Requirements
- Must be admitted to the University of Kentucky as a Post-baccalaureate student.
- Must submit an official transcript showing an awarded undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 3.5 undergraduate cumulative GPA.
- Must be admitted into the Post-baccalaureate Undergraduate Certificate in Pre-Medicine (PREP4MD). Transcript reviewed by A&S Advising to determine eligibility.
- Must have completed freshman English composition and calculus (calculus 1 or higher) coursework is required before admission into the program.
*Admission into the program does not guarantee admission into medical school. Students must still apply for medical school through the normal application process
Small program – 10 students /yr.
Post-Baccalaureate Undergraduate Certificate in Pre-Medicine Curriculum
Students will be assigned to one of the A&S pre-med advisors
- To earn the certificate, students must complete the 51 credit hours of the Post-Baccalaureate Undergraduate Certificate in Pre-Medicine Curriculum (from the list below). Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of certificate coursework after they are admitted into the certificate program. At least 12 credit hours of the 15 credit hours must be at the 200-level or above, and at least 6 credit hours must be from the 300-level or above.
A minimum of 15 credit hours of the certificate coursework must NOT have been previously successfully completed by the student.
Students may count previously earned coursework towards the certificate curriculum (grades earned on prior coursework, even if taken at the University of Kentucky, will not count towards the certificate GPA.)
- Students must complete a breadth component where at least 3 credit hours of coursework must be taken from a second discipline using a different course prefix.
- All coursework for the certificate must be taken for a letter grade and students must earn at least a B in all coursework taken after admission to the certificate program in order to receive credit.
- No more than 9 credit hours taken for the certificate can be used to satisfy the requirements for a second bachelor's degree, a minor, or another certificate at the University of Kentucky
Core Courses
- PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 4 credit hours
- CHE 105 General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
- CHE 111 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit hour
- CHE 107 General College Chemistry II 3 credit hours
- CHE 113 General Chemistry II Laboratory 2 credit hours
- BIO 148 Introductory Biology I 3 credit hours
- BIO 155 Laboratory for Introductory Biology I 1 credit hour
- BIO 152 Principles of Biology II 3 credit hours
- CHE 230 Organic Chemistry I 3 credit hours
- CHE 231 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit hour
- CHE 232 Organic Chemistry II 3 credit hours
- CHE 233 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit hour
- PHY 211 General Physics 5 credit hours
- PHY 213 General Physics 5 credit hours
- STA 296 Statistical Methods and Motivations 3 credit hours
- SOC/HSP 255 Medicine, Health, and Society 3 credit hours
- BCH 401G Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3 credit hours
- Elective Requirement 3 credit hours
Total Credit Hours 51
Students choose ONE elective course based on specific course requirements for the medical school they are applying to.