To join our program, you’ll need to meet the following criteria:

• A GPA around 3.0 or higher

• 60+ credit hours completed, including:

• General Biology with labs (courses 200/202)

• General Chemistry with labs (courses 261/262)

• You can apply while taking these courses, but they must be finished before you start the program.

• Additional Requirements for Post-Baccalaureate Students:

• A completed college degree

• Acceptance to Cleveland State University

Applications accepted January 1st - August 1st 

Follow these 3 easy steps to apply: 

1. Complete a Berkman/Jackson Fellow's Application.
2. Have two recommendation forms submitted by professional, academic or other references. Forms must be completed and submitted by references. Send the following link to the persons completing each recommendation to access the form: https://www.csuohio.edu/pathways-practice/recommendation-form-and-submission
3. Send copies of ALL unofficial transcripts to 4urbanhealth@csuohio.edu.

_{When sending unofficial transcripts, attach ALL transcripts to one email. Include student's last name, first initial and "Unofficial transcript(s)" in the subject line.} 

The course curriculum aligns with the early assurance curriculum. Students will be required to take the following pre-requisite courses: 

• Two semesters of Organic Chemistry with One Lab
• Two semesters of Physics and Labs
• Two semesters of Biology 
• One semester of Biochemistry

MCAT Prep: 

• HSC 427 -Professional Development I (1 credits) ( 1st year Fall) 
• HSC 429 - Professional Development II (1 credits) (1st year Spring)

Urban Health Seminar: 

• HSC 434/534 Urban Health I (1 credit) (1st year Fall)
• HSC 461/561 Urban Health II (1 credit) (1st year Spring)
• HSC 463/563 Urban Health III (3 credits) (2nd year Fall)
• HSC 465/565 Urban Health IV (3 credits) (2nd year Spring)

Clinical Science Courses:

• HSC 422 or 520 Physiology for the Clinical Sciences (4 credits) (2nd year)
• HSC 475/575 Human Gross Anatomy (3 credits) (2nd year) AND
• HSC 457/557 Human Gross Anatomy Lab (3 credit dissection lab) 

Total Credits: 18-20 credit hours 

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  Statistics and Research Methods: STA 147 or 347; PSY 217 and 317; PSY 312

• Upper Division Biology courses: Immunology BIO 412/413 or 512/513; Histology BIO 418/419 or 518/519; Genetics BIO 310/311, Cell Biology BIO 308/309

• Upper Division Chemistry courses: Medicinal Chemistry I and II CHM 351/352

• Additional clinical science courses: Pathology HSC 381/581; Neuroscience HSC 476/478 or 576/578

• Psychology courses: PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology, PSY 345 - Abnormal Psychology, PSY 372 - Memory and Cognition, PSY 481  Psychopharmacology, PSY 482 - Biological Basis of Behavior

• Sociology courses: SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology, SOC 312 - Sociology of Mental Illness, SOC 343 - Medical Sociology

• Philosophy courses in health care ethics or bioethics: PHL 240, 440, 441, 442, 443