Description and student perceptions of a medications dosing calculations course for non-healthcare majors.

Objectives: To describe and assess a dosing calculations course presented to first-year college honors students who are not healthcare majors. The primary objective is, can first year undergraduate college honors students, who have not enrolled in a professional healthcare program, be successful in a calculations dosing course? The secondary objective is, what are the students' perceptions of the course?

Methods: The instructor facilitated an in-person dosage calculations course, 1 h per week over 14 weeks. Small teams of students were created to facilitate learning throughout the semester.

Key Findings: All 15 students passed the course, and overall, the student perceptions were positive.

Conclusion: First-year college students, who were not healthcare majors, were able to be successful in a math and medications course. Overall, students had a positive perception of the course. Some students did have a concern about the relevance of the course to their future careers. This may be improved with the selection of healthcare students in the course for future offerings.