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.
- 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
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- OR take two courses:
- Take 2 additional courses in BIOL from the following:
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS or Math ACT score of 20 or better or permission of instructor)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- ENG 101, Introduction to Academic Writing - 3 hours
- ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
- PHYS 205GS, Physics I - 4 hours (Prereq or Coreq: MATH 102GS OR Math ACT of 20 or better)
- PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take one of the following:
- Additional electives
- A minimum of six credit hours should be chosen from the humanities and social sciences in areas such as
PHIL, PSY, or SOC.
- Strongly Recommended
- Take one of the following:
