Semester Transition Pre Health Course Recommendations
Pre-Health Quarter and Semester Course Pathways
Below are recommended course sequences for completing common Math/Science admission requirements for health profession schools. Always check with professional schools to determine acceptable pathways to satisfy course content & unit requirements.
| one year of General Biology |
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| BIO 150, BIO 161, BIO 162 |
| BIO 161, BIO 162, MCRO 221 or MCRO 224 Note: If you need microbiology as a stand alone course requirement, choose a different pathway to complete a year-long series of Biology. |
| BIO 161, BIO 162, BIO 1150 |
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BIO 161, BIO 1150, MCRO 2221 or MCRO 2224 Note: If you need microbiology as a stand alone course requirement, choose a different pathway to complete a year-long series of Biology |
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BIO 161, BIO 162, BIO 3352 |
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BIO 161, BIO 1150, BIO 3352 |
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BIO 1150 & BIO 1151 |
| Anatomy and Physiology plan to complete the entire A&P series at cal poly |
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BIO 231 or BIO 2231 & BIO 232 or BIO 2232 |
| BIO 4431 & BIO 4432 |
| one year of General inorganic Chemistry |
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CHEM 124/127, CHEM 125/128, CHEM 126/129 |
| CHEM 124/127, CHEM 1122 Note: Check with professional schools to determine if more chemistry content or units is needed to satisfy prerequisite requirements. |
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CHEM 124/127, CHEM 125/128, CHEM 128C (offered in Fall 26 only)
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| CHEM 1120 & CHEM 1122 |
| one year of Organic Chemistry |
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CHEM 216, CHEM 217 & one of the following labs: CHEM 220 or CHEM 221 & CHEM 218 & one of the following labs: CHEM 223 or CHEM 324. |
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CHEM 216, CHEM 216B (offered in Fall only), CHEM 2244 |
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CHEM 216, CHEM 217 & one of the following labs: CHEM 220 or CHEM 221, CHEM 217C (offered in Fall 26 only) |
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CHEM 2242 & CHEM 2244 |
| Organic Chemistry: fundamentals & applications |
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CHEM 312 or CHEM 2240 - Organic Chemistry: Fundamentals & Applications |
| Biochemistry |
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CHEM 314 or CHEM 3350 - Biochemistry: Fundamentals & Applications Note: Bio majors should take CHEM 3352 if they plan to pursue the A&P concentration on the 26-28 catalog |
| one year of college Physics |
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PHYS 121, PHYS 122, PHYS 123 |
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PHYS 121, & PHYS 122B, PHYS 1123 |
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PHYS 121, PHYS 122, and PHYS 123C |
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PHYS 1121 & PHYS 1123 |
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one year of general Physics |
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PHYS 141, PHYS 142, PHYS 143 |
| PHYS 141, PHYS 142C, & PHYS 1143 |
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PHYS 141, and PHYS 142C, and PHYS 143C (for PHYS majors only) |
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PHYS 141, PHYS 142, and PHYS 143C |
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PHYS 141,PHYS 142C, PHYS 143 |
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PHYS 1141 and PHYS 1143 |
| one year of college math w/ calculus |
| MATH 115 or MATH 116 & MATH 117; MATH 141 or MATH 161; MATH 142 or MATH 162 |
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MATH 118 or MATH 119; MATH 141 or 161; MATH 142 or MATH 162 |
| MATH 1005 or MATH 1007; MATH 1264 or MATH 1261 |
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MATH 141, MATH 142, MATH 143 |
| MATH 141, MATH 142, and MATH 1262 |
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MATH 141, MATH 141B, & MATH 1262 |
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MATH 1264 & MATH 1265 |
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MATH 1261 & MATH 1262 |
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Some programs require a year of math and will accept a combination of math and statistics coursework. |
| Statistics |
| STATS required for your major and an upper-division statistics course |
| Some programs require a year of math and will accept a combination of math and statistics coursework. |
Cal Poly Quarter-to-Semester Transition Guidance for Health Professions Prerequisites:
Information for health professions admissions programs and applicants regarding Cal Poly’s transition from quarters to semesters and recommended prerequisite coursework pathways.
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