Course | Quarter Credits | Semester Credits | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 9-15 | 6-10 | One writing course and one additional English course, such as speech, literature, advanced writing, technical writing, etc. - this requirement is normally satisfied by the graduation requirement at the applicant's primary undergraduate institution. |
| Mathematics | |||
| College algebra or higher math course | 5-8 | 3-5 | College algebra, trigonometry, geometry, pre-calculus, calculus, etc |
Statistics | 5-8 | 3-5 | Statistics |
| Chemistry | |||
| General with labs | 12-15 | 6-10 | General inorganic chemistry including labs (three quarters or two semesters). |
| Organic | 5-8 | 3-5 | Organic chemistry I or II, non-terminal sequence (two quarters or one semester, lab not required). |
| Biochemistry | 5-7 | 3-5 | General biochemistry I or II (two quarters or one semester, lab not required) emphasizing metabolic pathways and regulatory mechanism. Course should have organic chemistry prerequisite. |
| Biology | |||
| Biology with lab | 12-15 | 6-10 | General biology introductory course with lab (3 to 5 credits) and one additional biology course (3 to 5 credits) with a course number higher than introductory biology (lab not required for second course). |
| Genetics | 5-7 | 3-5 | Science of genetics (lab not required). |
| Physics | 12-15 | 6-10 | Introductory sequence. Topics covered need to include mechanics, heat, sound, electricity, light, magnetism and atomic physics (lab not required). |
| Liberal Education | 15-20 | 9-12 | Three courses total. This can be any class designated as a liberal education course or any class counted toward meeting the liberal education degree requirements at the applicant's primary undergraduate institution. |