Pre-Cardiovascular Perfusion

Offered by Health Science Programs

A candidate for admission to the Clinical Perfusion Education Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center must have successfully completed a Bachelor's Degree and the following required courses. Students should check the specific school(s), other than the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to which they intend to apply to ensure that all admission requirements are fulfilled.

Competition to gain a place in perfusion school is intense and cannot be guaranteed.

Required Courses
Select one the following options: 7-8
Anatomy and Physiology
and Anatomy and Physiology
or
Human Physiology
and Gross Anatomy of Movement
Take all of the following:
BIOL 106Biology II4
BIOL 325Medical Terminology1
CHEM 160
160L
General Chemistry
and General Chemistry Laboratory
4
CHEM 161
161L
General Chemistry
and General Chemistry Laboratory
4
CHEM 351Biochemistry I4
PHYS 205
205L
General Physics I
and Physics I Laboratory
5
Take one of the following options:5-10
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab
OR
Organic Chemistry
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory
And
Organic Chemistry
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Select one of the following:3-5
College Algebra
Plane Trigonometry
Calculus I with Analytic Geometry
Applied Calculus I
Select one of the following:3
Elementary Statistics
Behavioral Statistics
BioStatistics
Recommended Electives
Introduction to Hematology
Human Microbiology
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Genetics
Principles of Immunology
Physiology
General Physics II
and Physics Laboratory II
Total Credit Hours40-48