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Entrance Requirements and Prerequisites

Applicants must have:

• BA, BS, or BGS or graduate/advanced degrees from an accredited institution
• 3.0 GPA minimum highly recommended

IMPORTANT NOTE: All the enumerated prerequisites need not be completed by the time you apply, however they must be completed by the start of the program if you are offered admission.

• Prerequisites: General requirements and social sciences
  English composition
  Family concepts*
  Nutrition* (normal)
  Lifespan Growth and Development*
  Statistics
  Electives
  Social science: two different level courses from either Psychology, Sociology or Anthropology. Both courses must be in the same subject area
  
• Prerequisites: Clinical Sciences
  Anatomy & physiology*
  Organic-biochemistry
  Pharmacology
  Pathophysiology (6 credits) If you do not take a 6 credit hour pathophysiology course, you must take a microbiology or genetics course along with a pathophysiology course to equal at least 6 credit hours.

* These courses may be satisfied with a proficiency exam for applicants conditionally admitted to the program.

International Students

The University requires additional admission requirements for international applicants:

• A satisfactory score on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) for applicants whose native language is not English. For test information, see U of M Undergraduate Admissions page with information on English Proficiency Requirements
• A professional evaluation of international transcripts. A professional evaluation can be initiated through various credential evaluators such as www.WES.org or www.ECE.org and should be sent directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
• Official documentation of international school records. These documents (i.e. transcripts and proof of graduation) must be sent directly from the original international institution directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

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