Pre-Health Science Certificate Program

The Pre-Health Science program is designed to provide both the general educational breadth as well as specific health related content that is either a required or recommended pre-requisite to many health care programs. In this instance it will be a mandatory requirement for the Justice Institutes’ Advanced Paramedic Program. It also approximates those programs widely used across the country.

Admission Requirements

The following requirements are highly recommended: Graduation from grade 12 with Principles of Math 11, CHEM 12, BIOL 12, ENG 12 and PHYS 11 with a C+ average.

Residency requirement

6 credits of TRU coursework (distance or on-campus)

Course Requirements

BIOL 1593, Anatomy and Physiology (3) or campus-based BIOL 1590
BIOL 1693, Anatomy and Physiology (3) or campus-based BIOL 1690
ENGL 1101, English composition (3) or campus-based ENGL 1100

Plus the following courses or alternates approved by an OL Program Advisor:
HLTH 2501, Pathophysiology (4)
HLTH 2511, Pharmacology (3)
PSYC 1111, Introductory Psychology I (3) or campus-based PSYC 1110
PSYC 2111, Introduction to Research in Experimental Psychology (3), PSYC 2101 Statistics in Social Sciences (3), STAT 1201, Introduction to Probablility and Statistics (3) or campus-based STAT 1200 or STAT 2000

Elective Credits

One of either

• Current Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certification offered by the Justice Institute (2 credits) - 105 hrs/ 15 days full time.

OR

• One of the following: Math 1101 Finite Math (3); PSYC 1211 Introduction to Psychology II (3); ENGL 1061 Written Communication (3); or approved equivalents. Other courses may be considered if pre-approved by an OL advisor.