Required Courses

General Inorganic Chemistry, with laboratory (1 year)
(10 sem or 12-15 qtr units)

Lower division general chemistry with laboratory for chemistry majors, science majors or pre-medical students. Prerequisites usually include high school chemistry and/or placement examination. Topics include: principles of atomic and molecular structure, oxidation-reduction reactions, stoichiometry, equilibrium theory, and introductions to thermodynamics and organic chemistry.

General Physics, with laboratory (1 year)
(8 sem or 12-15 qtr units)

Lower division physics with laboratory for majors, science majors or pre-medical students. Prerequisites usually include trigonometry and/or calculus and may also include high school physics or a placement examination. Topics include: mechanics, heat, electrostatics and sound.

Human or Comparative Anatomy, with laboratory
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Human anatomy with laboratory (A 6 hour lab is highly recommended over a 3 hour lab). Prerequisites usually include one year of biology and one quarter or semester of general chemistry. Topics include: the gross and microscopic structure and function of the human body. Laboratory courses utilizing human cadaver specimens are recommended. Comparative Anatomy or a combined Anatomy/Physiology course is acceptable only if Human Anatomy is not available. The combined course must be a full year of study.

Human Physiology with laboratory
(4 sem or 5 qtr units)

Human physiology with laboratory. Topics include: the study of cells, tissues, and organ systems. Prerequisites usually include lower division biology or physiology and chemistry.

General Microbiology
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

General microbiology, cell biology or vertebrate histology. Basic concepts of microbiology and/or the microscopic anatomy of verte-brate organ systems.


Abnormal Psychology
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Contemporary theories of and approaches to psychological dysfunction and disabilities. Courses which include the biological basis of behavioral changes following brain injury, disease as well as psychopathology are recommended. Prerequisites: General Psychology.

Introduction to Statistics
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

An introductory statistic course; offered by a variety of departments including (but not limited to) Mathematics, Psychology, Education, Sociology, etc. Course should include descriptive and an introduction inferential statistics (e.g. correlations, Chi square, t test and ANOVA).

Highly Recommended Courses

Kinesiology
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Upper division course, usually offered by a Kinesiology or Physical Education Department. Sometimes called “Kinesiology and Body Mechanics or Functional Anatomy. Topics include: physical structure, muscular movements and biomechanics in various physical activities. Anatomical concepts and physical laws related to joint and muscle action are included. A course in Biomechanics alone will generally not include the dynamics of movement.

Neurosciences/Neuroanatomy (1 year recommended)
(3-6 sem or 4-8 qtr units)

Emphasis on cellular neurophysiology, synaptic mechanisms, sensory neurophysiology, brain structure and function in the control of motor systems, homeostasis, neural development, learning, thought, and affect.

Exercise Physiology
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Upper division course, usually offered in Physical Education or Kinesiology Department. The physiology of human performance and muscular work. Topics should include skeletal muscle fiber types, energy conversion, cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary function, and calorimetry. Basic physiology or biology is usually a prerequisite.

Motor Learning or Motor Control
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Upper division course, usually offered in Kinesiology or Physical Education Department. Topics should cover the concepts and theories of motor learning and the acquisition of motor skills, preferably throughout the life span. Some prerequisites coursework my be required

Organic Chemistry
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Organic chemistry for chemistry majors, science majors or pre-medical students. Topics should include basic principles, reaction mechanisms, and multi-step synthesis of the major classes of organic compounds. Prerequisites usually include one year of inorganic chemistry.

Biomedical Ethics
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Explores ethical issues in medicine and nursing-treating dying patients, right to health care, nurse/physician conflicts, health and basic values, freedom under new technology and medical bureaucracy. Uses philosophical approaches to understand and to help resolve these problems.

Developmental Psychology or Motor Development
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Upper division course, usually offered in Psychology Department. Survey of developmental psychology and behavior throughout the life span. Prerequisites: General Psychology.

Introduction to Computers
(3 sem or 4 qtr units)

Any computer course which stresses proficiency in basic computer skills, including the use of word processing, spread sheets and statistical programs.