Pre-Medicine, Associate of Science (418)
About Our Program
This program is intended to provide the first two years of a four-year baccalaureate program. Study in this major provides a foundation for a career in medicine through study in humanities, math, and sciences.
Nature of Work and Employment
Physicians are licensed health-care providers who use science and the healing arts to diagnose and treat illness and injury, as well as provide advice and encouragement about health maintenance and disease prevention. Most physicians work in private offices, clinics, hospitals, or medical schools.
Special Considerations
Those interested in the field of medicine should have an aptitude for science, good interpersonal skills, emotional stability, and a desire to help the injured and sick. Students must be prepared for further educational training at the professional level beyond the baccalaureate degree. Medical schools limit enrollment and students compete vigorously for admission. The listed coursework is a recommendation only. Students should check with a student advisor for HCC graduation requirements and specific university requirements in this major. Students must meet with an advisor to ensure that the special requirements of the department and institution to which they plan to transfer are met. Colleges and universities have specific requirements for transfer students.
Regional Institutions
- University of Illinois College of Medicine (Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL; Rockford, IL; Urbana, IL)
- Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (North Chicago, IL)
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Chicago, IL)
- Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago, IL)
- Rush Medical College of Rush University (Chicago, IL)
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences - The Pritzker School of Medicine (Chicago, IL)
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (Carbondale, IL; Springfield, IL)
- University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (Iowa City, IA)
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Madison, WI)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI; Green Bay, WI; Wausau, WI)