Course Equivalents at SUNY Cortland
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 Cortland Equivalent
Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 301: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology II
BIO 302: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
General Biology I
BIO 201: Biological Sciences I*
BIO 110: Principles of Biology I*
General Biology II
BIO 202: Biological Sciences II*
BIO 111: Principles of Biology II*
Microbiology
BIO 304: Microbiology
Genetics
BIO 312: Genetics
General Chemistry I
CH 221: General Chemistry I or
CH 121: Elementary Chemistry I**
General Chemistry II
CH 222: General Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry I
CH 301: Organic Chemistry I
Biochemistry
CHE 451: Introductory Biochemistry I
General Physics I
PHY 105: Elementary Mechanics and Heat or
PHY 201: Principles of Physics I (calc based)
General Physics II
PHY 106: Elementary Electricity, Light and Sound or
PHY 202: Principles of Physics II (calc based)
English Composition
CPN 100: Writing Studies I or
CPN 102: Writing Studies in the Community I
English Elective
Any course with prefix: CPN or EN
College Algebra
MAT 111: Algebra for College Students
Pre-Calculus
MAT 115: Elementary Functions
Calculus I
MAT 135: Calculus I or
MAT 121: Calculus A
Statistics
MAT 201: Statistical Methods or
MAT 446: Probability and Statistics or
PSY 201: Statistical Methods or
ECO 221: Economic Statistics or
EXS 201: Statistics in Exercise Science or
COM 230: Statistical Methods
Introduction to Computer Science
CAP 100: Introduction to Computer Applications
Continued
Psychology
Any course with prefix: PSY
Sociology
Any course with prefix: SOC
Social Science Elective
Any course with prefix: AAS, ANT, AST, ECO, HIS, POL, PSY, SOC
Medical Terminology
none
** While we will accept BIO 110: Principles of Biology I to meet General Biology I with lab and BIO 111: Principles of Biology
II to meet General Biology II with lab, SUNY Upstate prefers BIO 201: Biological Sciences I to meet the General Biology I
prerequisite and BIO 202: Biological Sciences II to meet the General Biology II prerequisite.
** CHE 121 meets the General Chemistry 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
Catalog: http://www2.cortland.edu/academics/catalogs.dot
Updated: September 2014