Lab Science Course Placement

The University of Mary is committed to ensuring its students develop the necessary basic scientific skills to prepare them not only for advanced university courses, but for successful careers after the completion of their undergraduate degrees. To this end, the university offers the following skill-based placement guidelines to place students into the correct entry-level biology or chemisty course.

Freshman Science Course Placement Guidelines

Course

ACT Score

Alternative Criteria for Enrollment

If criteria not met…

BIO 207 /BIO 207L - Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab

BIO 209 /BIO 209L - Medical Microbiology with Lab

ACT Science Subscore >= 21

Complete high school Biology AP course with an “A” Grade
Score a 3 or higher on Biology AP exam (3 = BIO 101 course equivalent; 4 = BIO 103 /BIO 106 course equivalent)
CLEP score of 50 or higher on Biology test (BIO 103 course equivalent)

Must take pre-req course:

BIO 101 /BIO 101L

-OR-

BIO 103 /BIO 103L

CHE 110 /CHE 110L - Intro to Organic & Biochem with Lab

ACT Science Subscore >= 21

Complete high school Chemistry AP course with an “A” Grade
Score a 3 or higher on Chemistry AP exam (3 = CHE 108 course equivalent; 4 = CHE 108 /CHE 110 )
CLEP score of 50 on Chemistry test (CHE 108 course equivalent)

Must take pre-req course:

CHE 108 /CHE 108L

Note regarding students pursuing pre-medicine:

For pre-medicine, students are required to take freshman classes BIO 103 /BIO 106 and CHE 108 /CHE 112 regardless of their lab science placement for other programs of study. Also note that many medical schools do not accept AP Exam credits as pre-requisite courses regardless of the AP Exam score