Prerequisite Courses for Bachelor of Science Degree

The following 48 SC are required from an accredited college or university and must fulfill all college requirements regarding acceptance of transfer credit:

To be considered for acceptance into the program, the applicant must have earned a CGPA of 2.5 or higher at the time of application. In addition, only grades of “C” or higher are accepted in prerequisite course work. 

*Computer fundamentals must be completed within seven years prior to admission into the program.

**Introductory College Physics must cover acoustics, wave motion, heat, electricity, force, and energy.

***Applicants must have completed, or be currently enrolled in, Introductory College Physics, College Algebra, and the Anatomy and Physiology II course before the 1 March application deadline. Applicants may not have more than nine semester credits of remaining prerequisite courses that will be completed during the summer semester prior to registration in the fall.

Actual course titles may vary among institutions. Consult the Division Director for preprofessional counseling.

Fulfillment of either Diagnostic Medical Sonography preprofessional curricula does not assure admittance into the professional program, please see the Application Procedures and Deadlines section for additional information.

Not more than one course in the following group will be accepted in transfer to meet degree requirements: band, studio, physical education, military science, English as a second language (ESL), or manual skills.

The student entering with a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university must complete the following requirements for a CHP associate's or bachelor’s degree: (a) 32 SC in residence; (b) all program-specific mathematics, biological and physical science prerequisites; (c) all program-specific professional requirements; (d) if not completed as part of a previous degree program, a 3 SC college/university course in American history or national government and a 3 SC course in college algebra or higher level mathematics.

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