Pre-Professional Programs
Taft College offers a variety of courses designed to prepare students who wish to pursue professional programs in forestry, nursing, physical therapy, dentistry, medicine, law, and pharmacy. The following course lists may be helpful in planning the student’s program and could be incorporated into the student’s area of concentration for their degree. Most students transfer to a four-year institution, where the suggested preparation classes can continue to be taken. Students requiring preparation for these professions should consult with a counselor.
Pre-Forestry
Suggested Preparation:
| BIOL 1513 | Intro to Environmental Stud | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2202 | General Zoology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2203 | General Botany | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2211 | General Chemistry | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2212 | Gen Chem & Qualitative Analysi | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| MATH 2100 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | 5.00 Credits(s) |
Pre-Nursing
Suggested Preparation:
| BIOL 2250 | Human Anatomy | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2257 | Human Physiology with Lab | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2260 | General Microbiology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 1510 | Introductory College Chemistry | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1500 | Composition and Reading | 3.00 Credits(s) |
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| ENGL 1600 | Crit Think, Lit, & Composition | 4.00 Credits(s) |
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| PHIL 1520 | Critical Thinking | 3.00 Credits(s) |
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| SPCH 1511 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3.00 Credits(s) |
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| STAT 1510 | Elementary Statistics | 5.00 Credits(s) |
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| PSYC 2200 | Elem Stats for Behav and SS | 4.00 Credits(s) |
Recommended Support Courses:
| BIOL 2370 | Basic Nutrition | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| PSYC 1500 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| SOC 1510 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
Pre-Physical Therapy
Suggested Preparation:
| BIOL 2201 | Introductory Biology - Cells | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2202 | General Zoology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2203 | General Botany | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2250 | Human Anatomy | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2257 | Human Physiology with Lab | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2260 | General Microbiology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2211 | General Chemistry | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2212 | Gen Chem & Qualitative Analysi | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| KINE 1500 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| PSYC 1500 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| PSYC 2003 | Child Growth and Development | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| STAT 1510 | Elementary Statistics | 5.00 Credits(s) |
BIOL 2201: Should be completed prior to BIOL 2202 and BIOL 2203
Recommended Support Courses:
| ENGL 1600 | Crit Think, Lit, & Composition | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| SOC 1510 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| SPCH 1511 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3.00 Credits(s) |
Pre-Dentistry/Pre-Medicine
Suggested Preparation:
| BIOL 2201 | Introductory Biology - Cells | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2202 | General Zoology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2203 | General Botany | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2250 | Human Anatomy | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2257 | Human Physiology with Lab | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2260 | General Microbiology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2211 | General Chemistry | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2212 | Gen Chem & Qualitative Analysi | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1600 | Crit Think, Lit, & Composition | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| MATH 2100 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| PSYC 1500 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
BIOL 2201, ENGL 1600: Should be completed prior to BIOL 2202 & BIOL 2203
Pre-Law
There is no prescribed pre-legal program. Students are generally admitted to law schools after they have received their B.A. degrees and passed the Law School Admission Test. Most pre-legal students pursue Bachelor’s Degrees in economics, business administration, political science, or liberal arts. Courses in English, speech, psychology, philosophy, accounting, economics, history, and political science form a basic recommended core.
Pre-Pharmacy
Suggested Preparation:
| BIOL 2201 | Introductory Biology - Cells | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2202 | General Zoology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2203 | General Botany | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2260 | General Microbiology | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2211 | General Chemistry | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2212 | Gen Chem & Qualitative Analysi | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2250 | Quantitative Analysis | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1600 | Crit Think, Lit, & Composition | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| MATH 2100 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| MATH 2120 | Analy. Geometry & Calculus II | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| PHYS 2221 | General Physics (Calculus) | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| PHYS 2222 | General Physics II (Calculus) | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| PSYC 1500 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
BIOL 2201, PHYS 2221, PHYS 2222: Should be completed prior to BIOL 2202 & BIOL 2203
Recommended Support Courses:
| ECON 2120 | Principles of Economics-Micro | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ECON 2210 | Principles of Economics-Macro | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| Any Foreign Language | 4 |
| PSYC 1500 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| SPCH 1511 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| SOC 1510 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.00 Credits(s) |