Pre-Professional Health Sciences BS
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
About this program
Pre-Professional Health Sciences BS
What is Pre-Professional Health Sciences?
If you’re interested in a career in healthcare, a degree in Pre-Professional Health Sciences, Pre-Chiropractic, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant, or Pre-Pharmacology from South Dakota Mines will set you up for success.
These health-based programs will prepare you for admission into a variety of graduate and professional programs, including medical and dental schools, physical and occupational therapy programs, physician assistant and chiropractic programs, and optometry and radiography programs.
What does a pre-professional health scientist do?
Pre-professional health science students take rigorous science and math courses from across the curriculum to prepare for admission to graduate and professional programs to prepare for a future in the health sciences.
Our program includes volunteer work in the community and coursework in the humanities and social sciences to help you meet the admissions requirements of health-based professional schools.
Admission requirements
International Undergraduate Course Requirements
The School of Mines will carefully review and consider for acceptance applicants who meet the general education requirements and the following criteria:
- Achieve a high school GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
- English Proficiency Requirement - can be viewed on our website
- Proof of College Algebra-readiness by one of the following methods:
- ACT or SAT math sub-score of at least 25/590
- Completion of a college math course (Intermediate Algebra or higher)
- Qualifying score on the Accuplacer exam
Applications from students with deficiencies are reviewed on an individual basis by the Admissions Committee. The committee considers high school curriculum (special consideration is given to math and science coursework), grades, and test scores.
*U.S. citizens and permanent residents are not required to provide an English proficiency.
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Freshman Year
First Semester
- Introduction to Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences
- General Biology I
- General Biology I Lab
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry I Lab
- Composition I
- Calculus I
Second Semester
- General Biology II
- General Biology II Lab
- General Chemistry II
- General Chemistry II Lab
- General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s)
Sophomore Year
First Semester
- Human Anatomy
- Human Anatomy Lab
- Microbiology
- Microbiology Lab
- Communication in the STEM Workplace
- General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s)
- Introduction to Physics I
- Introduction to Physics I Laboratory (OR) University Physics I
Second Semester
- Biomedical Physiology
- Biomedical Physiology Lab
- Genetics
- Genetics Lab
- General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s)
- Introduction to Physics II
- Introduction to Physics II Laboratory (OR) University Physics II
- University Physics II Laboratory
Junior Year
First Semester
- Explorations in STEM Communications
- Humanities or Social Sciences Elective(s)
- Science Elective(s)
Second Semester
- Introduction to Statistics (OR)Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Humanities or Social Sciences Elective(s)
- Science Elective(s)
Senior Year
First SemesterSeminar
- Science Elective(s)
Second Semester
- Science Elective(s)
Scholarships & funding
International students may seek scholarship opportunities but should be aware that many scholarships are limited to US citizens or permanent residents. South Dakota Mines does not offer scholarships specifically for international students. You must be ADMITTED by January 15 of the year you are planning to enroll in the fall semester if you wish to be considered for scholarships. Scholarships are only awarded for a start date of the fall semester. Please see the Scholarships website for information on Mines scholarships.
International students are NOT eligible for South Dakota Mines or federal loan programs and should not apply for such financial assistance.
Tuition
Total Estimated for the undergraduate I-20 — 2022-2023
- Academic year (9 months) - $17,100
- Living Expenses (9 months) - $10,900
- Books & Supplies (9 months) - $ 1,200
- Estimated Total for one academic year - $29,200
The estimate for living expenses includes only room, board, and health insurance, which is mandatory for international students. This does not include personal and transportation expenses, which you will still have. The institution estimates that you will spend approximately $3450 per academic year on personal and transportation expenses, so please be prepared for these expenses.
Career paths
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Chiropractic
- Optometry
- Occupational Therapy
- Orthotics/Prosthetics
- Public Health
- Veterinary Medicine
- Psychology
- Genetic Counseling
- Pathologists' Assistant
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medical Radiography
- Accelerated Nursing
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South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
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