The prerequisite courses are:

• English — composition and/or literature (one year¹)
• General Psychology (one course)
• Social Science² (one year¹)
• Statistics (one course)
• Calculus (one course)
• General Biology with labs (one year¹)
• Microbiology with lab³ (one course)
• General Physics with labs (one year¹)
• General Chemistry with labs (one year¹)
• Organic Chemistry with lab (one course)
• Biochemistry⁴ (one course)

Notes:

1. One year is equal to two semesters or three quarters.
2. The Social Science requirement may be satisfied by completing courses in any of the following areas: Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, History, Economics, Anthropology, Geography, Religion or Philosophy.
3. Bacteriology with lab is the only course that can be used as a substitute for Microbiology.
4. Molecular Biology is the only course that can be used as a substitute for Biochemistry.