Health Career Pathways

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Fundamentals of Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Mathematical Statistics (3 credits)

^Recommended choices for upper-level biology courses

• BIOL 343 – Immunology (3 credits)
• BIOL 345 – Anatomy and Physiology I: Nervous and Endocrine (4 credits)
• BIOL 347 – Anatomy and Physiology II: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Renal and Digestive (4 credits)
• BIOL 461 – Microbiology (4 credits)
• BIOL 462 – Parasitology (4 credits)
• BIOL 464 – Advanced Cell Physiology (4 credits)

~Recommended choices for social science course

• PSYC 368 – Human Sexuality (3 credits)
• PSYC 376 – Health Psychology (3 credits)
• SOAN 118 – Inequalities, Power and Society (4 credits)
• SOAN 335 – Health, Medicine and Society (4 credits)

+Recommended choices for upper-level chemistry course

• CHEM 341 – Thermodynamics and Kinetics (4 credits)
• CHEM 361 – Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
• CHEM 421 – Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Fundamentals of Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Mathematical Statistics (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

Requirements for experience hours vary by school and can be extensive, more than 1000 in some cases. Log in to the Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements for information on specific schools.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Information about advanced degree nursing programs is available from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Many PA programs require a significant number—between 300 and 1500—of health exposure/experience hours, and prerequisites vary among programs. Check the Physician Assistant Education Association’s directory of programs for details.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

These general requirements are applicable for many physical therapy schools. However, full requirements vary significantly by school; verifiable observation requirements can be anywhere from 20-100 hours. Check the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service’s program requirements listings for details.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

^Recommended choices for upper-level social science course

• SOAN 333 – Medical Anthropology and Global Health (3 credits)
• SOAN 335 – Health, Medicine and Society (4 credits)

Recommended choices for upper-level coursework

• BIOL/CHEM 251 – Introduction to Nutrition Science (3 credits)
• ESHS 325 – Sports Medicine (3 credits)
• ESHS 342 – Kinesiology (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

Courses in bold are required for the minor in public health.

Earlham students who complete the minor in public health with a GPA of 3.2 or higher qualify for preferred pathway admission to the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health without taking the GRE.

A significant number of experiential learning hours are recommended and can be earned through the following opportunities:

• Off-campus programs with a directed internship focused on public health
• May Terms – by approval
• Ford/Knight courses – by approval
• Pre-health co-curricular activities, summer research (on- or off-campus), externships/internships

*Recommended choices for natural science course

• BIOL 111 – Ecological Biology (4 credits)
• BIOL 112 – Cells, Genes and Inheritance (4 credits)
• CHEM 111 – Principles of Chemistry (4 credits)

^Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

~Recommended choices for social science course

• PSYC 116 Behavior, Healthcare and Society (4 credits)
• PSYC 368 – Human Sexuality (3 credits)
• PSYC 376 – Health Psychology (3 credits)
• SOAN 118 – Inequality, Power and Society (4 credits)
• SOAN 335 Health, Medicine and Society (4 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

These general requirements are applicable for many pharmacy schools; however, full requirements vary significantly by school. Check the Pharmacy College Application Service through the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for information on specific schools.

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two research experiences or internships are required.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

^Recommended choice for off-campus study: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

These general requirements are applicable for many pharmacy schools; however, full requirements vary significantly by school. Check the OT school listing from the American Occupational Therapy Association for details.

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.
• Also required: Eight hours of documented shadowing with a physician anesthesiologist or anesthesiologist assistant

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.
• Also required: Documented shadowing with a pathologist or pathology assistant

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.

*Choices for statistics course

• PSYC 245 – Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits) – Recommended
• ECON 205 – Mathematical Foundations for Economics (3 credits)
• MATH 120 – Elementary Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 300 – Statistics (3 credits)

Sample Four-Year Course Plan

• Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.
• At least two volunteer experiences and one research experience or internship are required.

Students should work with their advisors to gain intercultural experiences.