Allied and Professional Health Sciences Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Introduction
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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 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 a Health Professions Advisor (NC 3002) to work collaboratively to develop a course plan that best meets their academic and career goals.
Contact Details
Trishia Vasquez
trishia.vasquez@ucdenver.edu
303.315.7541
Health Professions Advising, NC 3002 C
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 from the approved courses at CU Denver.
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Students must complete a minimum of 12 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours, from approved coursework.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all certificate courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the certificate GPA. Students cannot complete certificate or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
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The 15 credit hours of approved courses must be completed at CU Denver. 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 after evaluation and approval.
Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
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All upper division level courses used to satisfy the requirements for the certificate must be completed at CU Denver.
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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 they are directly equivalent to the courses at CU Denver.
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All courses used to satisfy the requirements for 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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Students must complete all of the following courses or demonstrate equivalent credit through transfer coursework 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.
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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 enroll for the certificate.
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Students currently enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral degree programs are not eligible for the certificate.
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Students who complete the 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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| CU Denver Certificate Coursework | ||
| With approval, select 15 credits from the list of CU Denver Certificate Coursework | 15 | |
| Other Coursework and Allowable Transfer Courses | ||
| Select up to 17 credit hours of Other Coursework and Allowable Transfer Courses 1 | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
| 1 | May be taken at CU Denver or transferred from another university after evaluation and approval. |
CU Denver Certificate Coursework
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 3150 | Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 3202 | Anthropology of Health Care Policy | 3 |
| ANTH 4010/5014 | Medical Anthropology: Global Health | 3 |
| ANTH 4060/5060 | Evolutionary Medicine | 3 |
| ANTH 4080/5080 | Global Health Practice | 3 |
| ANTH 4290/5290 | Anthropology and Public Health | 3 |
| ANTH 4300/5300 | Migrant Health | 3 |
| ANTH 4600/5600 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 4800/5800 | Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| BIOE 3010 | Bioinstrumentation | 3 |
| BIOE 3020 | Introduction to Biomechanical Analysis | 3 |
| BIOE 3030 | Introduction to Biomaterials | 3 |
| BIOE 3040 | Physiology for Bioengineering | 3 |
| BIOE 3050 | Cell & Molecular Bioengineering | 3 |
| BIOE 3051 | Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Lab | 1 |
| BIOE 3060 | Biostatistics, Measurement and Analysis | 3 |
| BIOE 3070 | Bioengineering Lab I | 3 |
| BIOE 3071 | Bioengineering Lab II | 3 |
| BIOE 3090 | Introduction to BioDesign | 3 |
| BIOE 3939 | Undergraduate Internship | 1-6 |
| BIOE 4035 | Undergraduate BioDesign II | 3 |
| BIOE 4045 | BioDesign III | 3 |
| BIOE 4053 | Optics and Microscopy in Biomedical Research | 3 |
| BIOE 4063 | 3D Modeling for Bioengineers | 3 |
| BIOE 4064 | Advanced MatLab For Bioengineers And Life Scientists | 3 |
| BIOE 4069 | Advanced Biomechanics for Undergraduates | 3 |
| BIOE 4073 | Neural Interfaces and Bionic Limbs | 3 |
| BIOE 4083 | Polymers in Biomedical Applications | 3 |
| BIOE 4085 | Tissue Engineering | 3 |
| BIOE 4420 | Special Topics in Bioengineering | 1-3 |
| BIOE 4840 | Independent Study in Bioengineering | 1-6 |
| BIOE 4929 | Undergraduate Research Project | 1-6 |
| BIOL 3074 | Human Reproductive Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3104 | Behavioral Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 3124 | Introduction to Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3134 | Advanced Topics | 1-8 |
| BIOL 3225 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 3244 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIOL 3521 | Vertebrate Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3525 | Parasitology | 3 |
| BIOL 3611 | General Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3612 | Cell Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 3621 | Introduction to Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL 3654 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| BIOL 3674 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 3763 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| BIOL 3804 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3832 | General Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 3674 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 3939 | Internship | 1-3 |
| BIOL 4024/5024 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOL 4050 | Advanced Biology Topics | 1-8 |
| BIOL 4053 | Disease Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 4055 | Virology | 3 |
| BIOL 4064 | Cell Biology of Disease | 3 |
| BIOL 4125 | Molecular Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 4126 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4128 | Topics in Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 4134 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4144 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4165 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4225 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 3 |
| BIOL 4425 | Biogeography | 3 |
| BIOL 4460 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| BIOL 4464 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4475 | Mechanisms of Human Pathology | 3 |
| BIOL 4494 | Population and Evolutionary Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4550 | Cell Signaling | 3 |
| BIOL 4622 | Topics in Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL 4634 | Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL 4644 | Advanced Human Anatomy Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOL 4815 | Structural Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases | 3 |
| BIOL 4825 | Biochemistry of Metabolic Disease | 3 |
| BIOL 4835 | Biochemistry of Gene Regulation and Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL 4840 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
| BIOL 4880 | Directed Research | 1-6 |
| BIOL 4990 | Undergraduate Research Seminar | 1 |
| CHEM 2300 | Nutritional Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 3810 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 4810 | General Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 4815 | Structural Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases | 3 |
| CHEM 4820 | General Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 4825 | Biochemistry of Metabolic Disease | 3 |
| CHEM 4835 | Biochemistry of Gene Regulation and Cancer | 3 |
| CHEM 4845 | Molecular Modeling and Drug Design | 3 |
| COMM 2500 | Introduction to Health Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4500 | Health Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4525 | Health Communication and Community | 3 |
| COMM 4550 | Rhetorics of Medicine & Health | 3 |
| COMM 4558 | Digital Health Narratives | 3 |
| COMM 4575 | Designing Health Messages | 3 |
| COMM 4620 | Health Risk Communication | 3 |
| GEOG 3501 | Geography of Health | 3 |
| HEHM 3100 | Introduction to Health Humanities | 3 |
| HIST 4345 | Gender, Science, and Medicine: 1600 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 4348 | Mind and Malady: A History of Mental Illness | 3 |
| IWKS 4500 | Bio-Design and Innovation | 3 |
| IWKS 4520 | Design for Healthful Human Longevity | 3 |
| LATN 3000 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| PHIL 4242 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PHYS 3251 | Biophysics of the Body | 4 |
| PHYS 3252 | Biophysics of the Body NM | 4 |
| PHYS 3451 | Biophysics of the Cell | 4 |
| PHYS 3452 | Biophysics of the Cell NM | 4 |
| PSYC 2205 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology for Health Majors | 3 |
| PSYC 2220 | Biological Basis of Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 3205 | Human Development I: Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3215 | Human Development II: Adolescence and Adulthood | 3 |
| PSYC 3262 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3265 | Drugs, Brain and Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 3305 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3810 | Neuropsychology | 3 |
| PBHL 1001 | Race, Gender, Class, & Health | 3 |
| PBHL 2001 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
| PBHL 3001 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 |
| PBHL 3031 | Health, Human Biology and Behavior | 3 |
| PBHL 3041 | Health, Culture and Society | 3 |
| PBHL 3070 | Perspectives in Global Health | 3 |
| PBHL 4080 | Global Health Practice | 3 |
| SOCY 3440 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| SOCY 4110 | Sociology of Health Care | 3 |
| SPAN 3740 | Spanish for the Healthcare Professions I | 3 |
| SPAN 3750 | Spanish for the Healthcare Professions II | 3 |
Other Coursework and Allowable Transfer Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| BIOL 2010 | Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio) | 3 |
| or BIOL 2030 | Honors Organisms to Ecosystems (Gen Bio) | |
| BIOL 2011 | Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio) | 1 |
| or BIOL 2031 | Honors Organisms to Ecosystems Lab (Gen Bio) | |
| BIOL 2020 | Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio) | 3 |
| or BIOL 2040 | Honors Molecules to Cells (Gen Bio) | |
| BIOL 2021 | Molecules to Cells Lab (Gen Bio) | 1 |
| or BIOL 2041 | Honors Molecules to Cells Lab (Gen Bio) | |
| BIOL 3124 | Introduction to Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3225 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 3244 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIOL 3521 | Vertebrate Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3525 | Parasitology | 3 |
| BIOL 3611 | General Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3612 | Cell Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 3621 | Introduction to Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL 3654 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| BIOL 3674 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 3763 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| BIOL 3804 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 3832 | General Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 3939 | Internship | 1-3 |
| BIOL 4055 | Virology | 3 |
| BIOL 4064 | Cell Biology of Disease | 3 |
| BIOL 4125 | Molecular Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 4126 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4134 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4144 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4165 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4464 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4475 | Mechanisms of Human Pathology | 3 |
| BIOL 4550 | Cell Signaling | 3 |
| BIOL 4622 | Topics in Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL 4634 | Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL 4644 | Advanced Human Anatomy Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 1000 | Foundations for General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1474 | Core Chemistry: Chemistry for Everyday | 4 |
| CHEM 2031 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2038 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 2061 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2068 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 2 |
| CHEM 2081 | Honors General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2088 | Honors General Chemistry I Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 2091 | Honors General Chemistry II Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 2098 | Honors General Chemistry II Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 2300 | Nutritional Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 3411 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 3421 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 3481 | Majors Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 3491 | Majors Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 3810 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 4810 | General Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 4820 | General Biochemistry II | 3 |
| COMM 2500 | Introduction to Health Communication | 3 |
| HEHM 3100 | Introduction to Health Humanities | 3 |
| HIST 4345 | Gender, Science, and Medicine: 1600 to the Present | 3 |
| LATN 3000 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| MATH 1110 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 1120 | College Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH 1130 | Precalculus Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH 1401 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 2411 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 2421 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 2830 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| PBHL 1001 | Race, Gender, Class, & Health | 3 |
| PBHL 2001 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
| PBHL 3001 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 |
| PBHL 3031 | Health, Human Biology and Behavior | 3 |
| PHIL 3002 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 3022 | Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4242 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PSYC 1000 | Introduction to Psychology I | 3 |
| PSYC 1005 | Introduction to Psychology II | 3 |
| PSYC 2205 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology for Health Majors | 3 |
| PSYC 2220 | Biological Basis of Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 3205 | Human Development I: Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3215 | Human Development II: Adolescence and Adulthood | 3 |
| PSYC 3262 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3265 | Drugs, Brain and Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 3305 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 3810 | Neuropsychology | 3 |
| SOCY 1001 | Understanding the Social World | 3 |
| SOCY 3440 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| SOCY 4110 | Sociology of Health Care | 3 |
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