6, HRS 151
HRS 161+ (see Note #1 below)

3 units

C4

Further Studies in Arts/Hum

Dental:  ART 74, ART 75, ART 86
Others:  Any course [English Literature course will help verbal reasoning skills]; good area for upper division:  MUSC 129*

3 units

 

AREA D

 

 

D1

Social Sciences

PSYC 1 (required for most pre-health)
ECON 1A (required for pharmacy)
ANTH 2

6  units

D2

Social Issues

ANTH 101+, ETHN 100+*, PHIL 104,
SOC 120+, SWRK 151, PHIL 101*

3 units

D3

American Institutions

HIST 17A+ or 17B+ and
GOVT 1 or GOVT 150
See Note #1 (below)

6 units (one history, one govt)

 

AREA E

 

 

E

Understanding Personal Development

HLSC 134, NURS 160, PSYC 151; good area for upper division. See Note #2 (below)

3 units

Everyone must take 9 units of UPPER DIVISION GE, which may overlap with requirements above.

*  Writing intensive course  (must take at least one)                    
+  Race and Ethnicity course (must take at least one)                  

Notes:

  1. Students who satisfy the History D3 requirement at another institution must take a course to satisfy the race and ethnicity requirement.  There are many R+E courses available - for example, a student could take HRS 161 (Multicultural America) in Area C3 instead of PHIL 2 or PHIL 6. 
  2. Because Area E has excellent upper division courses for pre-health students, they are advised against taking the Freshman Seminar courses that fulfill this area.