NU Coursework Required or Recommended By Most Professional Schools
Biology
- BIOL1101/1102: Principles of Biology 1
- or BIOL1111/1112: General Biology 1
- BIOL1103/1104: Principles of Biology 2
- or BIOL1113/1114: General Biology 2
General Chemistry
- CHEM1211/1212: General Chemistry 1
- CHEM1214/1215: General Chemistry 2
Organic Chemistry
- CHEM2311/2312: Organic Chemistry 1
- CHEM2313/2314: Organic Chemistry 2
Physics
- PHYS1145/1146: Physics for Life Sciences 1
- or PHYS1151/1152: Physics for Engineering 1
- PHYS1147/1148: Physics for Life Sciences 2
- or PHYS1155/1156: Physics for Engineering 2
Math
- MATH1241/1242: Calculus 1 and 2
- MATH1251/1252: Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 and 2
- MATH1130/1131: College Math for Business and Economics; Calculus for Business and Economics
- MATH1241/1242: Calculus 1 and 2 for Science and Engineering
English
- ENGL1111: College Writing
- Take one of the following
- ENGL3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3309, 3310, 3311, 3313: Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- You may substitute the Writing Workshop (ENGL3319) for Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- ENGL3319: Writing Workshop
Additional Recommended Courses
Some health professional schools recommend biochemistry and genetics in addition to more mathematics in the form of statistics. Consult the appropriate guide published by the respective application service (links can be found under the specific discipline).
- BIOL2301/2302: Genetics and Molecular Biology with lab
- BIOL2323/2324: Biochemistry with lab
- MATH2280: Statistics and Software
College of Professional Studies (CPS)
The following courses in the Northeastern University College of Professional Studies (CPS) may meet the minimum admission requirements. The College of Professional Studies uses the quarter system, not the semester system. Therefore, 3-quarter courses are equivalent to two semester courses above.
Biology
- BIO1010, 1210, 1410 and labs BIO1011, 1211, 1411
General Chemistry
- CHM1011, 1015, 2020 and labs CHM1012, 1016, 2021
Organic Chemistry
- CHM2010, 3015, 3020 and labs CHM2011, 3016, 3021
Physics
- PHY2301, 2501, 3101 and labs PHY2302, 2502, 3102
Math
- MTH3005 Calculus 1, 3010 Calculus 2, 3015 Calculus 3