Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program
Overview:
SFSU has recently created the Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program, a new, formal post-bac program that will complement its already existing informal post-bac program. The goal of the Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program is to guide participants through the entire preparation and application process so that they will be competitive applicants to graduate health profession school.
- The Program is intended for students that have already earned a BA/BS/BFA degree and wish to apply to allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry physical therapy or veterinary medicine schools. Students wishing to apply to other health profession schools may also be considered.
- Due to its cohort structure, the Program is best suited for students who will be taking our complete set of course offerings; that is, those who have completed little or no pre-requisite course work at the time of entry.
- Cohorts of about 25 students take pre-requisite Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics course work, and auxiliary course work in the form of discussion sections, a Health Professions Colloquium, and a yearlong Clinical Exposure activity. Optional course work in mathematics is available for those needing preliminary and/or more advanced courses. Other electives may be available upon request.
- On-campus MCAT/DAT/PCAT/OAT/GRE preparation courses are available from commercial vendors at a discount.
- The Program begins in the early summer and runs continuously for six semesters, a period of two years. The Program is supervised by a Director; a Student Evaluation Committee writes a Letter of Evaluation that may be submitted with the student’s health profession school application. The Program seeks a diverse population of participants. Subsidized and unsubsidized loans are available to students with documented financial need; small scholarships and fee reductions may also be available .