Semester Course Information
Pre-Health Quarter to Semester Prerequisite Course Comparison Chart
| quarters: If you completed this course(s) on quarters |
Semesters: Beginning Fall 26, Consider TAKING these Courses: Check with professional schools to ensure you satisfy course content & unit requirements |
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| General Biology | * RECOMMENDED FOR MCAT PREP |
| BIO 150 & BIO 161 | BIO 3352* |
| BIO 161 | BIO 1150 & BIO 3352* |
| BIO 161 & BIO 162 | BIO 1150 or BIO 3352* |
| No biology coursework completed yet | BIO 1150 & BIO 1151 |
| Microbiology | |
| No microbiology coursework completed yet |
MCRO 2224: General Microbiology I or MCRO 2221: Introduction to Microbiology |
| Anatomy and Physiology | |
| Anatomy & Physiology for non-Bio majors |
BIO 2231 & BIO 2232 (For non-Bio majors) *BIO/MCRO majors will not be permitted to take this series for degree credit beginning Fall 26 |
| Some but not all of this coursework: BIO 406, 407, 408, 409 |
BIO 4431 & BIO 4432 (For BIO or MCRO major degree credit) |
| General Chemistry | |
| CHEM 124 or 127 | Take CHEM 1122 and a first semester of general chemistry at a community college to complete the general chemistry sequence and units that may be required by professional schools |
| CHEM 124 & CHEM 125 or CHEM 127 & CHEM 128 |
Take CHEM 126 or CHEM 129 in Summer 26 (last time offered) Take CHEM 128C (3 units) in Fall 26 or Spring 27 (CHEM 128C covers the Chem 129 content and completes CHEM 1122) |
| No general chemistry coursework completed yet | CHEM 1120 & CHEM 1122 |
| Organic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 216 | Take CHEM 216B in Fall 26 or Spring 27 to complete CHEM 2242. This bridge course prepares students for CHEM 2244. |
| CHEM 216 & CHEM 217/220 or CHEM 217/CHEM 221 |
Take CHEM 218 & CHEM 223 in Summer 26 (last time offered) Take the second semester of organic chemistry at a community college to complete the organic chemistry sequence needed for professional schools |
| No survey of organic chemistry coursework completed yet | CHEM 2240 |
| No organic chemistry coursework completed yet | CHEM 2242 & CHEM 2244 |
| Biochemistry | |
| No Biochemistry coursework completed | CHEM 3350 or CHEM 3352 |
| Physics | |
| PHYS 121 | Take PHYS 122B (2 units) to complete PHYS 1121. (Phys 122B prepares students for PHYS 1123). It will be offered during 2026-27 academic year only. |
| PHYS 121 & 122 | Take PHYS 123C (3 units). It completes the material in PHYS 1123 for students with credit in PHYS 122. It will be offered during 2026-27 academic year only. |
| No physics coursework completed yet | PHYS 1121 & PHYS 1123 |
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Calculus-Based Physics |
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| PHYS 141 |
Take PHYS 142C (3 units) and PHYS 143C (3 units) to complete the year of physics. You can take them in either order. Offered during the 2026-2027 year. |
| PHYS 141 & PHYS 142 |
Take PHYS 143C (3 units). PHYS 143C completes the material in PHYS 143 for students with credit in PHYS 142. |
| PHYS 141 & PHYS 143 | Take PHYS 142C (3 units). PHYS 142C completes the material in PHYS 1141 for students with credit in PHYS 141. It covers material from PHYS 142. |
| No calculus-based physics coursework completed yet | PHYS 1141 & PHYS 1143 |
| Calculus for Life sciences | To meet a year of Math/STAT coursework, consider taking: |
| Math 161 | Take STAT 1110 and one additional STAT course to complete a year of Math |
| No Calculus for Life Sciences completed | MATH 1264 & MATH 1265 |
| General Calculus | |
| MATH 141 | Take MATH 141B (2 units) in Fall 2026 to complete MATH 1261. MATH 141B prepares students for MATH 1262. |
| MATH 141 & MATH 142 | MATH 1262 |
| No general calculus coursework completed | MATH 1261 & MATH 1262 |
| Statistics | |
| No statistics coursework completed | STAT 1110 |
