Course Equivalents at SUNY Farmingdale
The following course equivalencies have been developed by SUNY Upstate Medical University as meeting the pre-requisite
course requirements for programs within the College of Health Professions. To determine which classes you need, check the
pre-requisites for the program you wish to enroll in and match them up with the course equivalencies below. Completing the
pre-requisites 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 Pre-requisite
SUNY Farmingdale Equivalent
Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 170: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology II
BIO 171: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
General Biology I
BIO 130: Biological Principles I
General Biology II
BIO 131: Biological Principles II
Zoology
BIO 193: Biology II (Zoology)
Microbiology
BIO 316: General Microbiology or
BIO 220: Medical Microbiology
Genetics
BIO 343: Principles of Genetics – Theory
Biochemistry
CHM 280: Biochemistry
General Chemistry I
CHM 152: General Chemistry Principles I or
CHM 124: Principles of Chemistry
General Chemistry II
CHM 153: General Chemistry Principles II
Organic Chemistry I
CHM: Organic Chemistry I
General Physics I
PHY 135: College Physics I or
PHY 143: General Physics I (calc based) or
PHY 151 & 161: University Physics I (calc based) & Lab
General Physics II
PHY 136: College Physics II or
PHY 144: General Physics II (calc based) or
PHY 152 & 262: University Physics II (calc based) & Lab
English Composition
EGL 101: Composition I: Rhetoric or
EGL 102: Composition: Literature or
EGL 105: Honors Freshman Composition
English Elective
Any course with prefix: EGL
College Algebra
MTH 116: College Algebra and Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
MTH 129: Pre-calculus I with Applications
Calculus I
MTH 130: Calculus I with Applications or
MTH 150: Calculus I
Statistics
MTH 110: Statistics I or
MTH 360: Applied Probability and Statistics (calc based)
Introduction to Computer Science
BCS 101: Programming Concepts and Problem Solving
Psychology
Any course with prefix: PSY
Sociology
Any course with prefix: SOC
Social Science Elective
Any course with prefix: ANT, ECO, HIS, POL, PSY, SOC, WST
Medical Terminology
HST 303: Medical Terminology
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.
Source: http://www.farmingdale.edu/registrar/catalog.shtml
Updated: June 2012