A bachelor's degree is also required, and must be completed before beginning the third year of the professional program. Students who will not complete a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment in the professional program are advised to read the section on the degree requirements very carefully. Low level non-science major courses will be unacceptable in meeting the prerequisites. Applicants will need to demonstrate competency in more recent coursework, if previous science courses were taken more than seven years prior to application. Listed below are the prerequisites and the Pacific University courses which satisfy the requirements.
Sequential courses combining human anatomy and physiology are acceptable.
A single course combining human anatomy and physiology will not meet this requirement. All courses must include laboratory. All courses must include laboratory. A standard two-semester course or the quarter system equivalent. This course need not be calculus based.