Pre-Healthcare Minor

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The Pre-Healthcare Minor provides background knowledge for individuals interested in healthcare. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who plan to apply to a clinical education program, a graduate program in healthcare management, or a pre-licensure nursing program, including, but not limited to, the MSU Denver Nursing Program.

Potential majors to complement this minor include, but are not limited to, Anthropology, Biology, Health Care Management, Health Care Professional Services, Integrative Healthcare, Lifestyle Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, and Sociology.

Advising

Students planning to transfer into an undergraduate nursing program should contact the Department of Nursing at 303-615-1600.
Students planning to complete a bachelor’s degree before applying to the MSU Denver Accelerated Nursing Program should contact the Department of Nursing at 303-615-1600.
Students can also see their major advisor for assistance with this program.
Students with majors in the health professions should contact the Department of Health Professions at 303-615-1200.
Students with a major in Nutrition should contact the Department of Nutrition at 303-615-0990.

Important Notice

Completion of this minor does not guarantee admission into any nursing or health professions graduate program.
Students are responsible for contacting the nursing or health professions graduate program to which they are applying regarding specific prerequisite courses required by that program.

A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the minor. Students should note that programs differ in the minimum grade required.

Required Courses

Choose at least 3 courses from this list.

BIO 2310 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4 *
BIO 2320 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4
ITP 2700 - Holistic Dimensions of Wellness Credits: 3 *
ITP 3000 - Men’s Health Credits: 3
ITP 3200 - Ethics in Health Care Credits: 3
ITP 3850 - Lifestyle Medicine Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Choose at least 10 credit hours from the following list and/or any other Health Professions courses (Prefix HCM, PUB, HCPS, AGE and ITP):

AGE 3800 - Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum Credits: 3
ANT 3480 - Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness Credits: 3
BIO 1080 - General Biology I Credits: 3
BIO 1090 - General Biology Laboratory I Credits: 1
BIO 1081 - General Biology II Credits: 3 *
BIO 1091 - General Biology Laboratory II Credits: 1 *
BIO 2400 - General Microbiology Credits: 5 *
BIO 3050 - Cell Biology Credits: 4 *
BIO 3300 - Advanced Human Biology for Non-Majors Credits: 3 *
BIO 3320 - Advanced Human Physiology Credits: 4 *
BIO 3330 - Advanced Human Cadaver Anatomy Credits: 5
BIO 3350 - Immunology Credits: 3 *
BIO 3471 - Biology of Women Credits: 3 *
BIO 3600 - General Genetics Credits: 4 *
BIO 398A - Internship in Medicine Credits: 1-12
BIO 4450 - Pathogenic Microbiology Credits: 5 *
CHE 1100 - Principles of Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 1150 - Principles of Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
CHE 1800 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHE 1801 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credits: 1
CHE 1810 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4 *
CHE 1811 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credits: 1 *
CHE 2100 - Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Credits: 4 *
CHE 2150 - Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
CHE 3100 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4 *
CHE 3110 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3 *
CHE 3120 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credits: 1 *
CHE 3130 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 2 *
CHE 4310 - Biochemistry I Credits: 4 *
CHE 4320 - Biochemistry II Credits: 4 *
CHE 4350 - Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
HCM 2010 - Global Health Systems Credits: 3
HCM 3150 - Health Care Organization and Management Credits: 3
HCM 3200 - Managing Quality in Health Care Credits: 2
HCM 3500 - Health Care Research Methods Credits: 3 *
HCM 3600 - Health Information Systems Credits: 3
HCM 3700 - Health Disparities in the U.S. Credits: 3
HCM 3750 - Professional Practice Management Credits: 1
ITP 1600 - Herbal Medicine Credits: 3
ITP 1700 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
ITP 2500 - Complementary Medicine Credits: 3
ITP 2700 - Holistic Dimensions of Wellness Credits: 3 *
ITP 2800 - Health, Society, and the Environment Credits: 3 *
ITP 2950 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3 *
ITP 3000 - Men’s Health Credits: 3 *
ITP 3100 - Health Education and Counseling Credits: 3 *
ITP 3111 - Aging Warriors: Understanding the Health Issues of Aging Men Credits: 3
ITP 3200 - Ethics in Health Care Credits: 3 *
ITP 3700 - Physiology of Aging Credits: 3 *
ITP 3800 - Stress and Sleep: Impact on Health and Disease Credits: 3 *
ITP 3850 - Lifestyle Medicine Credits: 3 *
ITP 3911 - Fathers and Health: A Global Perspective Credits: 3
ITP 4000 - Pediatric Holistic Health Credits: 3 *
ITP 4100 - Women’s Holistic Health Credits: 3 *
ITP 4300 - Botanical Pharmacology Credits: 3 *
MTH 1110 - College Algebra for Calculus Credits: 4
MTH 1120 - College Trigonometry Credits: 3 *
MTH 1210 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4
MTH 1400 - Precalculus Mathematics Credits: 4 *
MTH 1410 - Calculus I Credits: 4 *
NUT 2040 - Introduction to Nutrition Credits: 3 *
NUT 3050 - Concepts of Lifecycle Nutrition Credits: 3 *
NUT 3200 - Nutrition and Sports Performance Credits: 3 *
NUT 3300 - Cultural Aspects of Nutrition Credits: 3 *
NUT 3400 - Nutrition and Weight Management Credits: 3 *
NUT 3500 - Food Safety Credits: 3
NUT 4210 - Community Nutrition Credits: 3 *
PHI 1030 - Thinking about Ethics: Morality and the Good Life Credits: 3
PHY 2010 - College Physics I Credits: 4 *
PHY 2020 - College Physics II Credits: 4 *
PHY 2030 - College Physics I Laboratory Credits: 1 *
PHY 2040 - College Physics II Laboratory Credits: 1 *
PHY 2311 - General Physics I Credits: 4 *
PHY 2321 - General Physics I Laboratory Credits: 1 *
PHY 2331 - General Physics II Credits: 4 *
PHY 2341 - General Physics II Laboratory Credits: 1 *
PSY 2120 - Brain and Behavior Credits: 3 *
PSY 2150 - Positive Psychology Credits: 3 *
PSY 2210 - Psychology of Human Development Credits: 3 *
PSY 2310 - Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits: 3
PSY 3270 - Adulthood and Aging Credits: 3 *
PSY 3410 - Health Psychology Credits: 3 *
PSY 3440 - Cravings and Addictions Credits: 3 *
PSY 3620 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3 *
PSY 4540 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credits: 3 *
PUB 1000 - Principles of Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 3000 - Health Behavior Theory and Practice Credits: 3
PUB 3010 - Community Health Survey, Assessment and Health Improvement Planning Credits: 3
PUB 3020 - Introduction to Epidemiology in Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 3030 - Essentials of Environmental Health in Public Health Practices Credits: 3
PUB 4000 - Health Policy - Practice and Development Credits: 3
PUB 4010 - Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation Credits: 3
PUB 4020 - Peer Health Education- Field Experience Credits: 3
SPA 1004 - Conversational Spanish for Medical Professions I Credits: 3
SPA 1010 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 5
May also include any course with an ITP, HCM, or PUB prefix
Total for Minor: 19-21 credits
* Courses requiring additional prerequisites.