Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinary - Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT)
Description
Students interested in pursuing professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine are required to complete a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related area, including any of the biological or physical sciences. To provide a solid foundation for bachelor’s degree work, students are encouraged to complete the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer with an emphasis on biological-science coursework. Students should consult with their assigned academic advisors to choose the academic pathway that best supports their career goals.
Statewide General Education Student Learning Outcomes
Entrance Requirements
While this program has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met before enrollment.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education/Foundational | ||
| Health: | ||
| Choose 3 credits1 | 3 | |
| Mathematics: | ||
| Choose one course | 4 | |
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Recommend:MTH 112or higher
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| Oral Communication: | ||
| Choose one course | 3-4 | |
| Writing: | ||
| WR 121 | Academic Composition | 4 |
| WR 122 | Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition | 4 |
| orWR 227 | Technical Writing | |
| General Education/Discipline Studies | ||
| Cultural Literacy: | ||
| One course from the following categories must be designated as cultural literacy on the Discipline Studies list (credits count once). | ||
| Arts and Letters: | ||
| Choose three courses from at least two prefixes | 9-12 | |
| Social Science: | ||
| Choose four courses from at least two prefixes | 12-16 | |
| Science/Math/Computer Science: | ||
| Choose four courses from at least two prefixes including at least three laboratory courses in biological and/or physical science | 12-20 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose any course numbered 100 or above that brings the total credits to 90 quarter hours. This may include up to 12 credits of Career and Technical Education courses designated by COCC as acceptable. | 39 | |
| Total Credits | 90-106 | |
- 1
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HHPA activity courses (1 credit each) are not to be duplicated.
- 2
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BI 211Principles of Biology,BI 212Principles of Biology, andBI 213Principles of Biologyshould be taken at the same institution to avoid transfer issues, see advisor for details.
- 3
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Consider completing both Organic Chemistry [CH 241Organic Chemistry I,CH 242Organic Chemistry II andCH 243Organic Chemistry III] and Physics [PH 201General Physics I,PH 202General Physics II andPH 203General Physics III] sequences. Best practice is to complete entire sequence prior to transfer. Speak with your advisor for details.
Advising Notes
Students may transfer to a baccalaureate institution without the AAOT; however, completion of this degree guarantees that a student will transfer to an Oregon public university with junior standing and that all lower-division general education coursework is complete. Students should speak with their assigned advisors to choose the most appropriate pathway/major that will best support their academic and career goals.
All Oregon public universities have coursework and offer majors appropriate for students interested in gaining admission to medical, veterinary or dental programs. These include Eastern Oregon University, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, University of Oregon, and Western Oregon University.
BI 211Principles of Biology,BI 212Principles of Biology, andBI 213Principles of Biologyshould be taken at the same institution to avoid transfer issues; see advisor for details.
Oregon State University recommendsCOMM 111Fundamentals of Public Speaking,WR 227Technical Writing, andHHP 295Health and Fitnessfrom the recommended foundational curriculum options.
University of Oregon recommendsWR 122Argument, Research, and Multimodal Compositionfrom the recommended foundational curriculum options.
Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University, and Southern Oregon University recommendMTH 243Introduction to Probability and Statistics Ias an elective.
Performance Standards
- Academic Requirements:
- 学生必须有2.0的累积GPA才能获得COCC证书或学位。
- Options for additional standards:
- All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
Sample Plan
| First Term | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (recommendMTH 112or higher) | 4 | |
| Health (3 credits with HHP or HHPA prefix) | 3 | |
| WR 121 | Academic Composition | 4 |
| Discipline Studies Science/Math/Computer Science (recommendCH 221) | 5 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| WR 122
orWR 227
|
Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition
or Technical Writing |
4 |
| Elective (recommendCH 222) | 5 | |
| Discipline Studies Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Elective (recommendMTH 251) | 4 | |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Third Term | ||
| Elective (recommendCH 223) | 5 | |
| Elective (recommendMTH 252) | 4 | |
| Oral Communication: | 3-4 | |
| Discipline Studies Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| Discipline Studies Lab Science (BI 211) | 5 | |
| Elective (recommendCH 241orPH 201) | 5 | |
| Discipline Studies Arts & Letters | 3-4 | |
| Discipline Studies Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| Discipline Studies Lab Science (BI 213) | 5 | |
| Elective (recommendCH 242orPH 202) | 5 | |
| Discipline Studies Arts & Letters | 3-4 | |
| Discipline Studies Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| Discipline Studies Lab Science (BI 212) | 5 | |
| Elective (recommendCH 243orPH 203) | 5 | |
| Discipline Studies Arts & Letters | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 13-14 | |
| Total Credits | 92-100 | |
