Course Equivalents at Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY)
PLESAE 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 possibility.
SUNY Upstate Prerequisite
BMCC Equivalent
Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 425: Anatomy & Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology II
BIO 426: Anatomy & Physiology II
General Biology I
BIO 210: Biology I
General Biology II
BIO 220: Biology II
Microbiology
BIO 420: Microbiology
Genetics
BIO 240: Genetics
General Chemistry I
CHE 201: Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
CHE 202: College Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
CHE 230: Organic Chemistry I
Biochemistry
None listed
General Physics I
PHY 210: Physics I or
PHY 215: University Physics I (Calculus co-requisite)
General Physics II
PHY 220: Physics II or
PHY 225: University Physics II (Calculus based)
English Composition
ENG 101: English Composition or
ENG 121: English Composition I and II, in Tandem*
English Elective
Any course with an ENG prefix
Intro to Computer Science
CIS 155: Computer Hardware
College Algebra or Pre-Calculus or Calculus I
MAT 206: Pre-calculus or
MAT 301: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Statistics
MAT 209: Statistics
Psychology
Any course with prefix: PSY
Sociology
Any course with prefix: SOC
Social Science Elective
Any course with prefix: ASN, AFN, AFL, ANT, ECO, HIS, LAT, POL,
PSY, SOC or SSC
Medical Terminology
HIT 103: Medical Terminology
* As it is 6 semester hours, ENG 121 will meet the English Composition and also the English elective for applicants to the College of Health
Professions bachelors programs.
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.bmcc.cuny.edu/academics/course_catalog.jsp
Updated: June 2014