Prerequisite Courses Standard
- Prerequisite courses must be taken at a U.S. regionally accredited school or fulfilled through the military special consideration (see special consideration). Evaluated courses from an international institution will not fulfill this requirement.
- Each course must meet the B-/2.7 GPA minimum requirement (C+ is not acceptable). While individual courses may meet the B- minimum, applicants must still achieve a minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0 across all required prerequisite coursework.
- Prerequisite courses need to be completed within the last 10 years.
- All prerequisite courses must be completed and verified by CASPA by the Sept. 1 deadline. Applications will be considered if there is no more than one prerequisite class in progress. Class(es) must be completed by the Sept. 1 deadline. Applications with more than one prerequisite class in progress will be considered when all classes are completed by the Sept. 1 deadline.
- In-person laboratory components are no longer required. Prerequisite courses, including those with lab components, may be completed online or in person, provided they meet the program’s academic standards.
- Advanced Placement (AP) credit may be accepted for General Biology, General Chemistry, Psychology, and Statistics when the credit is posted as specific course credit on a college or university transcript. AP credit is not accepted for Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, “Other” Biology, or “Other” Chemistry. CLEP credit is not accepted.
- Pass/No Pass grades are valid only through the Spring 2020-Fall 2021 semesters.
- Our academic worksheet can be a helpful tool in preparation for your application. You are welcome to email the completed worksheet to your admissions counselor for feedback.
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FAQ
Individual prerequisite courses must be completed with a minimum grade of B- (2.7) or higher.
However, applicants must still earn a minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0 across all required prerequisite coursework to be eligible for admission.
Applications with more than one prerequisite in progress will be held for consideration until there is one/no prerequisite(s) in progress by the Sept. 1 deadline. All prerequisites must be completed, and a bachelor’s degree must have been conferred by the deadline of Sept. 1.
Prerequisites must be completed at a U.S. regionally accredited institution. Completing this coursework at a four-year institution may best prepare an applicant for the rigors of our program; however, this is not a requirement. Prerequisites offered at a community college provide flexibility of time and finances, which we value for our applicants.
All prerequisites must be completed within a 10-year period. If you apply in the 2026 application cycle, no prerequisites completed before 2016 will be considered.
Pass/Fail courses are only accepted from spring term 2020 through fall term 2021. All other coursework must be awarded a letter/numerical grade.
Advanced Placement (AP) credit may be accepted for select prerequisite courses provided the credit is officially posted on a college or university transcript and appears as specific course credit rather than as general test credit. AP credit is only accepted for General Biology, General Chemistry, Psychology, and Statistics. AP credit may not be used to satisfy Microbiology, “Other” Biology, “Other” Chemistry, or Anatomy & Physiology requirements, which must be completed through college-level coursework. CLEP credit is not accepted for prerequisite courses.
We generally do not recommend retaking coursework unless it is a prerequisite in which you received a B- or below, as CASPA includes both the original and repeated grades in GPA calculations rather than replacing the lower grade. Additionally, the admissions committee typically expects an improved grade when a course is repeated.
Instead of retaking courses, we encourage applicants looking to strengthen the academic portion of their application to pursue upper-division biology and chemistry courses that are relevant to medicine, human, or animal sciences. These advanced courses can demonstrate your ability to handle rigorous coursework and enhance your overall competitiveness as an applicant.