Science Prerequisites for Health Professions

We do not require an application to take our online science prerequisite courses. You can simply register and pay online for the course(s) that you need.

To register for a course, please visit our Online Registration Portal. Full payment is due at the time of registration. Be sure to select the correct section with your preferred start date when you register.

Students are recommended to register for no more than two courses, but are strongly encouraged to take only one course at a time. In addition, if you are taking more than one course, we would recommend you stagger the start of the course at different start times during the month to provide you with ample time to get acclimated to the course and allow for different completion deadlines.

You do not need to provide transcripts but it is recommended that you review the suggested prerequisites which can be found on each individual course page. These prerequisites inform you of what content you are expected to know in order to be successful in the course.

Our registration deadline is firm and we are unable to take any additional registrations once the deadline has passed. Good news though – we have course start dates every 2 weeks! Courses begin on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month; the deadline to register for each start date will be the Monday prior to the start date at Noon EST.

Yes, all of the SPHP courses are 100% online and self-paced with instructor guidance.

We have course start dates twice a month. On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month (excluding January) and your course will be opened at midnight on your course start date for you to begin your material.

You can expect approximately 15 hours each week to ensure you can complete the course in the required 16 weeks. The speed at which you can complete the course really depends on your learning style, your familiarity with the subject material, and the amount of time you have to dedicate to the course.

Our online lab courses have lab kits that will ship directly to your home. You will need to order these kits separately and we highly encourage you to order these kits on the day your course begins. Additional materials needed for the course can be found on the syllabus for your course. Any books, subscriptions, etc will be listed on the syllabus.

The University of New England has partnered with ProctorU to provide students taking any one of our online courses with the most convenient, at home, online exam proctoring system. This system provides a simple, no cost to the student, secure, online proctor for all of your exams. Exams must be scheduled at least 72 hours in advance in order to avoid additional charges. For further information on scheduling your proctored exam, visit www.proctoru.com/portal/une-2. For additional information on what is needed and an example of a proctored exam can be found in our Exam Day video.www.proctoru.com/portal/une-2

Once you complete the final exam and have informed your instructor you have completed your course, your final grade will be available within three to five business days after the course end date. Final grades can be viewed on your U-Online Student Portal. You can then request an official transcript from the Registrar’s Office, which will take an additional seven to ten business days to process. You do not need to wait until the official end date to request a transcript.

You can view syllabi and course info for any courses that you are interested in by clicking “Learn More” underneath the course title here. You can also find a full list of syllabi for our courses located in our syllabi directory here.

Our prerequisites are recommended but you do not need to provide a transcript prior to registering. In order to be successful in the courses, background knowledge and experience in the prerequisite content area will be helpful. In addition, your instructor will expect you to know the material from the prerequisite courses and you would be responsible for learning anything you did not know. It is a rigorous course and is considered an upper level undergraduate course.

Students have a maximum of 16 weeks from the course start date to complete their course(s). There is no official minimum time requirement, courses can be completed at a faster pace depending on the student’s time management and knowledge of course content. The average completion time for most students is 10-14 weeks, with the shortest realistic time to complete being 8 weeks. Please be aware that these courses are designed to take 16 weeks to complete. Instructors have 72 hours to grade assignments.

Students are expected to complete all coursework by the appointed end date of the course. Students who do not complete coursework by the end date will earn a final grade consisting of completed coursework and zeros reflecting any incomplete assignments/ assessments. Under very extenuating circumstances and prior to the end of their course, students may ask their instructor for a temporary grade of an Incomplete. Please review our Incomplete Grade Policy.

Students may retake a course through the science prerequisite program if (1) they wait until the following semester and (2) they request permission to retake the course. Students retaking a course will need to submit all new course work and assignments. Students should reach out to Student Services to request permission. All previous and current grades will appear on a transcript from UNE.

All communication with your instructor will occur through course messages in the learning management system or through the instructor’s virtual office hours. To contact your instructor in the Brightspace D2L LMS click on the envelope at the top of the course. Then select the email option, compose, then in the To the field start typing your instructor’s name and their email address will appear.

We recommend pacing yourself throughout the course and submitting work as you go along. By setting coursework schedule, you can ensure that you are not falling behind and/or are progressing in the course. We do not encourage large assignment submissions. If all assignments were to be submitted at once, this would result in a longer assignment grade/feedback timeframe than the usual 72 hours.

Yes, the UNE approved webcam is required for your proctored exams in your course. It is our policy to have the UNE approved webcam for the proctored exams. The official UNE external webcam is part of UNE’s efforts to provide a student experience that is accessible to all students and also maintains rigor and academic integrity. The use of the external camera maximizes security during proctored testing.

The UNE camera can be purchased here.

You can purchase a camera anywhere of your choosing, so long as it meets the requirements outlined in the link above.

The University Of New England is regionally accredited through the New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE), and many schools do accept UNE online science prerequisites. Transfer and prerequisite courses are always up to the receiving institution to approve. You can always contact your school or potential school to be sure online distance credits are accepted prior to registering.

The transcript will display the course completed along with your grade and credits earned along with University of New England information. If the coursework and final exam are completed ahead of the end date for the course, students may reach out to their instructor and request their final grade.

Congrats! Now that you have completed your final exam or project in the course, you will want to contact your instructor via Brightspace email to inform them of your completion and you are ready for a final grade. It will take the instructor 3-5 days to complete grading and submit the student’s final grade.

It does technically, but not in any significant impact. It will simply replace the course equivalent you previously took, slightly affecting the GPA negatively or positively depending on how well you perform in the course.

Please click here to visit the Registrar’s Office page for more information on how to request your official transcript.

For any questions, comments, or concerns about your course, please reach out to your assigned student service advisor or the student support team at prehealth@une.edu.

You can pay for a course using debit card, credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or Discover), or electronic check. We do not have payment plans for our individual courses. If you are using military or veterans benefits, please reach out to Veteran Benefits at (207) 602-2342 or email UNEVeteranAffairs@une.edu.

Courses enrolled in by a non-matriculated student are not eligible for federal financial aid benefits including federal student loans, scholarships, or grants per the Department of Education.

Tuition Assistance – Please submit your Tuition Assistance paperwork to Cathy Mahan via email at cmahan@une.edu. Additional questions can be answered by contacting the Veterans Benefits department at (207) 602-2342.

Veterans Assistance & GI Bill® – Please submit your Veterans Assistance or GI Bill® paperwork to UNEVeteranAffairs@une.edu.

Military students using any of these benefits will receive an email from the Pre-health Student Support Team once all appropriate paperwork has been completed and supply the student with a voucher code to use in place of typical payment methods at the time of registration. Students will still need to register for their course through the registration portal. Additional information about the types of accepted benefits can be found here: https://www.une.edu/veteran-education-benefits.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

100% refund on or before the official start date of the course.

40% refund within the first seven days of the official course start date.

No refund after the first seven days of the official course start date.

Students utilizing private loans will need to first apply and be approved for their loan. Once approved and the loan has been sent to UNE for certification, the student should then reach out to prehealth@une.edu to confirm this and receive a voucher code to use in place of typical payment methods at the time of registration. Students will still need to register for their course through the registration portal. For more information on this process, please contact our Student Financial Services office at email: sfs@une.edu or calling 207-602-2342.

If you are still in the first ten weeks of your course, please complete and submit the Withdrawal Form via your UNE email or fax. A successful withdrawal will result in a grade of W on your official transcript. Once you have been successfully withdrawn you will receive an email from the registrar’s office to your UNE email address that you have been withdrawn from the course.