All 12 prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or higher or in progress by the February 15 application deadline.
| Prerequisite | Recommended UB Equivalent Course | Alternate UB Equivalent Course |
|---|---|---|
| Intro to Psychology¹ | PSY 101 | |
| Intro to Sociology/American Pluralism¹ | SOC 101 or SOC 211 | |
| Social & Ethical Values in Medicine¹ | PHI 237 | PHI 337² |
| Human Growth & Development | NSG 250 | NUR 250² or SW 505 |
| Human Nutrition | NTR 108 | NTR 401, NUR 301², BIO 108² or BMS 301² |
| Human Anatomy | ANA 113 | NUR/NMD/ES/BMS 113² |
| Human Physiology | PGY 300 | PGY 451 & 452 (must have both) |
| Applied Pathophysiology | PGY 412 | |
| Microbiology | MIC 301 | MIC 401, NUR 301² or BMS 301² |
| Pharmacology | PMY 302 | PMY 405 & 406 (must have both), or BCP 302² |
| Chemistry (1 course) | CHE 121, CHE 111, or CHE 101 | CHE 107 |
| Statistics | NSG 295³ | STA 119, PSY 207, CEP 207, SSC 225, PSC 408, MGQ 201 & 301 (must have both), STA 527, SPM 505, NUR 295², NUR 436² |
¹Courses not required for students who already hold a bachelor's degree
²Old course number
³Effective starting Fall 2016, this course will fufill the math/quanitative reasoning general education requirement
A minimum of four prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or higher prior to the October 1 application deadline. The remaining prerequisites must be completed before the program begins in May.
| Prerequisite | Recommended UB Equivalent Course | Alternate UB Equivalent Course |
|---|---|---|
| Human Growth & Development | NSG 250 | NUR 250¹ or SW 505 |
| Human Nutrition | NTR 108 | NTR 401, NUR 301¹, BIO 108¹ or BMS 301¹ |
| Human Anatomy | ANA 113 | NUR/NMD/ES/BMS 113¹ |
| Human Physiology | PGY 300 | PGY 451 & 452 (must have both) |
| Applied Pathophysiology | PGY 412 | |
| Microbiology | MIC 301 | MIC 401, NUR 301¹ or BMS 301¹ |
| Pharmacology | PMY 302 | PMY 405 & 406 (must have both), or BCP 302¹ |
| Chemistry (1 course) | CHE 121, CHE 111 or CHE 101 | CHE 107 |
| Statistics | NSG 295 | STA 119, PSY 207, CEP 207, SSC 225, PSC 408, MGQ 201 & 301 (must have both), STA 527, SPM 505, NUR 295¹, NUR 436¹ |
¹Old course number
The statistics prerequisite must be completed with a grade of C or higher before the program begins in May.
| Prerequisite | Recommended UB Equivalent Course | Alternate UB Equivalent Course |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | NSG 295² Statistics for Health Care (online) | STA 119, PSY 207, CEP 207, SSC 225, PSC 408, MGQ 201 & 301 (must have both), STA 527, SPM 505, NUR 295¹, NUR 436¹ |
¹Old course number
²Effective starting Fall 2016, this course will fufill the math/quanitative reasoning general education requirement
