Allied and Professional Health Sciences Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Program Director: Trishia Vasquez
trishia.vasquez@ucdenver.edu
303.315.7541
Health Professions Advising, NC 3002 C
Introduction
The health field offers job opportunities and rewarding careers. It is one of the fastest growing industries in the US and the Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected increasing demand and labor shortages for at least the next ten years. The CU Denver Post-Baccalaureate Allied and Professional Health Sciences Certificate was developed as an opportunity for the many students who already have a bachelor's degree and want to shift their career into this large and fast-growing industry to improve employment opportunities and potential earnings.
In order to improve their position among many highly qualified applicants to health professions programs and for health science related jobs, we anticipate that many students will need to continue their higher education. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has developed a certificate that provides a broad foundation in STEM (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) and advanced health-oriented coursework that is essential for both graduate and professional programs and the needs of the health industry.
Students who have already completed an undergraduate degree from an accredited College/University but need additional undergraduate pre-requisite courses to apply to health professions programs (including medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, lab technicians, health research jobs and more), can benefit from the CU Denver Post Baccalaureate Allied and Professional Health Sciences Certificate. CU Denver is well-known for preparing students for applications to health careers and acceptance to health professions programs. This certificate program offers high quality, rigorous preparatory classes and exceptional health careers advising including assistance with letters of evaluation, seminars on application processes, and assistance finding clinical, research, and community service experiences to enhance applications.
These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their program advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them. Exceptions and substitutions must be approved by the Director of the certificate.
Program Delivery
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This is an on-campus program.
Declaring This Certificate
When applying to CU Denver, students should select the Undergraduate Degree-Seeking option. After indicating that the student has or will have completed a bachelor's degree, the applicant should be directed to a screen that allows selection into the Allied and Professional Health Sciences Certificate. After admission, students should meet with the Program Director of the Certificate (NC 3002) to work collaboratively to develop a course plan that best meets their academic and career goals.
General Requirements
Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the certificate.
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Certificate Requirements
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Students must complete a total of 32 credit hours, with a minimum of 15 credit hours at CU Denver from the time students start the program, from approved CU Denver courses.
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Students must complete a minimum of 12 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours from approved CU Denver courses.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
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The 15 credit hours of approved courses must be completed at CU Denver, from the time a student starts the program. 12 of these credit hours must be upper division (3000-4000 level courses). Other coursework (up to 17 credit hours) used as prerequisites or other courses applicable to the certificate program, may be taken at CU Denver or transferred from another university with evaluation and approval.
Certificate Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
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Students may use prior/ transfer coursework to fulfill requirements and prerequisites, as long as departmental faculty evaluate the coursework and decide courses are directly equivalent to the courses at CU Denver.
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The certificate must be completed within a five-year period.
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Individual courses used to earn the certificate may carry other prerequisites that must be met before enrolling.
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All of the courses or equivalent credit through transfer coursework must be taken within the last 10 years.
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A prerequisite for any course must be transferred or completed at CU Denver before enrolling in that course.
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Graduate level courses can substitute for their undergraduate counterparts with approval by Program Director.
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Specific requirements may exist pertaining to financial aid.
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Students must already have earned a Bachelor's degree to be admitted to this certificate.
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Students currently enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral degree programs are not eligible for this certificate.
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Students who complete this certificate may not apply the courses used to earn the certificate toward a second degree, if they choose to return and seek a second degree at CU Denver.
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete a minimum of 32 credit hours from the following courses: 1 | 32 | |
| Globalization, Migration and Transnationalism | ||
| Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Health Care Policy | ||
| Anthropology of Death | ||
| Medical Anthropology: Global Health | ||
| Global Health Practice | ||
| Anthropology of the Body | ||
| Anthropology and Public Health | ||
| Immigrant Health | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | ||
| Bioinstrumentation | ||
| Introduction to Biomechanical Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Biomaterials | ||
| Physiology for Bioengineering | ||
| Systems Biology | ||
| Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Lab | ||
| Biostatistics, Measurement and Analysis | ||
| Bioengineering Lab I | ||
| Bioengineering Lab II | ||
| Introduction to BioDesign | ||
| Undergraduate Internship | ||
| Undergraduate BioDesign II | ||
| BioDesign III | ||
| Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology | ||
| Optics and Microscopy in Biomedical Research | ||
| Intro to Design, Disability, and Aging | ||
| 3D Modeling for Bioengineers | ||
| Advanced MatLab For Bioengineers And Life Scientists | ||
| Introduction to Medical Imaging | ||
| Advanced Biomechanics for Undergraduates | ||
| Neural Interfaces and Bionic Limbs | ||
| Polymers in Biomedical Applications | ||
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Special Topics in Bioengineering | ||
| Independent Study in Bioengineering | ||
| Undergraduate Research Project | ||
| Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio) | ||
or BIOL 2030 | Honors Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio) | |
| Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio) | ||
or BIOL 2031 | Honors Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio) | |
| Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio) | ||
or BIOL 2040 | Honors Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio) | |
| Molecules to Cells Lab (Gen Bio) | ||
or BIOL 2041 | Honors Molecules to Cells Lab (Gen Bio) | |
| Human Reproductive Biology | ||
| Behavioral Genetics | ||
| Introduction to Molecular Biology | ||
| Advanced Topics | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Introduction to Evolution | ||
| Vertebrate Biology | ||
| Parasitology | ||
| General Cell Biology | ||
| Cell Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Immunology | ||
| General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| General Genetics | ||
| Internship | ||
| Introduction to Biotechnology | ||
| Advanced Biology Topics | ||
| Infectious Disease Ecology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Cell Biology of Disease | ||
| Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Topics in Molecular Biology | ||
| Human Genetics | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Genomics and Bioinformatics | ||
| Applied Microbial Ecology | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | ||
| Exercise Physiology | ||
| Mechanisms of Human Pathology | ||
| Population and Evolutionary Genetics | ||
| Cell Signaling | ||
| Topics in Immunology | ||
| Biology of Cancer | ||
| Advanced Human Anatomy Laboratory | ||
| Structural Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases | ||
| Biochemistry of Metabolic Disease | ||
| Biochemistry of Gene Regulation and Cancer | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research Seminar | ||
| Foundations for General Chemistry | ||
| Core Chemistry: Chemistry for Everyday | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
or CHEM 2081 | Honors General Chemistry I | |
| General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
or CHEM 2039 | Majors General Chemistry I Laboratory | |
or CHEM 2088 | Honors General Chemistry I Laboratory | |
| General Chemistry II | ||
or CHEM 2091 | Honors General Chemistry II Lecture | |
| General Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
or CHEM 2069 | Majors General Chemistry II Laboratory | |
or CHEM 2098 | Honors General Chemistry II Laboratory | |
| Nutritional Chemistry | ||
| Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Analytical Chemistry | ||
| Analytical Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
or CHEM 3481 | Majors Organic Chemistry I | |
| Organic Chemistry Lab I | ||
or CHEM 3488 | Majors Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | |
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
or CHEM 3491 | Majors Organic Chemistry II | |
| Organic Chemistry Lab II | ||
or CHEM 3498 | Majors Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | |
| Biochemistry | ||
| General Biochemistry I | ||
| Structural Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases | ||
| General Biochemistry II | ||
| Biochemistry of Metabolic Disease | ||
| Biochemistry Lab | ||
| Biochemistry of Gene Regulation and Cancer | ||
| Molecular Modeling and Drug Design | ||
| Bioinorganic Chemistry: Bioinorganic compounds in medicine | ||
| Introduction to Health Communication | ||
| Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Communication and Conflict | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Health Communication and Community | ||
| Rhetorics of Medicine & Health | ||
| Digital Health Narratives | ||
| Designing Health Messages | ||
| Health Risk Communication | ||
| Visual Communication | ||
| Geography of Food and Agriculture | ||
| Geography of Health | ||
| Introduction to GIS | ||
| GIS Applications for the Urban Environment | ||
| GIS Applications in the Health Sciences | ||
| Disasters, Climate Change, and Health | ||
| Foundations of Health Humanities | ||
| Death & Dying: Social & Medical Perspectives | ||
| Social History of Asian Americans | ||
| Women & Gender in US History | ||
| Immigration and Ethnicity in American History | ||
| African-American History, 1619-Present | ||
| Aztlan in the United States: Chicano History from 1821 | ||
| History of the American Indian | ||
| History of Modern Science | ||
| Gender, Science, and Medicine: 1600 to the Present | ||
| Mind and Malady: A History of Mental Illness | ||
| Topics in History of Science | ||
| Bio-Design and Innovation | ||
| Design for Healthful Human Longevity | ||
| Medical Terminology | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Stretch College Algebra-Part 1 and Stretch College Algebra-Part 2 | ||
| College Trigonometry | ||
| Precalculus Mathematics | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Introductory Statistics | ||
| Race, Gender, Class, & Health | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
| Ethnicity, Health and Social Justice | ||
| Human Sexuality and Public Health | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Health | ||
| Fundamentals of Health Promotion | ||
| Health Policy | ||
| Health, Human Biology and Behavior | ||
| Health, Culture and Society | ||
| Mental Illness and Society | ||
| Perspectives in Global Health | ||
| Global Topics In Sexual and Reproductive Health | ||
| Health in the City: Urban Health | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Community Health Assessment | ||
| Ethnographic Research In Public Health | ||
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Health Disparities | ||
| Global Health Practice | ||
| The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic | ||
| Health Risk Communication | ||
| Logic, Language and Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Ancient Greek Philosophy | ||
| Knowledge, Perception, and the Search for Objectivity: Modern Philosophy | ||
| History of Ethics | ||
| Medicine, Health Care, and Justice: Bioethics | ||
| Biophysics Outlook I | ||
| Biophysics Outlook II | ||
| Biophysics of the Body | ||
or PHYS 3252 | Biophysics of the Body NM | |
| Biophysics of the Cell | ||
or PHYS 3452 | Biophysics of the Cell NM | |
| Introduction to Psychology I | ||
| Introduction to Psychology II | ||
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology for Health Majors | ||
| Biological Basis of Behavior | ||
| Human Cognition | ||
| Human Development I: Child Psychology | ||
| Human Development II: Adolescence and Adulthood | ||
| Principles of Learning and Behavior | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Exercise, Brain and Behavior | ||
| Drugs, Brain and Behavior | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Developmental Neuroscience | ||
| Neuropsychology | ||
| Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Understanding the Social World | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Quantitative Methods & Analysis | ||
| Qualitative Methods | ||
| Death & Dying: Social & Medical Perspectives | ||
| Health Disparities | ||
| Sociology of Health Care | ||
| Social Meanings of Reproduction | ||
| Sociology of Adulthood and Aging | ||
| Spanish Medical Conversation for Beginners | ||
| Spanish Medical Conversation for Beginners II | ||
| Spanish for the Healthcare Professions I | ||
| Spanish for the Healthcare Professions II | ||
| Total Hours | 32 | |
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Students should choose courses in close consultation with the program director.
To learn more about the Student Learning Outcomes for this program, please visit our website.