Program Director: Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, MD, MSPH, MBA
Program Office: Hixson-Lied Science Building G13
Program and Objectives
Pre-Medical Post-baccalaureate Pre-Professional Studies
Creighton University’s Post-baccalaureate Program is designed to aid disadvantaged students in their preparation and admission to medical school. The Program is comprised of three parts. The first is an 8-week Summer Diagnostic Session in which students are involved in academic pretesting and curricular review sessions. Next, in the Academic Year Program, students participate in intensive coursework in the sciences, mathematics, and English. Finally in the Pre-matriculation Summer Session, students attend medical school preview courses. Throughout the program, students are provided academic and psychosocial support, clinical experiences, and mentoring in order to assure successful completion of the program and admittance to the Creighton University School of Medicine or another medical school or health sciences program.
Prerequisites for Admission
Prior to admission to the post-baccalaureate program, each applicant must have fulfilled all pre-medical science requirements and have completed an undergraduate degree or higher from a regionally accredited United States college or university. Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree and must not have been previously accepted to a medical school. However, applicants must have been previously denied admission to medical school. An eligible applicant must be a U. S. citizen, non-citizen national, or foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.
Goal
The goal of the Post-baccalaureate program is to strengthen the academic and test-taking skills of disadvantaged students in order to enhance their competitiveness for application to medical school.
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (48-60 Credits)
Curriculum: Pre-Medical Postbaccalaureate Pre-Professional Studies
Certificate Requirements
| Diagnostic Summer Session | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Summer courses may be waived in special cases with prior approval of the program director. | ||
| PBP 400 | Pre-Medical Biology Preview | 1 |
| PBP 401 | Pre-Medical Chemistry Preview | 1 |
| PBP 402 | Pre-Medical Analytical Reading Preview | 1 |
| PBP 403 | Pre-Medical Writing Preview | 1 |
| PBP 404 | Pre-Medical Mathematics Preview | 1 |
| PBP 405 | Pre-Medical Physics Preview | 1 |
| PBP 418 | Pre-Medical Integrated Cultural Awareness | 1 |
| PBP 420 | Pre-Medical Academic Excellence (Part 1) | 1 |
| PBP 425 | Pre-Med Analytical Reading Preview B | 1 |
| PBP 426 | Pre-Medical Behavioral Science-Introduction to Psychology | 1 |
| PBP 427 | Pre-Medical Cultural Connections | 1 |
| PBP 430 | Pre-Medical Behavioral Science-Introduction to Sociology | 1 |
| Term Credits | 12 | |
| Fall Academic Session | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| PBP 406 | Pre-Medical Biology Review | 3 |
| PBP 407 | Pre-Medical Chemistry Review | 3 |
| PBP 408 | Pre-Medical Analytic Reading Review Part A | 1 |
| PBP 409 | Pre-Medical Writing Review | 1 |
| PBP 410 | Pre-Medical Mathematics Review | 3 |
| PBP 411 | Pre-Medical Physics Review | 3 |
| PBP 421 | Pre-Medical Academic Excellence (Part 2) | 1 |
| PBP 424 | Pre-Medical Analytic Reading | 1 |
| PBP 426 | Pre-Medical Behavioral Science-Introduction to Psychology | 1 |
| PBP 428 | Pre-Medical Cultural Analytical Literature | 2 |
| PBP 429 | PreMed Analytical Reading Part C | 1 |
| PBP 430 | Pre-Medical Behavioral Science-Introduction to Sociology | 1 |
| Term Credits | 21 | |
| Spring Academic Session | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| PBP 412 | Pre-Medical Biology | 2 |
| PBP 413 | Pre-Medical Chemistry | 3 |
| PBP 415 | Pre-Medical Writing | 1 |
| PBP 416 | Pre-Medical Mathematics | 2 |
| PBP 417 | Pre-Medical Physics | 3 |
| PBP 422 | Pre-Medical Academic Excellence & Learning Lab | 1 |
| PBP 423 | Pre-Medical Biomedical Science | 2 |
| PBP 424 | Pre-Medical Analytic Reading | 1 |
| PBP 430 | Pre-Medical Behavioral Science-Introduction to Sociology | 1 |
| PBP 434 | Pre-Medical Analytical Reading - Part A | 1 |
| PBP 446 | Pre-Medical Behavioral Science II | 1 |
| Term Credits | 18 | |
| Prematriculation Session | ||
| PBP 419 | Pre-Medical Academic Excellence (Part 3) | 1 |
| PBP 501 | Pre-Medical Molecular and Cell Biology | 2 |
| PBP 502 | Pre-Medical Anatomy | 2 |
| PBP 503 | Pre-Medical Principles of Microbiology | 1 |
| PBP 504 | Pre-Medical Host Defense | 1 |
| PBP 505 | Pre-Medical Pharmacology | 1 |
| PBP 506 | Pre-Medical Neurosciences | 1 |
| Term Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |