Health Sciences – Pre-Clinical
Program Home : Advising : Current Students : Prospective Students
Welcome
Welcome to the Health Sciences Pre-Clinical Program within the Department of Health Professions at the University of Central Florida!
We are delighted that you are visiting our website and hope that the information provided benefits you in every way possible. The Health Sciences Pre-Clinical program was established in 2006 and since then has undergone revisions and implementations to further improve our teaching and student preparation. The Health Sciences Pre-Clinical Program is ranked as the 10th largest major at UCF, with over 1,800 students in the program.
The Health Sciences Pre-Clinical Program is designed to provide students with a solid educational background in basic and health-related sciences, while providing the foundation courses required for admission to graduate level and professional programs in health professions including but not limited to:
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Medicine
- Chiropractic
- Pharmacy
- Public Health
- Other Health Sciences or Health & Human Services
Program Curriculum
The Health Science Pre-Clinical curriculum allows students to prepare for multiple careers in health sciences due to its interdisciplinary approach. The core curriculum provides a foundation in chemistry, biology, physics, and social science. Upper level core requirements focus in areas such as research methods, pharmacology, law and ethics, epidemiology, and pathophysiology. Additional elective courses allow students the flexibility to fulfill required pre-requisites for their chosen graduate and professional programs.
Courses in the Health Science Pre-Clinical curriculum prepare students for advanced studies in both clinical and non-clinical fields. Students should determine their interests in graduate education as soon as possible upon entering the program to ensure their inclusion of pre-requisites for graduate and professional programs in their course of study.
Students are expected to have access to a personal computer and their Knights Email in order to interact with the instructional faculty. Many of the curriculum required courses are offered web-based as well as face-to-face.
For additional information on the Health Science Pre-Clinical Program pre-requisites, admission requirements, and program of study, please visit our page in the current undergraduate catalog. Please visit UCF Admissions for an undergraduate application.
Contact
Suha Saleh, Ph.D., M.T.
Program Director
E-mail: suha.saleh@ucf.edu
Kathy Vazquez, MPH
Program Advisor
E-mail:kathy.vazquez@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1447
