Penn State Brandywine Course Equivalency Guide Bioscience Technologies (Biotechnology, Cytotechnology, Medical Technology) Prerequisite Requirements -(Must earn a 'C' or 2+2 BS +1 BS +2 Entry- Level BS/MS Accelerated Professional MS Biological or Chemical Sciences 16 16 20 20 Organic Chemistry - CHEM 202, 210 College Algebra, Trigonometry, Precalculus, Calculus or Statistics - MATH 22, 26, 0, 1, 110,10, STAT 200, PYSCH 200 English no developmental courses 6 6 6 6 Electives 26 1 N/A Total 55 70 2 Nursing Prelicensure BSN Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 12, BIOL 11/12 Microbiology MICRB 106/107 General Chemistry I CHEM 110/111 General Chemistry II or Biochemistry CHEM 112/11, 72 Mathematics (college algebra or higher) MATH 22 or higher Statistics STAT 200, PSYCH 200 English Composition ENGL 015 English Elective no developmental courses Psychology, General PSYCH 100 Psychology, Developmental (or child) PSYCH 212, 10, HDFS 12, HDFS 22 Psychology, Abnormal PSYCH 70 Sociology SOC 001 Nutrition NUTR 251 Selective (logic, philosophy, ethics, critical thinking, diversity, ethnicity) PHIL 001 or higher, SOC 00,10,110,11,27 6 Electives 6 Total 5
Nursing FACT & Accelerated Pathway to the MSN for 2 nd Degree Non-Nurses Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 12, BIOL 11/12 Microbiology MICRB 106/107 General Chemistry CHEM 110, 112 or CHEM 111, 11 Statistics STAT 200, PSYCH 200 Nutrition NUTR 251 Baccalaureate degree Total 65 Nursing RN-BSN, RN-BSN/MSN & Accelerated Pathway to the MSN for 2 nd Degree RNs Prerequisite Requirements - (Must earn a 'C' or better in all transferable coursework) RN-BSN & RN-BSN/MSN Accelerated Pathway for RNs Natural Sciences (Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology) BIOL 12, 11/12, MICRB 106/107 Statistics STAT 200, PSYCH 200 English no developmental courses Social Sciences (psychology and sociology PSYCH 100 or higher, SOC 001 or higher Selective (logic, philosophy, ethics or critical thinking) PHIL 001 or higher 12 12 6 N/A N/A N/A Electives 27 52 Total 60 67
Occupational Therapy Prerequisite Requirements - Combined BS/MSOT in Occupational Therapy (Must earn a 'C' or better in all transferable coursework) Human Life Sciences (including lab)* Anatomy & Physiology I - BIOL 12 Anatomy & Physiology II - BIOL 11/12 Psychology Developmental or Lifespan (not one specific age level) PSYCH 212, HDFS 12, HDFS 22 Abnormal - PSYCH 70 Social Sciences Sociology SOC 001 Cultural and/or ethnic diversity course SOC 00,10,110,11,27, PHIL 00 English Composition (strongly recommended) ENGL 015 English elective no developmental courses Combined BS/MS Entry-level Master s Mathematics Statistics STAT 200, PSYCH 200 Electives Humanities, Arts, Math, Social, or Natural Sciences 26 Total 55 *Strongly recommend Anatomy & Physiology. Other acceptable science courses include Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology Pharmacy Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 12, BIOL 11/12 Biology BIOL 110 or higher General Chemistry CHEM 110, 112 or CHEM 111, 11 Calculus MATH 10 Organic Chemistry CHEM 202, 20 or CHEM 210, 212 Physics (at least algebra-based) PHYS 250, 251 Microbiology MICRB 106/107 English composition ENGL 015 Social Sciences SOC 001 or higher, PSYCH 100 or higher Humanities languages, arts, literature, history, philosophy Total 6
Physical Therapy Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 12, BIOL 11/12 Biology BIOL 110 or higher Chemistry CHEM 110, 112 or CHEM 111, 11 Physics PHYS 250, 251 Statistics STAT 200, PYSCH 200 Mathematics (College algebra/trigonometry, precalculus, or calculus) MATH 22,26,0,1,110,10 Humanities (including of composition/writing and preferably Ethics or Philosophy) ENGL 015, PHIL 001 or higher Social Sciences (includes 6 of Psychology, abnormal and developmental preferred) SOC 001 or higher, PSYCH 212, 70 Nutrition/Health Wellness NUTR 251 Total 5 Radiologic Sciences Prerequisite Requirements - (Must earn a 'C' or better in all transferable coursework) Medical Dosimetry Nuclear Medicine All other RS s Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 12, BIOL 11/12 College Physics - PHYS 250, 251 College Chemistry - CHEM 110, 112 or CHEM 111, 11 College Algebra, Trigonometry, Precalculus, or Calculus - MATH 22,26,0,1,110,10 N/A N/A 6 6 6 Statistics English English Comp I and higher 6 6 6 Medical Terminology Electives (Arts, humanities, social sciences, etc.) 16 20 Total 50 50 50