Prerequisites
Students who have questions about acceptability of their coursework should contact one of our advisors, (206) 543-6100 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Students who have not completed the prerequisites may apply, provided they will complete any remaining prerequisites by the end of Spring Term.
NOTE: The Admissions Committee highly recommends that sequence courses (General Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry) be completed at one institution. You may take your prerequisites at different schools; however, you need to be careful with sequence courses, e.g., biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry. If you begin a science series at one school and finish at another, it is possible that all of the required components of the course descriptions may not be met with the result of not satisfying the pre-requisite.
| Prerequisite Course and course descriptions |
Quarter School | Semester School |
| Biochemistry - 6-12 qtr credits or 4-10 sem credits** (labs are not accepted) (The UW equivalent is Bioc 405, 406 or 440, 441) |
6-12 credits** | 4-10 credits** |
| General Biology - must complete full year series with labs intended for science majors (The UW equivalent is Biology 180, 200, 220) |
15 credits | 8 credits |
| General Chemistry - must complete full series with labs for science majors
(The UW equivalent is Chemistry 142, 152, 162) |
15 credits | 8 credits |
| Organic Chemistry - must complete full series with labs for science majors
(The UW equivalent is Chemistry 237, 238, 239, 241, 242) |
15 credits | 8 credits |
| English Composition
(The UW equivalent is Eng 131 and 281 or any two Eng Comp (C) courses) |
10 credits | 6-8 credits |
| Calculus
(The UW equivalent is Math 124 or 112) |
4-5 credits | 3-4 credits |
| Statistics
(The UW equivalent is Stat 220 or 311, Q Sci 381 can also been accepted) |
4-5 credits | 3-4 credits |
| Microbiology with lab
(The UW equivalent is Microbiology 301, 302. Microbiology 442 can also be accepted) |
5 credits | 4 credits |
| Interpersonal Communications/Public Speaking
(The UW equivalent is Comm 220, 270, or 320) |
5 credits | 3 credits |
| Microeconomics
(The UW equivalent is Econ 200) |
5 credits | 3 credits |
| Humanities Electives
(The UW equivalent is VLPA courses) |
5 credits | 3 credit |
| Social Science Electives
(The UW equivalent is I&S courses) |
5 credits | 3 credits |
- All science courses must include labs with the exception of biochemistry.
- Survey courses are not accepted.
- Students who have not completed prerequisites may apply, provided they complete any remaining prerequisites by the end of Spring Term prior to program entry
- English Composition requirements may be met in ONEof the following ways:
- Completion of two English Composition courses OR
- Completion of one English Composition course and two Writing – Intensive courses OR
- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree from a college or university in the United States
- ** Biochemistry credits are dependent on information in course description and syllabus. Evaluations of course syllabus will be required.
- Please note that we will accept courses worth different numbers of credits if the course descriptions are equivalent to those listed on our website.
- Additional recommended courses include Cell and Molecular Biology, and ethics.
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