Post-Baccalaureate Science Courses

The following science and health science courses and programs may be of interest to pre-health students. Some of these courses may apply to certificate programs at UCLA Extension. 

These courses will count towards a post-bacc GPA and typically towards a science GPA. Please refer to the Association of American Medical Colleges' (AAMC) guidance on course categories.

PROGRAMS:

• Specialization in Pediatric Medicine

COURSES:

400 level courses could be taken to earn credits which may be applied towards applications to graduate programs or health professional schools. For more information on the applicability of 400 level courses, view our credits and grades information.

800 level courses do not bear credit, but can be taken for general interest or continuing education units (CEUs).

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Biological Chemistry

• BIOL CH X 401 - Introduction to Protein Structure: From Disease to Therapy (classroom)

Community Health Sciences

• COM HLT X 404.7 - Exercise and Sports Nutrition
• COM HLT X 421.1 - Biomechanics – Analysis of Human Movement (online) (offered in Summer)
• COM HLT X 425 - Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury
• COM HLT X 452 - Resistance Training Fundamentals (offered in Fall)
• COM HLT X 453 - Fitness Testing and Health/Risk Appraisal  (offered in Winter)
• COM HLT X 454 - Exercise Prescription, Program Design, and Coaching Techniques (offered in Spring)

Health Policy and Management 

• HLT POL X 450 - Clinical Genetics: Medical and Public Health Perspectives (online) (offered in Fall)
• HLT POL X 452.2 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine: A Preview for Pre-Health Professionals (online) (offered in Winter)
• HLT POL X 456 - Introduction to Pediatrics and Child Health (online) (offered in Spring) – This course counts towards the Specialization in Pediatric Medicine
• HLT POL 804 - Becoming a Doctor: The Medical School Application Process – non-credit seminar – (offered in Winter) – This course counts towards the Specialization in Pediatric Medicine
• HLT POL X 407.2 - The Practice of Patient Advocacy
• HLT POL X 407.7 - Introduction to Bioethics

Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics

• MIMG X 401 - Fundamentals of Immunology (classroom)
• ORL BIO X 401 - Osteoimmunology: Bone and Immune Interactions and Related Pathologies (online)

Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology

• MCD BIO X 405 - Cancer Biology (classroom)
• PATH X 401 - Introduction to Molecular Diagnostics, Pharmacogenetics, and Personalized Medicine (online)
• PATH X 405 - Histology for the Health Sciences: Basic Tissues of the Body (online)
• PATH X 406 - Histology for the Health Sciences: Organ Systems (online)

Nursing

• NURSING X 400 - Medical Terminology (online) (offered in Winter and Summer)
• NURSING X 456.1 - Pediatric Genetics: Teratology, Dysmorphology, and Developmental Delay (online) (offered in Summer)

Physiological Science

• M PHARM X 401 - Introduction to Pharmacology (online)
• PHYSCI X 400.6 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (classroom)
• PHYSCI X 401 - Fundamentals of Human Physiology (classroom)
• PHYSCI X 410 - Pulmonary Physiology (online)
• PHYSCI X 415 - Endocrinology (online)
• PHYSCI X 412 - Functional Neuroanatomy (online)
• PHYSCI X 425 - Animal Physiology (online)
• PHYSCI X 435 - Neurophysiology: How the Brain Thinks
• PHYSCI X 449 - The Human Body: How It Functions (online)
• PHYSCI X 450 - Exercise Physiology (online)
• PHYSCI X 451 - Introduction to Human Nutrition (classroom)
• PHYSCI X 452 - Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics (classroom)
• PHYSCI X 452.6 - Foundations of Human Physiology (online)
• PHYSCI X 459.10 - Introduction to Pathophysiology: Disease States in the Human Body (classroom)