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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

The following is a list of recommended courses at this institution that will fulfill the minimum prerequisites for Berkeley Optometry. Advanced upper-division courses in these subjects may be substituted for any of the lower division courses listed below. Courses have to be taken for a letter grade. Courses for which AP credit was received may be counted as long as they are listed on your college transcript. Our office has updated these courses to the best of our knowledge based upon the school catalog. Please contact us if you find discrepancies with our articulation; for instance, a change in the course number and title.

  • General Chemistry (Lecture and Lab): BMS 140, BMS 140 Lab, BMS 141L, BMS 141 Lab
  • Organic Chemistry (Lecture and Lab): BMS 211, BMS 211 Lab
  • Biochemistry (Lecture only, Lab preferred): BMS 303L, BMS 303 Lab
  • General Biology (Lecture and Lab): BMS 130L, BMS 130 Lab, BMS 131L, BMS 131 Lab
  • General Physics (Lecture and Lab): PHY 250, PHY 250 Lab, PHY 251, PHY 252 Lab
  • Anatomy (Lecture only, Lab strongly recommended): BMS 310L* and 311L*
  • Human Physiology (Lecture and Lab): BMS 310L* and 311L*
  • Microbiology (Lecture only, Lab optional): BMS 320L
  • Calculus: MTH 230
  • Statistics: MTH 150
  • Reading & Comp: ENG 111, ENG 112 or equivalent
  • Psychology: PSY 141 or POL 141

*Note: BMS 310L and BMS 311L must both be completed in order to fulfill the Anatomy and Physiology requirements