The premedical program at Oklahoma State University prepares students to be successfully competitive applicants to health professions colleges. A wide variety of educational, research, leadership, and volunteer opportunities, plus a comprehensive advising system enable our students to sharpen their competitive edge. Students preparing for careers in Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry, Podiatry, Chiropractic, and Veterinary Medicine will eventually receive graduate degrees, all requiring a strong background in science. It should be emphasized that "premedical", "predental", "preveterinary medicine", etc., are not majors. Those designations simply mean that students are meeting admission requirements to those professional programs. While satisfying the requirements for admission to professional school, students should also be satisfying requirements for a baccalaureate degree. Professional schools do not recommend any particular major but encourage students to choose a broad general curriculum in the social sciences and humanities and to achieve a high level of competence in the mathematical, physical, and biological sciences. Most graduate health professions colleges require 4 semesters of chemistry, 2 semesters of physics, 3 semesters of biology, 2-3 semesters of English, and a standardized examination prior to admission. Students preparing for allied health careers: dental hygiene, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical imaging and radiation sciences, physician’s associate will probably enter their chosen profession after completing a baccalaureate degree. Allied health preparation usually consists of 60-90 undergraduate credit hours weighted heavily with mathematical, physical, social, and biological sciences.
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