Bachelor’s Degree A four-year baccalaureate degree is recommended; however, applicants who complete a minimum of 90 semester or 135 quarter units of undergraduate study will qualify for admission. To be eligible to apply, the applicant must be on track to complete the required units through the summer term that precedes fall matriculation. Advanced Placement (AP) courses for the prerequisites will be accepted as long as the appropriate number of credit hours was received. These courses must appear on your official college transcript or in a letter from the registrar stating that the appropriate number of credit hours was verified by the program. SCCO Requirement Courses Credit Requirements Calculus MATH 261 3 semester units or 4 quarter units General Biology/Zoology (no lab required) BIOL 6, 7 2 semesters (minimum of 6 semester units) or 3 quarters (minimum of 9 quarter units) General Microbiology/Bacteriology (lab required) MICRO 20 3 semester units or 4 quarter units General Physics (labs required) PHYSICS 6, 7 or PHYSICS 21, 22 (Calculus based) 2 semesters (minimum of 8 semester units) or 3 quarters (minimum of 12 quarter units) General Chemistry (labs required) CHEM 101, 102 2 semesters (minimum of 8 semester units) or 3 quarters (minimum of 12 quarter units) Organic Chemistry (no lab required) CHEM 211 3 semester units or 4 quarter units Psychology PSYCH 1 3 semester units or 4 quarter units English Composition or Literature ENG 101 & 1 additional offered by ENG Dept. 6 semester units or 8 quarter units Statistics MATH 227 3 semester units or 4 quarter units Human Anatomy* (no lab required) ANATOMY 1 3 semester units or 4 quarter units Human Physiology* (no lab required) PHYSIOL 1 3 semester units or 4 quarter units Bio Chemistry (no lab required) CHEM 221 3 semester units or 4 quarter units * Human Anatomy and Physiology lecture series may be completed one of two ways: • Combined Human A&P (6 semester units or 8 quarter units) • Separate Human Anatomy and Human Physiology (3 semester units or 4 quarter units each)
Degree A recognised degree from a higher education institution, often completed in three or four years, and sometimes combined with a one year diploma.