Prerequisites

Prereq is short for prerequisite coursework and refers to any course you are required to successfully complete before you can take another course. Prereqs are used to assure that students have the appropriate background training before they enroll in a course.  Instructors plan what and how they teach based on the learning objectives of the prereqs. Because of this, prereqs are strictly enforced.

The minimum grade to clear a prereq in the department of Human Physiology between Fall 2014 and Winter 2020 was a C. For Winter 2020 and beyond, it will be a C-.

Read a complete list of Prereq FAQs.


Prereqs for individual Human Physiology courses

100 Level
The following 100-level General Education courses are Science Group Satisfying and are open to all majors.

100-level General Education

Prereqs

103 Exercise and Performance

No prereqs

105 Principles of Nutrition

No prereqs

111 The Science of Sex

No prereqs

112 The Science of Health

No prereqs

200 Level
The following 200-level Required of Major courses are open to non-natural science majors after the initial registration period.

200-level Required of Major

Prereqs

211 Medical Terminology

No prereqs

212 Scientific Investigation Physiology

No prereqs

111 The Science of Sex

No prereqs

112 The Science of Health

No prereqs

300 Level
The following 300-level Required of Major courses are open to non-HPHY majors.

300-level Required of Major

Prereqs

321 Human Anatomy I

HPHY 211, (BI 211 or BI 281H), (BI 212 or BI 282H), (CH 221 or CH 224H), (CH 222 or CH225H), (CH 223 or CH226H), (MATH 246 or MATH 251).

322 Human Physiology I

HPHY 212, (BI 211 or BI 281H), (BI 212 or BI 282H), (CH 221 or CH 224H), (CH 222 or CH225H), (CH 223 or CH226H), (MATH 246 or MATH 251). Transfer students can co-enroll in HPHY 212 with department approval.

323 Human Anatomy II

HPHY 321

324 Human Physiology II

HPHY 212, HPHY 321, and HPHY 322

325 Human Anatomy/Physiology III

HPHY 323 and HPHY 324

371 Physiology of Exercise

HPHY 323 and HPHY 324

300 Level Electives
The following 300-level Electives are open to non-HPHY majors but may require instructor approval.

300-level Electives

Prereqs

333 Motor Control

(HPHY 321 and HPHY 322) or PSY 304. Open to non-majors with instructor approval.

337 Clinical Pharmacology

HPHY 325

362 Tissue Injury and Repair

HPHY 323 and HPHY 324

374 Clinical ECG & Exercise

HPHY 371

375 Metabolism & Nutrition

HPHY 325 and HPHY 371

381 Biomechanics

HPHY 323 and PHYS 201

400 Level Electives
The following 400-level Electives are only open to HPHY majors. Some do not have prereqs, but all require department or instructor approval.

400-level Electives

Prereqs

401 Research

Department or Instructor approval

402 Thesis

Department or Instructor approval

404 Internship

Department or Instructor approval

405 Reading and Conference

Department or Instructor approval

406 Special Problems

Department or Instructor approval

408 Workshop

Department or Instructor approval

409 Practicum

Department or Instructor approval

409 Anatomy/Physiology Teaching Assistant

Department or Instructor approval

411 Scientific Teaching

HPHY 211 and HPHY 212; Department or Instructor approval

420 Human Cadaver Dissection

HPHY 323 (students accepted by application, due in early February)

400 Level Capstone
The following 400-level Capstones are only open to HPHY majors (with some noted exceptions).

400-level Capstones

Prereqs

410* New 400-level courses

HPHY 325 or HPHY 371

412 Sleep Physiology

HPHY 325

413 Muscle Structure, Function, and Plasticity

HPHY 323 and HPHY 324

414 Muscle Metabolism

HPHY 371

422 Physiology of Obesity

HPHY 325 and HPHY 371

423 Physiology of Aging

HPHY 325

432 Neural Development

HPHY 321 and HPHY 322 (open to Neuroscience majors)

433 Neurophysiology of Concussion

HPHY 325 and HPHY 333

434 Movement Disorders

HPHY 321 and HPHY 322 (open to Neuroscience majors)

435 Physiology of Fatigue

HPHY 325 and HPHY 333

436 Clinical Neuroscience

HPHY 321 and HPHY 322 (open to Neuroscience majors)

444 Clinical Anatomy

HPHY 325

462 Therapeutic Techniques

HPHY 362

470 Environmental Physiology

HPHY 371

472 Science of Athletic Performance

HPHY 371

473 High Altitude Physiology and Medicine

HPHY 325

* New courses under development may appear as 399 or 410 when scheduled.


Prereq FAQs

How is a prereq for a HPHY course taken in Winter, Spring, and Summer 2020 different?

The Department of Human Physiology recognizes the challenge and stress added to our students during the early phase of the pandemic and by the shift to remote learning in Spring and Summer 2020. We want to ensure these additional challenges do not delay progress towards an undergraduate degree. For 2020 winter, spring, and summer terms, the department waived the requirement that all courses used to satisfy the major must be taken for a letter grade (P or C- grades were accepted). Moving forward, for all courses taken Fall 2020 and later, a C- or better will be required to satisfy the major and prerequisite requirements.

Did you pass the following course prior to Fall 2014?

For students who completed a prereq prior to Fall 2014, a marginal but passing grade of C- may satisfy the prereq criteria for entry to upper-division HPHY courses as follows:

Did you pass a prereq for a HPHY course before Fall 2014?

Does a C- satisfy the criteria for entry to HPHY 321 & 322 or other HPHY courses?

HPHY 211

No, it must be C or better, no matter when it was taken

HPHY 212

No, it must be C or better, no matter when it was taken

BI 212 or BI 282H

No, it must be C or better, no matter when it was taken

HPHY 321, 322, 323, 324, 333, 362, 371, 381

Yes

Other Biology, Chemistry, Math, or Physics prereq courses

Yes