Advance planning will help you anticipate and avoid potential conflicts. If you have Advanced Placement Credit in any of the required science fields, you will want to take advanced work in the same field to demonstrate competence. Professional schools ordinarily do not accept AP credits as meeting their requirements, so the equivalent number of semsters still must be presented. In general you should plan a course of study, beginning with the first semester, that incorporates mathematics and science. Members of the Committee on the Health Professions will be happy to assist you in choosing appropriate sequences of courses.
Most programs require a background in the sciences, as well as English and social sciences.
Still others want to see research experience. Investigate programs thoroughly so that you are following an appropriate course of study for the schools in which you are interested. These requirements are not necessarily appropriate for allied health professions. Medical, dental and veterinary schools are used as examples because each year they have the largest applicant pool within the broad range of health sciences. As you interest in a particular area develops, refer to the handbooks available at the CDC and consult with a member of the Committee on the Health Professions to determine the specific requirements for particular professions or individual schools.