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Most people equate careers in medicine with going to medical school to get an MD degree and become a physician. Some suggestions for the pre-med track at North Central College are listed below. However, there are many other career options within the allied health fields: optometrist, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, physical therapist, etc. See the health science pages to learn more.
Recommended majors: Biochemistry or BS in Biology
Recommended courses: (not a complete listing of major requirements)
- BCM365 (Biochemistry)
- BCM465 (Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology)
- BIO200 (Cellular Biology)
- BIO202 (Zoology)
- BIO260 (Genetics)
- BIO300 (Human sexuality)
- BIO302 (Animal Physiology)
- BIO305 (Animal Behavior)
- BIO310 (Vertebrate biology)
- BIO340 (Microbiology)
- BIO360 (Molecular Biology)
- BIO410 (Microscopic anatomy)
- BIO430 (Developmental biology)
- BIO440 (Virology and Immunology)
- CHM210 (Chemical analysis)
Suggestions to enrich your education:
- Join PHO, the student pre-health organization
- Get an internship with a doctor or at a hospital
- Do summer research
- Get a summer job at a local hospital
- Take courses in interdisciplinary subjects related to medicine
- ENG 245: Literature and the Moral Life of Medicine
- PHL 215: Bioethics
- PSY 280: Drugs and Behavior
- REL 310: Death and Dying
Life after NCC:
- Take the MCAT and apply to medical school
- MD degree from a medical school (4 years)
- Internship and residency (3-6 years)