The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (PSOM) offers a series of fully online courses created to help students define and understand the structures and relationships of major organ systems in the human body. 

Developed by award-winning teachers in PSOM and delivered in partnership with Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (Penn LPS), the Human Anatomy course series is designed for post-baccalaureate students interested in pursuing careers in health care, and covers anatomy, embryology, pathology, histology, and radiological imaging of various organ systems and regional anatomy. The flexible online platform provides an immersive multimedia experience with quizzes and clinical vignettes in an asynchronous format, so students can engage with coursework on a schedule that works for them. 

Courses include:

• ANAT 5130 - Anatomy of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems (0.5 c.u.)
• ANAT 5140 - Anatomy of the Digestive System (0.5 c.u.)
• ANAT 5150 - Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System (1 c.u.)
• ANAT 5160 - Anatomy of the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems (0.5 c.u.)
• ANAT 5170 - Head and Neck: Cranial Nerves and Their Distribution (0.5 c.u.)
• ANAT 5180 - Brain and Spinal Cord: Longitudinal Neural Pathways (1 c.u.)
• ANAT 5190 - Brain and Spinal Cord: Motor and Sensory Functional Systems (1 c.u.)

Spring courses start on January 18, 2024. There is still time to register! Please let students and employees in your laboratories/Department know about this opportunity. 

• If eligible, employees can use the tuition benefit to cover the tuition and fees needed to enroll. Employees will first need to apply/enroll in a program in Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies.
• Penn alumni should enroll through the Penn Alumni Program.
• A person who is already enrolled as a Penn student can register for courses now; no additional registration form is necessary.

Tuition for courses is calculated at a per course unit (c.u.) rate based on the number of course units for which one registers. Please note that many of the offerings listed above are 0.5 c.u. courses.

LPS spring term costs for the courses are as follows:

• 1 c.u.* - $3,748
• 0.5 c.u.* - $1,874
• General fee - $360/c.u.
• Tech fee - $114/c.u.

Please note:  The costs listed above are for the spring 2024 session. These rates apply to students formally enrolled in the PreHealth Core. Tuition and fees vary by a student’s home school or program. Students should contact their school or program administrator to confirm costs.

To learn more about tuition rates and application instructions, please visit the Human Anatomy course series page.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Course selection opens on November 21, 2023.
• The Post-Baccalaureate Studies application deadline for spring 2024 is December 1, 2023.
• Last day to add a course is January 31, 2024.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Penn LPS enrollment team at (215) 898-7326 or lps@sas.upenn.edu with “Human Anatomy” in the subject line.

*Academic credit is defined by the University of Pennsylvania as a course unit (c.u.). A course unit (c.u.) is a general measure of academic work over a period of time, typically a term (semester or summer). A c.u. (or a fraction of a c.u.) represents different types of academic work across different types of academic programs and is the basic unit of progress toward a degree. One c.u. is usually converted to a four-semester-hour course.