University of Arizona prerequisites or equivalent courses from other institutions (completed with a grade of C or better)

See the UA General Catalog for course descriptions.
Equivalent courses are also available at Arizona community colleges.

Prerequisite Courses:

First Semester Chemistry:
CHEM 101a - Lectures in General Chemistry

or CHEM 151 - General Chemistry I

Second Semester Chemistry:
CHEM 101b - Lectures in General Chemistry

or CHEM 152 - General Chemistry II

Chemistry Laboratory:
CHEM 102 - Lab in General Chemistry

or CHEM 151 or 152

One year Human Anatomy and Physiology:
PSIO 201 and 202 - Anatomy and Physiology I and II

One semester Statistics:
MATH 160 - Basic Statistics

or MATH 263 - Introduction to Statistics & Biostats

or PSYC 230 - Psychological Measurement & Stats

One semester Microbiology:
MIC 205a—General Microbiology

One semester Lifespan Development:
FSHD 117 - Lifespan Human Development

or ED P 200 - Evolution and Human Development

One semester Human Nutrition:
NSC 310 - Principles of Human Nutrition in Health

or NATS 104 - Nutrition Food and You

Note: Although not considered in the prerequisite GPA for admission, in order to be successful in the APP program, you must have had two semesters of English Composition and a minimum College Algebra level Math course.

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