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. Note: Check with professional schools to determine if more chemistry is needed to satisfy prerequisite requirements. |
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CHEM 124 & CHEM 125 or |
Take CHEM 126 or CHEM 129 in Spring 26 or Summer 26 (last time offered)
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| 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) |
| 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 |
