Different programs require different skill sets, and prerequisite courses are designed to help you develop the skills you will need. Each program is a little different from the others. Some medical schools require no math courses and some may require up to two semesters of calculus and statistics. So, there is no easy way to know exactly what courses to take, but the following is a basic guideline for a few of the programs.

Requirement	PCC Course	Physician MD/DO	Dental	Optometry	Pharmacy	Physician Assistant	Physical Therapy	Podiatry	Vet Medicine
Chem I w/lab	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A	CHEM 001A
Chem II w/lab	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B	CHEM 001B
Organic I w/lab	CHEM 008A	CHEM 008A	CHEM 008A	CHEM 008A	CHEM 008A	Some	CHEM 008A	CHEM 008A	CHEM 008A
Organic II w/lab	CHEM 008B	CHEM 008B	CHEM 008B	CHEM 008B	CHEM 008B	Some	CHEM 008B	CHEM 008B	CHEM 008B
Biology I w/lab	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A	BIOL 010A
Biology II w/lab	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B	BIOL 010B
Biology III w/lab	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C	BIOL 010C
Physics I w/lab	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A	PHYSICS 031A or 002A or 008A
Physics II w/lab	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C	PHYSICS 031B or 002B or 008B & 008C
Calculus	MATH 005A	Some	MATH 005A	MATH 005A	MATH 005A	MATH 005A	Few	MATH 005A	Some
Statistics	STAT 018, or 050	Some	Some	STAT 018, or 050	STAT 018, or 050	STAT 018, or 050	STAT 018, or 050	STAT 018, or 050	Some
Biochem	Upper division course	Some	Few	Upper division course	Upper division course	Upper division course	Upper division course	Upper division course	Some
Microbio	MICR 002	MICR 002	Few	Some	Some	Some	Some	MICR 002	Some
Anatomy & Physiology w/lab	PYSO 001 & ANAT 025	PYSO 001 & ANAT 025	Few	Some	Some	Some	PYSO 001 & ANAT 025	PYSO 001 & ANAT 025	Some
English	ENGL 001A & 001B (or 001C)	Most	Many	Some	Some	Some	ENGL 001A & 001B (or 001C)	ENGL 001A & 001B (or 001C)	Some