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Pre-Professional course requirements

Ohio State Quarter Subject	Course	Credit Hours
English	110	5
General Chemistry	121, 122, and 123	15
Organic Chemistry	251 and 252	6
Biochemistry	511	5
Biology	113 and 114	10
Molecular Genetics	500	5
Microbiology	520 and 521 (or 509)	10 (5)
Mathematics (Algebra and trigonometry)	150	5
General Physics	111 and 112	10
Humanities and Social Sciences^*		20
Electives^**		10
Total Quarter Credit Hours		96-101

^* Humanities and Social Sciences: Students are encouraged to elect the courses required for the Bachelor of Science curriculum. Courses in communication, journalism, sociology, classics, economics, and animal behavior are strongly recommended.
^** Electives: Elective courses are at the student’s discretion, after consultation with an advisor. However, highly recommended electives include embryology, immunology, anatomy, physiology, and animal science including nutrition.

To be eligible for admission, applicants must have earned 96-101 college quarter-credit hours.

No more than one required prerequisite course may remain to be completed by the end of the Autumn term of the academic year in which you apply; that course must be completed by the end of Winter Quarter or Spring Semester of the academic year in which you apply. A grade of C or better must be earned in all prerequisite course work.

For course equivalency questions, contact Professional Admissions Office at (614) 292-9444 or email.

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