Admission Requirements

Students with a bachelor's degree or the appropriate amount of college credits and prerequisites may apply to the fast track program. Courses must have been completed at a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better for transfer. Math and science courses taken more than ten years prior to the anticipated date of matriculation to MCPHS will not be accepted.

Required Courses For Students with a Bachelor's Degree:

• Anatomy and Physiology I & II with lab (8 credits)
• General Chemistry I & II with lab (8 credits)
• Microbiology with lab (4 credits)
• Statistics (3 credits) (Acceptable substitutions include Basic Statistics, Biostatistics, Psychological Statistics, Economic Statistics)
• Interpersonal Communications for Health Professionals (3 credits)
• Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
• Expository Writing I & II (6 credits)

Additional Courses Required For Students without a Bachelor's Degree:

• College Algebra (3 credits)
• American Culture Elective (3 credits) (Acceptable substitutions include any History or Political Science)
• Social Science elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Government, Women's Studies, Ethnic Studies, Economics, or an additional History/Political Science course)
• Humanities elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include Literature, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies, and non-performing Arts)
• Behavioral Science elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include any upper-level Psychology or Sociology course)

*Students entering without a prior bachelors degree must also take PSB 320 Intro to Health Care Delivery during the program’s summer term for a total of 16 credits. Additionally, these students will also take the Dental Hygiene Program Elective during the last semester of the program, increasing the credits to 17 that term.

**Official exam results from CLEP examinations can be used for up to 18 credits of prerequisite requirements.