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 all applicants:

Linked courses are available through the MCPHS School of Professional Studies.

• Anatomy and Physiology I & II with lab (8 credits)
• General Chemistry I & II with lab (8 credits)
• Physics I (Algebra-based) with lab (4 credits)
• Algebra and Trigonometry (3 credits) (Acceptable substitutions include Precalculus and Calculus)
• Expository Writing I (3 credits)
• Statistics (3 credits)

Additional courses required for students without a Bachelor's Degree:

• Basic Chemistry II with lab (4 credits)
• Expository Writing II (3 credits)
• Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• American Culture, Identity, and Public Life (3 credits) (Acceptable substitutions include Introduction to Sociology or upper-level sociology course)
• Humanities elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include Literature, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies, Select Fine Arts, Advanced Level Languages)*
• Behavioral Science elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include any upper level psychology course)*
• Social Science elective (3 credits) (Acceptable courses include History, Political Science/Government, Anthropology, Upper-level Sociology, American Studies, Women Studies, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Economics)*

*Can be transferred in or completed at MCPHS