Mar 19, 2024  
2018 Summer Sessions Bulletin 
    
2018 Summer Sessions Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Pre-professional Studies


Premedical/Prehealth Studies Program

The Premedical/Prehealth Studies Program at Hofstra prepares students for graduate-level work in health profession schools, including medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, podiatry, veterinary medicine and optometry. Generally, health profession schools seek students with a broad educational background, a strong foundation in the natural sciences, highly developed communication skills, and a solid background in the social sciences and humanities. For more information call Prehealth Adviser Ellen C. Miller at 516-463-6770.

Hofstra offers the following courses during the summer sessions:

DEPARTMENT   COURSES
Biology BIO 012 - (NS) Animal Form and Function
  BIO 103 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  BIO 106 - Physiology of Exercise
   
Chemistry CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I or
CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II
  CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I or
CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II
   
Physics PHYS 001A - (NS) Elementary Physics or
PHYS 002A - (NS) Elementary Physics 
  PHYS 001B - (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory or
PHYS 002B - (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory 
  PHYS 011A - (NS) General Physics or
PHYS 012A - (NS) General Physics 
  PHYS 011B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory  or
PHYS 012B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory 

Prelaw Program

The Prelaw Program at Hofstra is designed to provide students with the background and training needed for admission to law school. Students considering the legal profession as a career may be interested in these courses available over the summer in the following departments: Accounting; Economics; English; History; Legal Studies in Business; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology; and Rhetoric.