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With more than 40 majors to choose from, our curriculum offers you unparalleled opportunity to pick your path and find the right fit for you, whether you’re interested in Natural Sciences and Mathematics or Social Sciences, or Humanities like History and English are more your style. 

Many of our majors also offer opportunities for internships and co-ops both locally and nationally, study abroad and service learning, where you make real-world impact on your community.

If you’re not sure which major is right for you, you’re not alone. Many incoming students aren’t sure with path is the right one—which may be why many of our first-year students choose our Exploratory Studies Program. Through Exploratory Studies, you’ll learn more about what each major has to offer, and whether it’s right for you. 

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Why study Medical Sciences?

Medical Sciences comprises biological sciences, applied sciences & engineering, informatics and technology, with an emphasis on human health and disease. Medical Sciences provide the scientific basis for modern medicine practices. The Medical Sciences Program is an interdisciplinary program with teaching faculty from the Colleges of Medicine (both basic science and clinical faculty), Allied Health Sciences, Arts & Sciences, and Engineering & Applied Science. The Minor in Medical Sciences complements majors such as Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Business, Chemistry, Health Sciences, and Neuroscience. The Minor in Medical Sciences prepares students to be competitive for admission to professional schools (including medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy), graduate school doctoral and master's programs in the life sciences, and post-baccalaureate health professions programs (including occupational, physical, and speech & language therapy, and genetic counseling).

If your objective is a career in medicine, UC's Pre-Professional Advising Center should be your first stop in preparing for medical school. In addition, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) provides information for prospective medical students at its website:

Additional Online Resources:

UC Pre-Medical Programs:

  • Pre-Medical School Programs—UC offers a range of programs to enrich the experience of undergraduate students whose goal is medical school, including summer programs and MCAT review
  • Master's in Physiology Program—UC's gap-year or special master's program designed to help students improve their credentials for admission to medical school

Career Possibilities

Find out more about a career in biomedical research at the AAMC website.

UC Biomedical Research Programs:

Exploring Other Health Professions

Find everything you want to know about a wide variety of health careers at ExploreHealthCareers.org

UC Master's Programs in Health Sciences/Health Professions:

Minoring in Medical Sciences

A total of 18 semester credits are needed to satisfy the requirements of the minor.

The Medical Sciences minor is a selective program based at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and is taught by the faculty at these institutions. It is intended to provide students who major in any discipline outside the College of Medicine with a broad but rigorous foundation in both the scientific and clinical aspects of medicine and medical research.

The curriculum for the minor includes challenging courses to engage students interested in the health professions and biomedical sciences. Progress toward the minor is tracked via degree audits and successful completion of the minor is documented on your UC transcript. Several of our graduates have gone on to top medical schools across the nation. 

 

 

 

Advising

Jenny Benkert, MSE
Assistant Director, Academic Advising
benkerjm@ucmail.uc.edu
513-558-2453

Maddy Kramer, MA
Academic Advisor
kramermd@ucmail.uc.edu
513-558-9897

Admission Requirements

To declare the Minor in Medical Sciences in the College of Medicine, students are required to complete the online form.

At the time of application submission, students must:

  • have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above; AND
  • have at least one (1) semester of Organic Chemistry with lab (CHEM 2040, CHEM 2040L) completed

Questions may be directed to anna.stryker@uc.edu or (513) 558-9619.

Transferring to UC Requirements

Consult the Undergraduate Admissions webpage for information on transfer admission.

Graduation Requirements

The Medical Sciences minor requires a total of eighteen (18) credits. At least fifteen (15) of those credits must be approved College of Medicine courses. The remaining credits may be approved College of Medicine courses or approved non-College of Medicine science courses. Students must receive a grade of "C" or better in all minor courses. Here is the curriculum showing the course list.

Application Deadlines

Applications for admission to the Minor in Medical Sciences Program are open throughout the academic year.  Applications must be submitted by using the online declaration form. 

Accreditation

The University of Cincinnati and all regional campuses are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Quick Facts

MIN in Medical Sciences

Full-Time Program Duration

2.0 Years

Location

East Campus

Interest Areas:

Engineering

Medicine & Health

Natural Science & Math

Contact

CVC G933
231 Albert Sabin Way
 Cincinnati, OH 45267
Phone: (513) 558-9619
Anna Stryker, MEd
Anna.Stryker@uc.edu