Prerequisites

High School graduation or equivalent.
Chemistry 115 (Fundamentals of Chemistry) (4 units)
Must Include Lab
One year of High School Chemistry is equivalent to Chem 115
Biology 144 and 145 - Anatomy & Physiology I and II (or equivalent)
OR
Biology 140 (Anatomy) 141 (Physiology) or equivalent
Total (minimum) units = 8
Must Include Lab
All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.  It is recommended these courses be completed within the past seven years.  One Biology course must be completed prior to submitting an application.

San Diego Area Colleges
PROGRAM EQUIVALENTS

Prerequisites Grossmont Cuyamaca S.D. City,
Mesa or
Miramar		 Southwestern Palomar SDSU Mira
Costa		 I.V.C.
Chemistry
(Required)
Chem 115 or higher
with lab (4 units)
(Preq:  Math 90)
 Chem 115 Chem 100
and
100L or higher
(4 units)		 Chem 100 w/lab
(4 units)		 Chem 100
(4 units)		 Chem 100
(4 units)		 Chem 101
(5 units)
OR
Chem 110		 Chem 2A
Anatomy and Physiology 
(Required) 		 Bio 144, Anatomy & Physiology I 
(Preq Chem 115)
AND 
Bio 145 , Anatomy & Physiology II 
(Preq: Bio 144) 
(Total: 8 units)
OR 
Bio 140 - Anatomy 
(Preq: Bio 120), 
AND 
BIO 141 - Physiology 
(Preq: Bio 120 or 140) 
and 142 (10 units)
(142 highly recommended
but not essential) 		 BIO 141
Physiology		 Bio 230 
(Human Anatomy) 
AND 
Bio 235 (Human Physiology) 
(8 units). 


Biology 160 not accepted 

 Bio 260 - Anatomy 
AND 
Bio 261 - Physiology 
(8 units)
OR
Zool 180 - Anatomy
(5 Units)
AND
Zool 220 -
Physiology
(4 Units)

Bio 190 not accepted unless accompanied by our Physiology 141

 Zoo 200
AND
Zoo 203
AND
Zoo 203L
(Old 201 & 201L)
also
Old 200,
205 & 205L		 BIO 212
(former
Bio 150)
AND
Bio 261
(8 Units)		 Bio 210
(4 Units)
AND
Bio 220
(4 Units)		 Anat 8
AND
Physio 1
English
(Suggested)		 120 & 124 121 & 123 101 and 105
124 = 205		 115 100 100 100 1A
Math
(Suggested)		 103 103 100
(Former 103)		 65
(Former 102 or 103)		 60
(Former 110)		 ACSK 91 101
(Former 60)		 Math A

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