Program Advisor 

Leanne White
Director of Advising, Health Sciences
3133 Health Sciences Building
Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone: 757.683.5137
Email: lawhite@odu.edu

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through ODU that will be accepted toward completing the five (5) prerequisites to apply to the Surgical Assisting program. Four (4) of the acceptable courses listed are required to meet the prerequisite. If multiple courses listed are on the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

  1. Please note that 4 of 5 prerequisite courses must be completed by the EAP application deadline.
  2. All courses must be completed at Old Dominion University with a grade B- or better. For otherwise qualified transfer students, transfer credits for prerequisites may be approved by the EAP Program Advisor.
  3. Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.

Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the Program Director and will not be granted retroactively.

PWRPF Prerequisite Acceptable ODU Course(s)
Anatomy and Physiology

BIOL 240 Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 241 Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology II
OR
BIOL 250 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 251 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 

General Biology

BIOL 121N General Biology I
BIOL 122N General Biology I Lab 

OR
BIOL 123N General Biology II
BIOL 124N General Biology II Lab 

General Chemistry 

CHEM 121N Foundations of General Chemistry I
CHEM 122N Foundations of General Chemistry I Lab
OR
CHEM 123N Foundations of General Chemistry I
CHEM 124N Foundations of General Chemistry I Lab

Microbiology or Cell Biology

BIOL 293: Cell Biology
BIOL 150/151: Introductory Microbiology and Lab
BIOL 316/317: General Microbiology and Lab

To fulfill the prerequisite requirement, you must earn a B- or better in at least one of the listed courses. Your institution's requirements for specific courses still apply.