Pre-Health Professions Pathway
**Update 1/5/2024: The Pre-Health Professions Pathway is discontinued as of Spring 2024 due to a change in Admissions Criteria for the Associate of Science degrees in Radiation Therapy and Respiratory Care. To review these changes, please see the Catalog Addendum p. 3.
The information listed below this alert is related to the policy for Fall 2023.
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The Pre-Health Professions Pathway of the Associate of Science in Health Science is designed to prepare students for the Associate of Science degrees in either Radiation Therapy or Respiratory Care at Labouré College of Healthcare.
Pathway courses are a selection of core Arts & Sciences courses in the Health Science program that help develop the knowledge and skills students need to complete a specialized associate degree whether they choose to remain in the Health Science program, or plan to transfer to the Radiation Therapy or Respiratory Care programs at Labouré.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements to directly enter these two associate degrees may enroll in the Associate of Science in Health Science program and begin taking Pathway courses. These students may earn admission to their desired program by successfully completing the Pathway as outlined below.
Pathway Courses:
- MAT 1020 Math for Health Sciences
- HUM 1010 Introduction to Humanities
- ANA 1010 Anatomy & Physiology I
- ANA 1020 Anatomy & Physiology II
Pathway Requirements:
- These courses must be completed at Labouré with a minimum CGPA of 2.7; a minimum C+ grade is required in MAT 1020, ANA 1010 and ANA 1120.
- Upon completion of Pathway coursework, students will be required to take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and may then submit a Change of Major Form to request internal transfer into Respiratory Care or Radiation Therapy.
Students who successfully transfer into Respiratory Care or Radiation Therapy will count all of their Pathway courses toward meeting their Arts & Sciences course requirements.