Courses

HPRAP academics includeÌýhighly desirable coursesÌýtaught by faculty in a supportive atmosphere.

  • HPRAP student participants take at least one course in the program each semester. Student participants may be able to choose twoÌýcourses/semester and potentially a course in their Sophomore year.
  • Courses are taught on-site in Kittredge West residence hall, limited to an average of 19Ìýstudents per class.
  • Courses range from foundational life sciences courses to courses on medical ethics, global health policy, writing, and social sciences.
  • As part of the HPRAP experienceÌýstudents are invited to join co-curricular activities that enhance the learning environment and integrate the Health Professions theme through experiences such as field trips, guest speakers, peer groups and topic-focused study sessions.
  • Students working toward a degree typically take 12-16 credits (4-6 courses) each semester.Ìý RegistrationÌýforÌýHPRAP courses will be facilitated by the program coordinator.

General advising is required and can be arranged through your student Buff Portal. Seeking four-year plans for HPRAP-relevant majors? Please follow the links below:

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Useful information about MCDB Labs:Ìý/mcdb/phage-genomics-lab

Video Introduction to HPRAP Biology Sequences MCDB & EBIO

HPRAP Prof Emeritus: Options for AP & IB Course Credits

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Fall 2025 RAP Course Offerings

Enrollment StatusGeneral Education CategoryCourseCourse TitleMeeting PatternInstructor
Course OpenNatural SciencesEBIO 1220General Biology 1TBDTBD
Course OpenNatural SciencesEBIO 1220General Biology 1TBDTBD
Course OpenNatural SciencesEBIO 1220General Biology 1TBDOliveras, Diana
Course OpenElectiveIPHY 1040

Medical Professional Speaker Series

*This is a 1 credit course intended to be taken in addition to your RAP course

W 6:00pm-7:15pmRuth Heisler
Course OpenNatural SciencesIPHY 2400Introduction to Medical Terminology for Future Health ProfessionalsTuTh 3:3pm -4:20pmMaldonado, Tammy
Course OpenNatural SciencesMCDB 2150Introduction to Cellular and Molecular BiologyMWF 10:10-11:00amJessica Gorski
Course OpenNatural SciencesMCDB 2150Introduction to Cellular and Molecular BiologyMWF 11:15am-12:05pmJessica Gorski
Course OpenNatural SciencesMCDB 2150Introduction to Cellular and Molecular BiologyMWF 12:20pm-1:10pmMelanie Peffer
Course OpenNatural Sciences OR Arts & HumanitiesPHIL 1400Philosophy and the SciencesTuTh 11:00am-12:15pmEric Lee
Course OpenWritten Communication-Lower DivisionWRTG 1150First-Year Writing and RhetoricTuTh 9:30am-10:45amLonni Pearce