2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook

Nov 24, 2024

2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]

Pre-Health Professions, A.S

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PRE-DENTISTRY, MEDICINE, OPTOMETRY, PHARMACY, VETERINARY MEDICINE

Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with Emphasis in Pre-Health Professions (A.S.)

Program and Career Description:

The Pre-Health Professions emphasis is a two-year program for students planning to enter professional schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine and optometry. Students pursuing careers in pharmacy may go directly from Columbia State Community College to pharmacy school if accepted. Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Veterinary Medicine, and Pre-Optometry students will need additional course work at a university. Below are a few examples of career and salary estimates.

Career	Entry-Level Pay	Median Pay	Experienced Pay
Internist, General Practice	$129,670	N/A	$268,290
Dentist, General	$99,170	$170,180	$231,670
Pharmacist	$96,600	$121,540	$131,600
Veterinarian	$56,720	$77,760	$102,020
Optometrist	$66,640	$102,200	$142,550

Career and salary information taken from JOBS4TN.GOV. Check out this website for additional information about job descriptions, education requirements and abilities, and supply and demand for these careers. For additional information from a national perspective, go to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor on the internet at www.bls.gov. Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook on this website. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Transfer Options

This program is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) major. A student who completes the associates degree in this major is guaranteed that all required community college courses will be accepted in this major at the transfer institution. To see which four-year institutions offer this TTP major and guarantees a seamless transfer, visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathway website at www.tntransferpathway.org.

Articulation agreements exist between other private and non-TN public institutions. These agreements are available at www.columbiastate.edu/admissions/transfer-information.

Program Requirements

Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.

Communications Requirement

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

History Requirement

Take 2 courses

HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2310 - Early World History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2320 - Modern World History Credit(s): 3

Humanities/Fine Arts

Take 3 courses - one must be a literature course

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art Credit(s): 3
ART 2000 - Art History Survey I Credit(s): 3
ART 2020 - Art History Survey II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2160 - Mythology Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2860 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3
HUM 1010 - Early Humanities Credit(s): 3
HUM 1020 - Modern Humanities Credit(s): 3
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1040 - Introduction to Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to World Religions Credit(s): 3
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre Credit(s): 3

Literature Options:

ENGL 2055 - African-American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2310 - Early World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2320 - Modern World Literature Credit(s): 3

Natural Sciences Requirement

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4

Mathematics Requirement

Take one course

MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credit(s): 3
MATH 1910 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4 *

Social/Behavioral Sciences

Take two courses

ANTH 1230 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 1430 - Intro Prehistoric Archaeology Credit(s): 3
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography Credit(s): 3
MCOM 1110 - Media and Social Institutions Credit(s): 3
PHED 2120 - Essential Lifetime Wellness Credit(s): 3
POLS 1010 - Intro to Political Science Credit(s): 3
POLS 1030 - American Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 2025 - State and Local Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 2035 - International Relations Credit(s): 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 2130 - Life Span Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOCI 1040 - Social Problems Credit(s): 3
SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family Credit(s): 3

Major Required Courses

COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1
Electives **

Choose Two of the Following Four Sequences

BIOL and CHEM sequence courses are highly recommended over PHYS sequence courses

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 4
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Physics I Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II Credit(s): 4

Requirements for Graduation Include:

earning 25% of total program credits in residence at Columbia State.
earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
taking the Exit Exam.

If you have completed TN eCampus courses, run a degree audit from the student tab in myChargerNet to determine how these courses apply to this program.

Pre-Health Professions, A.S Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 60-61

First Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4 *
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 14-15

BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
MATH Requirement Credit(s): 3-4
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3

Second Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15

Literature Requirement Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 2 **
Social/Behavioral Science Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 4 *
or
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Physics I Credit(s): 4 ***

Second Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16

History Requirement Credit(s): 3
Social/Behavioral Science Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
or
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II Credit(s): 4 ***
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

Note(s):

* MATH 1910 is highly recommended

** Note: An elective can be any college-level course.

*** BIOL and CHEM sequence courses are highly recommended over PHYS sequence courses.

*Critical Course - Higher achievement in identified courses is predictive of graduation success.

Additional hours of coursework may be required prior to acceptance in to a professional school. Please check with the institution you wish to transfer to for any prerequisites.

For more information contact:
Mandy Carter-Lowe at
mcarterlowe@columbiastate.edu or 931.540.2675
or
Science, Technology & Math Division Office at 931.540.2710

Columbia State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educational institution. CoSCC- PRE-HEALTH-02-14-18