Pre-Medicine & Pre-Dentistry

Associate in science degree

Pre-Med

Pre-med students may earn a bachelor’s degree in any major. Requirements must be met at the time pre-medical requirements are taken. If a science major is chosen, there will be considerable overlapping of requirements, thus making it easier for the student to reach both sets of requirements. Organic chemistry (CHE 2120 and CHE 2121) and physics must be completed before the end of the third year in preparation for the Medical College Admission Test that spring. An advisor can prepare a program for a specific four-year degree.

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Courses

Total = 64 Hours
Fall Semester
CHE 1103 - Inorganic Chemistry (see prerequisites)	5 Cr. Hrs.
ENGL 1101 - Rhetoric and Composition I	3 Cr. Hrs.
MATH 1110 - Precalculus	5 Cr. Hrs.
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology or PSYC 2101 - Introduction to Psychology	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	16 Cr. Hrs.
Spring Semester
CHE 1104 - Inorganic Chemistry / Qual. Analysis	5 Cr. Hrs.
COMM 1101 - Principles of Effective Speaking	3 Cr. Hrs.
ENGL 1102 - Rhetoric and Composition II	3 Cr. Hrs.
MATH 1111 - Statistics or MATH 1121 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry	4-5 Cr. Hrs.
Fine Arts	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	18-19 Cr. Hrs.
Fall Semester
BIO 1101 - College Biology	5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 2120 - Organic Chemistry or PHY 1101 - College Physics	5 Cr. Hrs.
PHIL 2101 - Logic	3 Cr. Hrs.
PSYC 2101 - Introduction to Psychology	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	16 Cr. Hrs.
Spring Semester
BIO 1104 - College Biology II	5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 2121 - Organic Chemistry II or PHY 1102 - College Physics II	5 Cr. Hrs.
Elective	1 Cr. Hrs.
ECON 2101 - Principles of Economics I	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	14 Cr. Hrs.
Recommended Electives
MICR 1111 - Microbiology	4 Cr. Hrs.
ZOO 1105 - Anatomy and Physiology I	4 Cr. Hrs.
ZOO 1105 - Anatomy and Physiology II	4 Cr. Hrs.
HEA 1101 Health Education	2 Cr. Hrs.
Elective – Fine Arts / Humanities	3 Cr. Hrs.

Costs & How To Pay

Tuition & Fees at RLC

Payments on student accounts must be made by the deadline included on the student statement.

Fall: July 15
Spring: December 15
Summer: May 15

Students who do not make payments by this deadline may be dropped from their classes.

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Associate in science degree

Pre-Dentistry

Pre-dentistry students may earn a bachelor’s degree in any major. Requirements must be met at the time pre-medical requirements are taken. If a science major is chosen, there will be considerable overlapping of requirements, thus making it easier for the student to reach both sets of requirements. Organic chemistry (CHE 2120 and CHE 2121) and physics must be completed before the end of the third year in preparation for the Medical College Admission Test that spring. An advisor can prepare a program for a specific four-year degree.

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Courses

Total = 64 Hours
Fall Semester
CHE 1103 - Inorganic Chemistry (see prerequisites)	5 Cr. Hrs.
ENGL 1101 - Rhetoric and Composition I	3 Cr. Hrs.
MATH 1110 - Precalculus	5 Cr. Hrs.
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology or PSYC 2101 - Introduction to Psychology	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	16 Cr. Hrs.
Spring Semester
CHE 1104 - Inorganic Chemistry / Qual. Analysis	5 Cr. Hrs.
COMM 1101 - Principles of Effective Speaking	3 Cr. Hrs.
ENGL 1102 - Rhetoric and Composition II	3 Cr. Hrs.
MATH 1111 - Statistics or MATH 1121 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry	4-5 Cr. Hrs.
Fine Arts	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	18-19 Cr. Hrs.
Fall Semester
BIO 1101 - College Biology	5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 2120 - Organic Chemistry or PHY 1101 - College Physics	5 Cr. Hrs.
PHIL 2101 - Logic	3 Cr. Hrs.
PSYC 2101 - Introduction to Psychology	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	16 Cr. Hrs.
Spring Semester
BIO 1104 - College Biology II	5 Cr. Hrs.
CHE 2121 - Organic Chemistry II or PHY 1102 - College Physics II	5 Cr. Hrs.
Elective	1 Cr. Hrs.
ECON 2101 - Principles of Economics I	3 Cr. Hrs.
Total	14 Cr. Hrs.
Recommended Electives
MICR 1111 - Microbiology	4 Cr. Hrs.
ZOO 1105 - Anatomy and Physiology I	4 Cr. Hrs.
ZOO 1105 - Anatomy and Physiology II	4 Cr. Hrs.
HEA 1101 Health Education	2 Cr. Hrs.
Elective – Fine Arts / Humanities	3 Cr. Hrs.

Costs & How To Pay

Tuition & Fees at RLC

Payments on student accounts must be made by the deadline included on the student statement.

Fall: July 15
Spring: December 15
Summer: May 15

Students who do not make payments by this deadline may be dropped from their classes.

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