Course Equivalents at Tompkins Cortland Community College
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 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 pre-requisites that must be completed prior to enrolling in the course. It’s the prospective student’s
responsibility to research this possibility.
SUNY Upstate Pre-requisite
Tompkins Cortland Community College Equivalent
Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I or
BIOL 131: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology II
BIOL 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II or
BIOL 132: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology II
General Biology I
BIOL 104: General Biology I
General Biology II
BIOL 105: General Biology II
Microbiology
BIOL 216: General Microbiology or
BIOL 112: Essentials of Medical Microbiology*
Genetics
BIOL205: General Genetics
General Chemistry I
CHEM 101: Principles of Chemistry I or
CHEM 107: General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
CHEM 102: Principles of Chemistry II or
CHEM 108: General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 205: Organic Chemistry I
Biochemistry
None available
General Physics I
PHSC 104: General Physics I or
PHSC 211: Physics I
General Physics II
PHSC 105: General Physics II or
PHSC 212: Physics II
English Composition
ENGL 101: Academic Writing I or
ENGL 101H: Academic Writing I-Honors
English Elective
Any course with an ENGL Prefix
Introduction to Computer Science
CAPS 111: Introduction to Word Processing (1 credit) AND
CAPS 121: Introduction to Spreadsheets (1 credit) AND
CAPS 131: Introduction to Databases (1 credit)
Must take all three (CAPS 111, 121 & 131) to meet the Intro to
Computer Science prerequisite for Medical Imaging (X-ray and
Ultrasound)
-Continued-
College Algebra
MATH 132: College Algebra and Trig
Pre-Calculus
MATH 135: Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Calculus I
MATH 201: Calculus I
Statistics
MATH 200: Statistics
Psychology
Any course with a PSYC Prefix
Sociology
Any course with a SOCI Prefix
Social Science Elective
Any course with prefix: SOCI, PSYC, HSTY,
GEOG, PHIL, ANTH
Medical Terminology
HLTH 104: Medical Terminology
* BIOL 112: Essentials of Medical Microbiology will meet the Microbiology requirement for Physician Assistant, Medical
Technology and Medical Biotechnology, but not for Respiratory Therapy.
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.tc3.edu/catalog/default.asp
Updated: August 2012