Health Sciences
February 13, 2024 2024-03-20 21:36Health Sciences
Health Science Careers
Rocky Mountain College prides itself on its ability to prepare students to enter the health sciences. Undergraduate students who are interested in the health sciences have gone on to complete graduate work in the following fields: medicine (MD), physician assistant (MPAS), occupational therapy (OTD), veterinary medicine (DVM), physical therapy (PT), pharmaceutical science (PharmD), and dentistry (DDS). Combined with a core curriculum that builds quantitative, writing, communication, analytical, and expressive skills, students who graduate with a degree in any of these areas will be prepared to enter the next stage of their careers as ethical citizens and critical thinkers. Explore the degrees below to get a start in your health sciences career.
Health Science Core Courses
All students considering a health science career are advised to start with these classes. They are common to all related majors. Total of 31 credit hours.
- BIO120 Principles of Biology (4 credit hours)
- CHM101 General Chemistry I (4 credit hours)
- CHM102 General Chemistry II (4 credit hours)
- MAT210 Probability and Statistics (3 credit hours)
- BIO 321 Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credit hours)
- BIO322 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credit hours)
- PHA247 Medical Terminology (2 credit hours)
- PSY sequence (choose one)
- PSY101 General Psychology (3 credit hours) & PSY305 Abnormal Psychology (3 credit hours)
- PSY205 Human Development I (3 credit hours) & PSY205 Human Development II (3 credit hours)
Pre-Health Sciences Majors
Biology
Students majoring in biology are typically preparing to go to medical school or physician assistant school; many go on to our own MPAS program. Students could also choose a path in this major that allows them to focus on the animal kingdom, which will fortify their path to be a small animal veterinarian.
Health Science Core + 14 credits for a Biology major
Health & Human Performance
Students majoring in HHP are typically preparing to follow one of the following health science paths: physician assistant (with many going into our own MPAS program), physical therapy, and occupational therapy (with many going into our own OTD program). Additionally, students may choose this option to prepare for medical school, depending on their interest area.
Health Science Core + 34 credits for a HHP major
Psychology
Students majoring in psychology, if they choose a health science career, typically choose counseling or psychiatry. With intentional advising, psychology majors may also prepare to go to medical school, enter a physician assistant program, including our own, or enter an occupational therapy program, including our own.
Health Science Core + 19 credits for a Psychology major
Equestrian
Students majoring in equestrian studies may choose the pre-veterinary track. This major has proven valuable for students whose next step is admission to veterinary medicine programs with an emphasis on large animal or mixed practice.
Health Science Core + 47 credits for an Equestrian Major (does not require BIO322, PHA247, or the psychology sequence)
