Course Equivalents at SUNY Buffalo State
PLEASE READ: The following course equivalencies have been developed by SUNY Upstate Medical University as meeting the
prerequisite course requirements for programs within the College of Health Professions. To determine which classes you need,
check the prerequisites for the program you wish to enroll in and match them up with the course equivalencies below.
Completing the prerequisites does not guarantee admission to SUNY Upstate or our programs. Some of these courses may have
prerequisites that must be completed prior to enrolling in the course. It’s the prospective student’s responsibility to research
this.
SUNY Upstate Prerequisite
Buffalo State Equivalent
Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 308 & 309: Human Anatomy and Physiology & Laboratory
Anatomy & Physiology II
Human Anatomy and Physiology II is not offered. Students who need A & P I
and II can either 1) take A & P II at another college or 2) take one semester of
BIO 321: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy + one semester of BIO 402:
Comparative Animal Physiology to meet the requirement.
General Biology I
BIO 211: Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics
General Biology II
BIO 212: Introduction to Organismal Biology and Diversity
Microbiology
BIO 316: General Microbiology
Genetics
BIO 303: Genetics *
Biochemistry
CHE 470: Biochemistry and CHE 471: Biochemical Techniques
General Chemistry I
CHE 111: Fundamental of Chemistry I or
CHE 101: General Chemistry I**
General Chemistry II
CHE 112: Fundamental of Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
CHE 201 & 203: Organic Chemistry I and Lab
General Physics I
PHY 107: General Physics I (algebra based) or
PHY 111: University Physics I (calc based)
General Physics II
PHY 108: General Physics II or
PHY 112: University Physics II
English Composition
CWP 101: College Writing I
English Elective
Any course with prefix: ENG or CWP 102
College Algebra
MAT 114: Functions and Modeling I
Pre-Calculus
MAT 124: Functions and Modeling II
Calculus I
MAT 126: Applied Calculus I or
MAT 161: Calculus I
Statistics
BIO 300: Biostatistics or
MAT 311: Introductory Probability and Statistics or
PSY 306: Statistics in Psychological Research
Introduction to Computer Science
CIS 101: Computer Fundamentals
Psychology
Any course with prefix: PSY
Sociology
Any course with prefix: SOC
Social Science Elective
Any course with prefix: AAS, ANT, ECO, HIS, PSY, SOC, WSG
Medical Terminology
None available
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* BIO 211 will NOT meet the genetics pre-requisite for Physician Assistant.
** CHE 101: General Chemistry I will meet the General Chemistry I pre-requisite for Radiation Therapy only.
Liberal arts and sciences courses include: English (composition, literature, creative writing, history of the language, linguistics, literature in
transition); drama (public speaking, dramatic literature, dramatic interpretation, history of the drama, playwriting); languages (grammar, reading,
composition, history of the language, conversation, literature of the language); music (music history, appreciation); art (art history, appreciation);
philosophy (history of philosophy, logic, schools of philosophy, comparative philosophy); religion (history of religion, comparative religion);
mathematic (calculus, history, theory, computer science); natural sciences (biology, zoology, anatomy and physiology, physics, chemistry,
geology, geography); social sciences (sociology, cultural studies, history, psychology, anthropology, political science, economics, government).
Some course which do not meet liberal arts coursework include: physical education, business, computer application or programming engineering,
nursing, art studio courses (drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture), and music studio, performance or practice.
http://www.upstate.edu/prospective/basics/liberalarts.php
Source: http://catalog.buffalostate.edu/undergraduate/course-listings.htm
Updated: September 2014