See the Anatomy of an Applicant brochure from the American Association of Medical Colleges for helpful information.

• Required courses generally include: CHEM I-IV, C&M, B&E, Physics I-II (does not need to be calculus-based), a year of college math (most commonly fulfilled with Calc I and statistics, pre-calculus usually does not count towards this requirement).
• Recommended courses, which are required by some schools, include: biochemistry, psychology, sociology. Some GSS courses could meet the sociology recommendation.
• Competitive applicants have a minimum GPA in both STEM courses and overall of 3.6+
• Competitive applicants have MCAT scores of 509+ 
• Some schools require a situational judgement test such as Casper or PREview

See the Preparing to Apply webpage from the American Dental Education Association for helpful information. 

• Required courses generally include: CHEM I-IV, C&M, B&E, Physics I-II (does not need to be calculus-based), a year of college math (most commonly fulfilled with Calc I and statistics, pre-calculus usually does not count towards this requirement).
• Recommended courses, which are required by some schools, include: biochemistry, two W1 courses. Anatomy, Physiology (these are better met with the BIOL courses 2150  2180 rather than a combined A&P course).
• Competitive applicants have a minimum GPA in both STEM courses and overall of 3.6+
• Competitive applicants have DAT scores of 20+ 

Stockton students can apply to our DPT program as part of a 3-3 program, using courses in the first year of the DPT program to count towards their undergraduate degree. Students interested in this pathway are strongly encouraged to work with their preceptor starting in their first year so as to ensure that all necessary coursework is completed in time to apply during the fall of junior year.

See the Becoming a Physical Therapist webpage from the American Physical Therapy Association for helpful information. 

• Required courses generally include: two semesters of chemistry, C&M, B&E, Anatomy, Physiology, Physics I-II (does not need to be calculus-based), psychology, statistics
• GRE general test is typically required
• PT hours are either required or highly recommended

See the Becoming a PA webpage from the American Academy of Physician’s Associates for helpful information.

• Required courses generally include: CHEM I-IV, C&M, B&E, Anatomy, Physiology, statistics, W1 courses, medical terminology, psychology
• Recommended courses, which are required by some schools, include: biochemistry, genetics, microbiology
• Most schools require extensive patient contact hours, with competitive applicants having two or more years of healthcare experience
• Competitive applicants have minimum GPA in both STEM courses and overall of 3.5+, 3.25 is a typical minimum GPA.
• Tests such as the GRE are not generally required

See the Admissions Requirements webpage from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for helpful information

• Required courses generally include: CHEM I-IV, C&M, B&E, Physics I-II (does not need to be calculus-based), a year of college math (most commonly fulfilled with Calc I and statistics, pre-calculus usually does not count towards this requirement).
• Recommended courses, which are required by some schools, include: biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, economics
• Some schools require the PCAT or GRE exams

See the Veterinary school admission 101 webpage from the American Veterinary Medical Association for helpful information.

• Required courses generally include: CHEM I-IV, C&M, B&E, Biochemistry, Physics I-II (does not need to be calculus-based), a year of college math (most commonly fulfilled with Calc I and statistics, pre-calculus usually does not count towards this requirement).
• Recommended courses, which are required by some schools, include: Anatomy, Physiology (these are better met with the BIOL courses 2150 and 2180/3150 rather than a combined A&P course), microbiology
• Experience with animal care is usually required
• Most schools require the GRE, many will allow the MCAT instead
• Competitive applicants have minimum GPA in both STEM courses and overall of 3.5+, 3.25 is a typical minimum GPA.

These “pre” designations are nothing more than internal auditing to insure that all of the pre requisite courses required for application to a professional school are taken. Majors are usually Biology or Chemistry although any other major is possible. For the articulation programs a BS in Biology or Biochemistry/Molecular Biology is necessary. 

Some courses taken the first year (or two) of professional school transfer back to Stockton and count as credit for the BS degree. Other than these transfer science courses, all other degree requirements must be met within the two or three years spent at Stockton. This obviously requires some very good planning along with full course loads every semester.

For the Rutgers Pharmacy School and Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine articulations you apply in the fall of your senior year in high school. Some of the programs also allow applications at the end of the freshman or sophomore years. The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine application is at the end of the sophomore year.

A 3.0 to a 3.5 depending of the program. All required science courses must be a “C” or better in some articulation programs while a “B” or better is required by others.

For the pharmacy dual degree, a minimum 1310 SAT (verbal and math)from one testing.

If you enter an accelerated program after your sophomore year at Stockton, the SAT is not required (because we now have your college performance).

We do not keep this type of statistic because it depends on who is included in the applicant pool. Anyone can call themselves a pre med or other “pre” something but only those with great GPAs and admissions test score get accepted. Our Health Professions Committee only interviews competitive students (high GPA and MCAT, DAT, GRE, etc. scores). Of those we interview probably 80-90 % are accepted. It’s your overall application package and performance that gets you into a professional school, not your college.