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Undergraduate

Pre-Clinical Health Science 

Engage with Assumption’s outstanding science programs and strong liberal arts curriculum that prepare you for the rigors of additional study and a successful career in the clinical health professions.

What is Pre-Clinical Health Science?

The major in Pre‐Clinical Health Science is designed to prepare students for graduate study in one of the many clinical health professions, such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physician assistant, and optometry. This interdisciplinary major provides the student with a strong background in the biological and physical sciences and the health sciences. You also will develop the observation, analysis, and communication skills, and personal moral compass you’ll need for professional success.

Program Contact

Steven Theroux, Ph.D

Professor of Biology
508-767-7545 Testa Science Center - Room 202

Apr 16
2024
Senior Seminar Graphic Design Show
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
D'alzon Library, Assumption University
May 11
2024
The Baccalaureate Mass
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Plourde Recreation Center, Assumption University Campus
May 12
2024
The Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester

Program Details

  • REQUIRED COURSES (15)

    Pre‐Clinical Health Science Majors should take CHE 131, BIO 160, and MAT 114 (or higher) in their first semester.

    BIO 160 Concepts in Biology

    BIO 210 Genetics

    BIO 240 Human Anatomy

    BIO 250 Microbiology or BIO340 Molecular and Cellular Biology

    BIO 370 General Physiology

    CHE 131‐132 General Chemistry I and II (Note CHE 132 requires MAT 114 or higher as a pre‐requisite.)

    CHE 201‐202 Organic Chemistry I and II

    CHE 414 Biochemistry

    MAT 114 Elementary Functions or MAT 117 Calculus I

    PHY201‐202 General Physics I and II

    PSY 101 General Psychology

    PSY 224 or SOC 300 or ECO115 Statistics

    HEALTH SCIENCE ELECTIVES (4)

    HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, HEALTH CARE DATA ACQUISITION, AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ELECTIVES, CHOOSE TWO (2)

    HSC 100 Systems Approach to Delivering Health Care

    HSC 150 Introduction to Public Health

    HSC 222 Advocacy for Patient Centered Care,

    HSC 310 Evidence‐Based Health Care (Fall/Spring)

    HSC 360 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care (Fall/Spring)

    HSC 370 Health Promotion and Education

    HSC 450 Internship in Health Sciences (6 credits)

    HUS 330: Applied Interviewing and Helping Skills for Health and Human Service Practitioners

    HEALTH, DISABILITY, AND REHABILITATION ELECTIVES, CHOOSE TWO (2)

    HUS 119 Introduction to Health, Human, and Rehabilitation Services

    HUS 121 Human Development and Disability Across the Lifespan

    HUS 210 Medical Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability (Fall/Spring)

    HUS/HSC 220 Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability (Fall/Spring)

Faculty

Steven Theroux, Ph.D
Professor of Biology Professor of Biology
Vladimir Atryzek
Adjunct Faculty
Soraya V. Betancourt-Calle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Stuart I. Cromarty, Ph.D
Professor of Biology
David Crowley, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology Director of ASPIRE Associate Director of the Center for Purpose and Vocation
Karolina Fučíková, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Biology
Mandy Gaudreau
Adjunct Faculty
Michele Lemons, Ph.D
Professor of Biology Director of the Center for Neuroscience
Nicolas (Nikos) Lessios, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Paul Mahon, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Jessica McCready, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Jean M. Mukherjee
Adjunct Faculty
Brian K. Niece, Ph.D
Department Chair, Biological and Physical Sciences Professor of Chemistry
Andrea Jean Pereira
Adjunct Faculty
Anthony Sacino
Assistant Professor of Practice
Kimberly A. Schandel, Ph.D
Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry
Owen D. Sholes, Ph.D
Adjunct Faculty
Jessica Lucas Whitt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Dr. Michaela Temple, D.O.
Dr. Michaela Temple, D.O.

Class of 2017
Doctor of Optometry, New England College of Optometry

“My research project at Assumption was in the study of the molecular mechanisms of neuronal development in C. elegans.  Conducting this research provided me with the analytical skills that are required in many medical fields.”

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