Course Requirements

Course Requirements Overview

This is a guide to common pre-cardiovascular perfusionist course requirements.

Professional schools have a variety of prerequisites required for admission to their programs. On this page, we include information about timelines for pre-cardiovascular perfusionist requirements and the options available.

Many programs prefer in person coursework, and some programs may not allow online coursework. See individual schools for policies.
Individual schools may require or recommend additional courses.
All prerequisites must be completed with a letter grade of C or higher.
Schools vary on Credit-by-Exam (AP/IB/CLEP) policies and preferences for prerequisites. Please see "Can I Claim AP/IB Credit?"

School requirements can change. See individual school websites and admissions guides under “Research Cardiovascular Perfusion Schools Before You Apply.” We always recommend checking for any updates.

Recommended Pre-Cardiovascular Perfusionist Courses

Most Texas schools require:

Biology: Lecture – 9 hrs; Lab – 2 hrs
General Chemistry: Lecture – 6 hrs; Lab – 2 hrs
Human Anatomy & Physiology: Lecture – 6 hrs; Lab – 2 hrs
Cell Biology: Lecture – 3 hrs
General Physics: Lecture – 3 hrs; Lab – 1 hr
Math: College Algebra or higher (varies) – 3 hrs; and, Statistics – 3 hrs
English: Rhetoric (Composition) and Literature – 6 hrs

UT Austin Courses Typically Taken to Fulfill Requirements

Science Requirements

Subject	Lecture	Lab
Biology	BIO 311C + BIO 311D + BIO 325 OR [BIO 315H + BIO 325H] (honors) + BIO/INB/MBS Elective 3 hrs For upper-division biology electives, choose from Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Ecology.	BIO 206L
Anatomy	BIO / INB 446L
Physiology	BIO / INB 365S	BIO / INB 165U
Cell Biology	BIO / MBS 320
General Chemistry	CH 301 + CH 302 OR CH 301H + CH 302H (honors) CH 301C + CH 302C (for Chemistry majors)	CH 204 OR CH 104M + CH 104N
Physics (algebra or calculus based – depends on program for preference)	UT Austin offers 4 accepted lecture/lab sequences. PHY 317K OR PHY 302K OR PHY 303K (for Engineering majors) OR PHY 301 (for some Science and Engineering majors)	PHY 317K: PHY 117M/105M OR PHY 302K:PHY 102M/105M OR PHY 303K: PHY 103M/105M (for Engineering majors) OR PHY 301: PHY 101L (for some Science and Engineering majors)

Other Subjects

Subject	Courses
Math	Statistics: SDS 302F OR SDS 320E
	College Algebra or higher Note: Calculus or SDS 302F or SDS 320E will satisfy math prereq for BIO 446L & BIO 365S. Students with calculus credit have more statistics course options.
Rhetoric (Composition):	RHE 306 OR RHE 309K OR Any Writing Flag course in RHE Dept.
Literature	E 316L OR E 316M OR E 316N OR E 316P OR Any Literature course in English Dept.

Check school admissions websites. Some schools require and some recommend additional science and non-science courses.

Prerequisite Course Timelines

Your personal timeline may differ from these samples.

Work with your academic advisor to incorporate these courses into your degree plan.

4-Year Plan

Important Note:

Timelines do not include all course options and details. To be sure that you are fulfilling all requirements, see individual school websites. Find school links under “Research Cardiovascular Perfusion Schools Before You Apply.”

Additional Course Information

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