Pre-Cardiovascular Perfusion Program
A candidate for admission to the Clinical Perfusion
Education Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center must have
successfully completed a Bachelor's Degree and the following required courses.
Scores from the basic portion of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) must also be
submitted. Students should check the specific school(s), other than the
University of Nebraska Medical Center, to which they intend to apply to ensure
that all admission requirements are fulfilled. Competition to gain a place in
perfusion school is intense and cannot be guaranteed.
- A. Required Courses:
- Take all of the following options:
- Take two courses (these two courses must be taken in
sequence):
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
(Prereq: CHEM 145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM 160; three years of high school science including
biology and a minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- OR take two courses:
- BIOL 215,
Human Physiology - 4 hours (Prereq: three years of
high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum score of 20
on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course or departmental
permission)
- PE 460,
Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours (Prereq:
PE 360, or
BIOL 225* and
BIOL 226)
- Take 2 additional courses in BIOL from the following:
- BIOL 103,
General Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 107, Biology II - 4
hours
- BIOL 211, Human Microbiology - 4
hours
- Take all of the following:
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq:
ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
(Prereq: ENG 101GS* or
ACT English score of 30 or above)
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see
prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see
prerequisites)
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1
hour
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours (Prereq:
MATH 103)
- Take one of the following:
- MATH 102,
College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103,
Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours (Prereq:
MATH 102)
MATH 115, Calculus I
with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours (Prereq:
MATH 102,
MATH 103)
MATH 123,
Applied Calculus I - 3 hours (Prereq:
MATH 102)
-
B. Additional electives:- A minimum of six credit hours should be chosen from the humanities and
social sciences in areas such as PSY,
SOC, or PHIL.
Strongly Recommended:- HSCI 225, Introduction to
Hematology - 2 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of BIOL or permission of instructor)
BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours (Prereq:
8 hours of college Biology; CHEM 161,
and CHEM 250; or
CHEM 361)
BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1
hour (Prereq: a college Biology course or concurrent enrollment in
BIOL 215 or
BIOL 225)
BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours (Prereq:
at least 8 hours of college Biology)
BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology -
4 hours (Prereq: at least 8 hours of college Biology)
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic
Chemistry - 5 hours (Prereq: CHEM 161GS)
- CHEM 251, Essentials of
Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 250)
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
(Prereq: PHYS 205GS)
- Take one the following:
- BIOL 211, Human Microbiology - 4
hours (Prereq: sophomore standing)
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours (Prereq:
at least 8 hours of college Biology)
