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Pre-Cardiovascular Perfusion

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.

  1. Required Courses:
    • Take ONE 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:
    • Take all of the following:
    • Take one of the following:
  2. 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.
  3. Strongly Recommended:

20 Nov 2006

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