Sample CURRICULUM for CPP & EAP

CUMULATIVE TOTAL – 80 credit hours

Below is a sample guide demonstrating completing the pre-requisite classes in three years. You may not be taking a class at the semester listed if you arrive to NMSU with dual credit, AP credit, etc. This is only a guide.

"Selectives A or B" and " Support Course" selections are listed below.

FIRST PRE-PROFESSIONAL YEAR

First Semester
ENGL 1110G: Rhetoric and Composition – 4 CR
MATH 1220G: College Algebra (or placement) - 3 CR
Selective A or B - 3 CR
Support Course - 3 CR
Total CR Hours = 13

 

Second Semester
ENGL 2221G: Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences OR ENGL 2210G: Technical and Scientific Communication) – 3 CR
CHEM 1215G: General Chemistry I w/lab – 4 CR (SI 1121 is highly recommended)
ECON 2110G: Principles of Macroeonomics OR ECON 2120G: Principles of Microeconomics - 3 CR
Support Course - 3CR
Support Course - 3 CR
Total CR Hours = 16

SECOND PRE-PROFESSIONAL YEAR

First Semester
CHEM 1225G: General Chemistry II w/lab – 4 CR (SI 1122 is highly recommended)
BIOL 2110G: Cellular & Mollecular Biology - 3 CR 
BIOL 2110L: Cellular & Mollecular Biology Lab - 1 CR
Selective A or B - 3 CR
Support Course – 3 CR
Total CR Hours = 14

 

Second Semester
CHEM 313: Organic Chemistry - 3 CR (SI 303 is highly recommended)
BIOL 305: Principles of Genetics – 3 CR
SPMD 2210: Anatomy & Physiology I* – 3 CR ( OR BIOL 353: Human Anatomy* – 4 CR) *See below
Support Course - 3 CR
Total CR Hours = 12-13

THIRD PRE-PROFESSIONAL YEAR

First Semester
SPMD 3210 Anatomy & Physiology II* – 3 CR ( OR BIOL 354: (Human Physiology* – 3 CR) *See below
CHEM 314: Organic Chemistry II - 3 CR  (Optional SI 304 is highly recommended)
CHEM 315L: Organic Chemistry II Lab - 2 CR
Support Course – 3 CR
Support Course - 3 CR
Total CR Hours = 14

 

Second Semester
BIOL 311: General Microbiology ( OR BIOL 2320: Public Health Microbiology) - 3 CR
BIOL 311L: General Microbiology Lab - 2 CR
MATH 1350G: Introduction to Statistics ( OR A ST 311: Statistical Applications) - 3 CR
BCHE 395: Biochemistry  OR (Support Course)  – 3 CR
Total CR Hours = 11

NOTE * No mixing and matching of SPMD & BIOL anatomy and physiology courses. Take both  SPMD’s or both BIOL’s.

ALL BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER OF THE YEAR OF MATRICULATION.

"SI" classes for corresponding chemistry classes are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

SUPPORT COURSES

Support Courses should be courses from one of the six categories below.

Math or Science courses should NOT be taken as a Support Course.

Two Viewing-A-Wider World (VWW) courses from two separate Colleges are required per NMSU degree requirements:

https://catalogs.nmsu.edu/nmsu/general-education-viewing-wider-world/#viewingawiderworldtext .   

VWW courses may also count as Support Courses IF they meet the category requirement.

Support Courses include:

1. Communication: English writing, COMM 1215G, linguistics or journalism (ENGL 1110G, 2210G, or 2221G are not acceptable) ENGL 2310G (Introduction to Creative Writing) is acceptable and counts toward Gen Ed AREA VI, Creative Fine Arts

2. Humanities: Literature (including American English, foreign and comparative literature), history, religion, or philosophy

3. Social/Behavioral Sciences: Anthropology, psychology, economics, human geography, political science, or sociology (ECON 1110G is not acceptable)

4. Foreign Languages

5. Fine Arts: Selected courses in the history, appreciation and criticism of art, music, theatre, and dance

6. Health Promotion: First aid, nutrition, health, and physical education (no one-hour P.E. courses)

Students who wish to pursue the NMSU Bachelor of Individualized Studies (BIS) (Pre-Pharmacy) degree will need to choose 6 hours from the following: 3 hours from Gen Ed Area V; Humanities, with PHIL 1115G preferred; and 3 hours from Gen Ed Area VI, Creative Fine Arts. These requirements conform to NM General Education Requirements per NMSU degree requirements.


APPROVED SELECTIVES
* indicates NM General Education

A. Communications: Three (3) semester hours total – Choose any Communication or Journalism course, such as:

  1. *Introduction to Communication (COMM 1115G)
  2. *Effective Leadership & Comm in Agriculture (ACOM 1130G)
  3. Persuasion Theory and Practice (COMM 351)
  4. Communication and Culture (COMM 376)
  5. Conflict Management (COMM 377)
  6. Interpersonal Communication (COMM 384)
  7. Small Group Communication (COMM 425)
  8. Nonverbal Communication (COMM 465)
  9. Leadership Communication (COMM 470)
  10. Health Communication (COMM 480)

B. Critical Thinking: Three (3) semester hours total – Choose any upper division Biology or Chemistry course, or one of the following:

  1. *Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 1115G)
  2. *Philosophy, Law, Ethics (PHIL 1145G)
  3. *Calculus II (MATH 1521G)
  4. Methods and Data Analysis (A ST 456)
  5. * Introduction to Ethics (PHIL 2110G)
  6. Inductive Logic and Probability (PHIL 313)
  7. Philosophy of Mathematics (PHIL 316)
  8. Biomedical Ethics (PHIL 321)
  9. Basic Toxicology (TOX 361)
  10. Medicinal Herbs (HORT 310)
  11. Philosophy of Science (PHIL 351)
  12. *Logic Reasoning & Critical Thinking (PHIL 1120G)
  13. Medical Terminology (SPMD 1120)

CUMULATIVE TOTAL ………… 80 credit hours

Schedule an appointment with EAP Director Amy Buesing at: abuesing@nmsu.edu

Rev: df 2/2024