Pre-Professional Transfer Option (A.S.)
Associate in Science
Dean Lori Moon
413-236-4720• lmoon@berkshirecc.edu
The Pre-Professional Transfer Option is designed for students who are tracking toward a career in rapidly expanding professional healthcare fields. The option provides a foundation for transfer to a four-year institution’s Baccalaureate Health Science program. Students should consult an academic advisor about career opportunities and transfer requirements for specific institutions and transfer articulations with various college Health Science programs.
Admission Requirements
Students who enroll in the Associate in Science Health Science: Pre-Professional Transfer Option must fill out an application and have a high school transcript (or equivalent).
Reading and writing competency at a college level as shown through the Accuplacer assessment, or by completion of a college composition class.
Degree: Associate in Science, Health Science. Concentration/Option/Track: Pre-Professional Transfer
Expected Outcomes
Graduates of this program should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills in foundational sciences;
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills; and
- Transfer to a 4-year institution to complete prerequisite curriculum for potential admission into programs such as (but not limited to): Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician’s Assistant Studies, Pharmacy, Chiropractic Medicine, Health Science Research, etc.
Graduation Requirements
To earn a degree in this program, a student must complete all program and general education credits, plus the following Additional Requirements.
Program Courses
BIO-102 | General Biology II | 4 |
BIO-201 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
BIO-202 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
CHM-102 | Introductory Chemistry II | 4 |
MAT-123 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
PSY-107 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
SOC-105 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
- | Program Electives | 10 |
Total Credit Hours: | 35 |
Program Electives: See footnote 1
General Education Courses
BIO-101 | General Biology I | 4 |
CHM-101 | Introductory Chemistry I | 4 |
COM- | Communication | 3 |
ENG - | English Composition | 6 |
MAT-121 | Precalculus | 4 |
- | General Education Electives | 9 |
Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
General Education Electives: See footnote 2
Additional Requirements
Core Competencies Portfolio |
4 items |
Forum |
4 units |
Health/Fitness |
30 hours |
Minimum Cumulative Average
Overall |
2.000 |
Program requirements |
2.000 |
Suggested Pathway to Graduation
The following is a suggestion for completing this program in four semesters. The actual time needed to complete the pro- gram will vary according to each student’s individual needs.
First Semester
BIO-101 | General Biology I | 4 |
COM- | Communication | 3 |
ENG-101 | Composition I | 3 |
MAT-121 | Precalculus | 4 |
- | General Education Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
General Education Electives: See footnote 2
Second Semester
BIO-102 | General Biology II | 4 |
ENG-102 | Composition II | 3 |
PSY-107 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
- | Program Electives | 3 |
- | General Education Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
General Education Electives: See footnote 2
Third Semester
BIO-201 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
CHM-101 | Introductory Chemistry I | 4 |
MAT-123 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
SOC-105 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
- | General Education Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
General Education Electives: See footnote 2
Fourth Semester
BIO-202 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
CHM-102 | Introductory Chemistry II | 4 |
- | Program Electives | 4 |
- | General Education Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Program Electives: See footnote 1
General Education Electives: See footnote 2
Footnotes
- Program electives can be taken from departments in Health and/ or Sciences. It is recommended that you consult with your advisor and the Program Advisor or Transfer Coordinator for appropriate course selection.
- General education electives chosen from two or more of the following: History, Humanities & Fine Arts, or Environmental