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Post-Baccalaureate Accelerated Health Sciences Program

11 Courses Required

We are currently not accepting applications for this program. However, you can apply to our Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program where we can create customized accelerated tracks for academic-enhancer students to boost your sciences GPA with online, upper-division courses. This will demonstrate your ability to handle academically rigorous classes as you become a competitive applicant for medical (allopathic and osteopathic) school.

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  • Start Anytime Online Science Courses on Friday, October 13, 2023 offered Online

    Date: Friday, October 13, 2023

    Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm (Pacific Time)

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    Start Anytime Online Science Courses

    Start Anytime Online courses are continuous enrollment, which means the course is open for enrollment at any time and starts at the time you register. You can work through course material at your own pace and will have ample opportunities for interaction with your instructors and other students.

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Note: You are eligible to take Start Anytime Course Orientation: Science once you are accepted or can take it during your Term 1 studies.
  • UNEX 1406 Start Anytime Course Orientation: Science
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  • MCELLBI X105 Biochemistry
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  • MCELLBI X427 Current Topics in the Biosciences
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  • MCELLBI X432 Medical Terminology
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  • MCELLBI X422 Biology of Aging
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  • MCELLBI X124 The Biology of Human Cancer
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  • MCELLBI X121 Molecular Cell Biology
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Contact Us

To contact the department office, email extension-prehealth@berkeley.edu.

Prerequisites

College graduates who hold a baccalaureate degree and have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree at the time of application in order to be eligible to apply for the Post-Baccalaureate Accelerated Health Sciences Program.

Applicants must have also completed the following courses with a passing grade of C or better at the time of application:

  • General biology with lab: 1 year or 8 semester units
  • General chemistry with lab: 1 year or 8 semester units
  • Organic chemistry with lab: 1 year or 8 semester units
  • Physics with lab: 1 year or 8 semester units
  • Calculus or statistics: 1 semester or 3 units

Curriculum Requirements

In order to earn the Award of Completion and be eligible to receive a Post-Bacc Student Performance Evaluation letter from the program director, the following must be successfully completed within a year of being accepted into the program:

  • Start Anytime Course Orientation: Science
  • 7 required credit courses (19 semester units)
  • 2 elective courses (minimum 3 semester units)
  • A letter grade of C or better must be earned in all credit courses
  • Maintenance of a minimum program GPA of 3.5 or higher

Transfer credit from other institutions is not accepted.

Estimated Cost

The cost of this program is $14,000, paid in three installments upon acceptance into the program:

  • $4,000 is due by November 15 to confirm your seat in the cohort. This payment is nonrefundable.
  • $5,000 is due by December 15 to ensure enrollment in Term 1 courses.
  • $5,000 is due by June 15 to ensure enrollment in Term 2 courses.

Certificate and Award Request

Congratulations! Once you have completed the program coursework, notify UC Berkeley Extension that you have completed the curriculum and request your Award of Completion. Send an email to extension-prehealth@berkeley.edu. After your records have been reviewed, verified and approved (usually within two to three weeks), your Award of Completion will be sent to you.

Advisory Board

Amin Azzam, M.D., M.A.

Adjunct Professor

UCSF School of Medicine

UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Samuel Merritt University

Lowen Cattolico, PT, MSPT

Assistant Director

Outpatient Rehabilitative Services/Physical Therapy Faculty Practice

UC San Francisco Health

Henry (Peter) Ralston, M.D.

Professor of Anatomy, Emeritus

UC San Francisco

Jessica Stark, PA-C, MSPAS, M.P.H.

Physician Assistant

Sutter Eden Medical Center 

John Swartzberg, M.D., FACP

Clinical Professor, Emeritus

UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Celeste G. Villanueva, Ed.D., CRNA, FNAP

Assistant Academic Vice President

Director, Center for Innovation & Excellence in Learning

Samuel Merritt University

Alesia J. Wagner, DO, FACOFP dist.

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, Primary Care Department

Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine

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