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Pre-Health Scholars Certificate at University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico, United States

Programme overview

Pre-Health Scholars Certificate: Professional health programs increasingly recognize the importance of social science and humanities knowledge and skills in healthcare education and practice. As a result, most professional health programs have adopted a holistic application approach. Programs are seeking students who are not only good in science but also in understanding and interacting with people – the type of people who we would want as our personal health professionals.

Faculty: College of Population Health  |  Department: Health Sciences Center  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Albuquerque, NM, United States

What you will study

Students must complete all courses within the certificate (15 credit hours) with a 3.0 or higher to earn the certificate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students must have an undergraduate degree with a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA which must include at least 2 semesters of general chemistry, 2 semesters of biology, 2 semesters of English, Intro to statistics or Psy2501, and Psy1110. Exceptions can be made by petition.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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