While in high school, students should pursue all the available courses in mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics. Students should meet with a genetics advisor as soon as they are admitted to Tacoma Community College. Many courses have prerequisites, are offered only once or twice a year, and are sequential. Careful selection of classes each quarter is necessary to complete the program without delay. Students should consult the genetics transfer advisor of their chosen four-year institution during their freshman year.
Some institutions have additional admissions requirements, such as foreign language courses.
Some students may need to take additional prerequisite courses. The Humanities and Social Science courses must be chosen from the Humanities and Social Science distribution course lists for the Associate in Arts and Sciences degree. At least one course must be chosen from the Multicultural course list for the Associate in Arts and Sciences degree. Physics 114 and 115, or Physics 121 and 122 are strongly recommended as elective courses. PE activity courses cannot be used as elective courses.