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.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Take all of the following: | ||
| BIOL 225 & BIOL 226 | Anatomy and Physiology and Anatomy and Physiology | 8 |
| BIOL 325 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| CHEM 160 & 160L | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 161 & 161L | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 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 | |
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Behavioral Statistics | ||
| BioStatistics | ||
| Recommended Electives | ||
| Introduction to Hematology | ||
| Biology II | ||
| Human Microbiology | ||
| Cellular & Molecular Biology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Principles of Immunology | ||
| Physiology | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
| General Physics II and Physics Laboratory II | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30-35 | |