Med School, Nursing, PT/OT School, etc. Prerequisites - Comprehensive List

**Disclaimer: You need to check with the school you are interested in to make sure these courses are acceptable.**
Ok, since I keep asking questions and dredging up old threads, I figured I would consolidate all of the information into large thread. Most of these schools require College Chemistry I and II, General College Physics I and II, General College Biology I and II, and Anatomy and Physiology I and II (usually with Lab). Some require the addition of Sociology courses as well.


Here’s what I’ve found so far and please feel free to add to it. Hopefully this will help others looking for the same info that’s been frustrating me for a few days. The ones I’m listing right now are self paced, but please add the ones you are aware of that are not. I would like for this thread to be comprehensive.

Brigham Young University –

Human Anatomy w/Lab (Level I) (missing Physiology?) ($489) - http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=PDBIO%2D210%2D200

Nursing and Medical Terminology ($326) –
http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=NURS%2D102%2D200

Principles of Physics I ($489) –
http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=PHSCS%2D121%2D200

Principles of Physics II ($489) –
http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/description.cfm?title=PHSCS%2D123%2D200

Jackson State Community College –

Human Anatomy Physiology ($1,724 – yikes) –
http://www.jscc.edu/academics/departments/natural-physical-science/biology/biology-courses.html

University of North Dakota –

Human Physiology ($989.60) –
http://distance.und.edu/collegecourse/?id=ppt301open

University of Oklahoma –

Medical Vocabulary ($725.70) –
http://cidl.ou.edu/d2l/courses/clc2413-400.cfm

General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors ($962.60) –
http://cidl.ou.edu/d2l/courses/phys2514-400.cfm

Chemistry I ($1,199) –
http://cidl.ou.edu/d2l/courses/chem1315-400.cfm

Chem II ($1,199) –
http://cidl.ou.edu/d2l/courses/chem1415-400.cfm

University of New England – http://www.une.edu/com/online/postbac/index.cfm


($1,160 a course)

• Medical Biochemistry

· Medical Biology I and II with laboratory

• Medical General Chemistry I and II with laboratory
• Microbiology for Health Professions with laboratory
• Organic Chemistry I and II with laboratory
• Medical Physiology
• Statistics for the Health Professions
• Anatomy for the Health Professions
• Physics for the Health Professions I
• Medical Terminology

Mesa State College –


Human Anatomy and Physiology II ($900) –
http://www.coloradoindependentstudy.org/public/coursedetail.asp?v_institution=0518&vcourse_abbr=BIOL&vcourse_number=210&vcourse_section=&vcourse_type=Online

A&P II Lab ($300) –
http://www.coloradoindependentstudy.org/public/coursedetail.asp?v_institution=0518&vcourse_abbr=BIOL&vcourse_number=210L&vcourse_section=&vcourse_type=Online

 

Excelsior College Courses

Anatomy and Physiology I and II (non-lab)
Medical Terminology


Excelsior College Exams

Microbiology
Pathophysiology

 

I forgot to add one thing in the last post. Make sure the courses are worth college credit and are NOT JUST CEUs. You don't want to waste your time with courses that are already difficult to find.

University of Northern Iowa -

Medical Terminology ($436) -
HPE 2160 Medical Terminology | Continuing Education & Special Programs

Mayville State University -

Human A&P I and II (WITH LAB) ($265 per credit hour) -
Anatomy and Physiology

Physics ($265 per credit hour) -
Physics

 

MGH Institute for Health Professions - Prerequisite Courses - Health Care Professions Careers - MGH Institute - Boston, MA

A&P I and II (with or without labs) ($1,678)
Intro to Biology I ($2,204)
General Chemistry ($2,204)



Ozarks Technical Community College - ($507 per 3 credit hour course or $676 for those 4 credit hour courses with labs)

A&P I and II - Biological Clinical Science (BCS)



Clovis Community College -

A&P I ($267) - https://kirby.clovis.edu/pls/PROD/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=201310&crn_in=10058

 

Ocean County Community College offers a bunch of DL science courses w/ labs.

 

everything EXCEPT organic chemistry

 

University of Idaho - Self-paced study. Anytime. Anywhere!

($100 per credit hour and a $25 administration fee) - VERY good bang for your buck

Microbiology, Molecular Biology
and Biochemistry
MMBB 154 Introductory Microbiology (3 U-Idaho)
Introduction to microorganisms and their role in disease, health, foods,
and the environment; current topics in microbiology. U-Idaho students:
May be used with MMBB 155 [Introductory Microbiology Laboratory]
as core credit in J-3-b or J-3-d when taken with MMBB 155. Carries
no credit after MMBB 250 [General Microbiology]. May be taken by
microbiology majors, but carries no credit after MMBB 250. Same as
FS 154.
22 graded lessons, 3 proctored exams

 

Please delete...courses posted were not online.

 

University of Minnesota - Online, Distance, and Evening Courses - ODL Course List

($665/credit hour non-resident - OUCH) ($463.85/credit hour resident)

They offer Biochemistry, Genetics, and Psychology

These courses are self paced and can be started at anytime.

 

Quick question for anyone with any personal experience with this. I listed the above course and it is titled "Introductory Microbiology". If a nursing school has Microbiology listed as a prereq but doesn't specify the level, do you think Intro is classified the same as Micro? I will try and clarify this with the school, but I'm looking for a few opinions.

Micro is one of my prereqs and I'm looking for an independent study, start at anytime, online or print based course for Microbiology, any Physical Science, and a few other courses. This course looks great (price wise), but I don't want to take it if I won't get credit.

 

I'm curious if anyone, or specifically Cookderosa (Jennifer), had considered Edukan for fulfilling some of the pre-reqs for programs. eduKan Online University | College Online | Degree Programs | Innovating Education

They offer several courses, MicroBio, A&P I and II, Medical Terminology, Chem, etc. and at $130/credit hour, it would be a steal if accepted. Plus, if I understand correctly, the transcript would be from whatever community college you choose out of the 6 that use Edukan (Pratt Community College, Colby, etc.). So, I'm curious if anyone has successfully used it or even considered it?

 

I haven't but my son and wife goes to NMJC for those classes @ $81 per credit hour.

That is a great option as well.

 

For anyone looking at what he posted....New Mexico Junior College - Distance Learning

The tuition schedule for out of state students is listed at $60 per credit hour with a general use fee added at $16 per credit hour. Tuition and Fees - New Mexico Junior College

So at $76 per credit hour and a few additional fees, you can take Gen Bio I and II worth 4 credit hours. I'm curious if 4 hours means it contains a virtual lab. You can also take A&P I and II (4 credit hours), Microbiology (4 credit hours), Gen Chem (4 credit hours), Medical Terminology I and II, and Intro to Nutrition (some Nursing schools require this).

 

I can't remember if they are virtual labs, but they are courses with labs. If you search the schedule for online courses and click on the course to see the syllabus, it'll give you more information.

I looked into Edukan before and I knew there was a reason why I became disinterested, but I couldn't remember why. Some of their science courses are 5 credits. This is not for something like chemistry I and II together, it's for the separate courses. There is also a $115 resource fee for some of the courses. I'm cheap. I know.

 

Soup- that's the first I've ever heard of Edukan. I really have no idea, and I'm only spit-balling, but if they appear as pass fail (sometimes these "subcontracted" courses are for credit only) then I'm going to say "no" without knowing anything else. You need GRADED CREDITS for pre-reqs no matter what anyone tells you. The default grade for pass is "C" for some schools. That's too great a risk. You need solid A grades with (maybe) one B. A "C" would certainly be unacceptable.

 

Azousa Pacific Online - Pre Nursing Health Science Certificate

Program includes:
Anatomy w/ Lab
Physiology w/ Lab
Microbiology w/ Lab
Chemistry for Health Sciences w/ Lab

Cost $425 per credit (10,000 to complete the certificate)

 

Great list guys! This info will be invaluable to some! Keep it coming! :You_Rock_Emoticon:

UNC Self-paced Chem, Bio, A&P, and Physics:

UNC-Chapel Hill Friday Center Self-paced Courses Chemistry
UNC-Chapel Hill Friday Center Self-paced Courses Biology
UNC-Chapel Hill Friday Center Self-paced Courses Physics

Oregon State Online Organic Chem and Chem:

Online Organic Chemistry -- Online Chemistry & Lab Courses -- Oregon State University Ecampus -- OSU Extended Campus
All Chemistry Courses -- Online Chemistry & Lab Courses -- Oregon State University Ecampus -- OSU Extended Campus