Course Equivalents at SUNY Albany
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
SUNY Albany Equivalent
Anatomy & Physiology I
A BIO 325: Comparative Anatomy of Chordates or
A ANT 316: Human Anatomy and Physiology I & Lab
Anatomy & Physiology II
A BIO 410 & 411Z: Human Physiology & Lab or
A ANT 318: Human Anatomy and Physiology II & Lab
General Biology I
A BIO 120 & 122: General Biology I & Lab
General Biology II
A BIO 121 & 123Z: General Biology II & Lab
Microbiology
A BIO 314 & 315: Microbiology & Lab
Genetics
A BIO 205: Human Genetics
A BIO 212Y: Introductory Genetics
Biochemistry
A BIO 365 & 367: Biological Chemistry I & Laboratory or
A CHM 342 & 343: Biological Chemistry I & Laboratory
General Chemistry I
A CHM 120 & 124 (formerly 122A): General Chemistry I & Lab
General Chemistry II
A CHM 121 & 125 (formerly 122B): General Chemistry II & Lab
Organic Chemistry I
A CH 220 (formerly 216A) & 222 (formerly 217A): Organic Chemistry I & Lab
General Physics I
A PHY 105 & 106: General Physics I and Lab or
A PHY 140 & 145: Physics I: Mechanics & Lab or
A PHY 141 & 145: Honors Physics I: Mechanics & Lab or
T PHY 141 (formerly A PHY 141H) & 145: Honors Physics I: Mechanics & Lab
General Physics II
A PHY 108 & 109: General Physics II and Lab
A PHY 150 & 155: Physics II: Electromagnetism & Lab
A PHY 151 & 155: Honors Physics II: Electromagnetism & Lab
T PHY 151 (formerly A PHY 151H) & 155: Honors Physics II:
Electromagnetism & Lab
English Composition
A ENG 100Z: Introduction to Analytical Writing
English Elective
Any course with prefix: A ENG
College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I
A MAT 100: Pre-calculus Mathematics or
A MAT 101: Algebra and Calculus I or
A MAT 111: Algebra and Calculus II or
A MAT 112: Calculus I or
A MAT 118: Honors Calculus I or
A MAT 106: Survey of Calculus
Statistics
A MAT 108: Elementary Statistics
Continued
Introduction to Computer Science
I CSI 103: Topics in Computer Literacy or
I CSI 102: Microcomputer Software or
I CSI 201: Introduction to Computer Science
Psychology
Any course with prefix: A PSY
Sociology
Any course with prefix: A SOC
Social Science Elective
Any course with prefix: A AFS, A ANT, A EAS, A ECO, A HIS, A LCS,
R POS, A PSY, A SOC, A WSS
Medical Terminology
None available
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://www.albany.edu/undergraduate_bulletin/courses.html
Updated: September 2014