Program Requirements
In order to be considered for admission, a student must:
- Declare the Health Sciences major.
- Maintain a 2.5 cumulative undergraduate GPA.
- Declare participation in the Accelerated MSAT track no later than the end of their second year.
- Successfully complete all BS Health Sciences core required course work, and all University Core Curriculum requirements at the University of Southern Maine by the end of their junior year status (see course progression below).
- Complete all MSAT prerequisites (listed below) with a C- or better. These courses also appear in the course progression.
BIO 101 /BIO 102 Biological Foundations/Lab
CHY 113 Principles of Chemistry
PHY 111 /PHY 114 Elements of Physics I/Lab
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
BIO 111 /BIO 112 Anatomy and Physiology I/Lab+
BIO 113 /BIO 114 Anatomy and Physiology II/Lab+
MAT 120 Introduction to Statistics OR PSY 210 Statistics in Psychology
NUR 252 Nutrition
SPM 330 Physiology of Exercise
- Complete a USM graduate application to the MSAT.
+ These requirements may also be satisfied by one semester of human anatomy with a lab, and one semester of human physiology with a lab.
Students who do not meet these criteria or who are not accepted to the MSAT are still eligible to graduate from the Health Sciences baccalaureate degree by choosing one of the three remaining track options to complete in their fourth year of study.
It should also be noted that equivalency exams can be taken in place of certain courses if a B- was not acheived in the courses listed above. Please check the Credit for Prior Learning Office web page to ascertain if there is a test that fulfills a particular equivalency.
