The Upper Division Option admissions requirements are as follows:
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on core prerequisites
- Minimum of 54 credit hours in the following prerequisites. (Note: Anatomy and Physiology I & II and Microbiology must have been taken within the last five years. Core prerequisites may not have been taken more than twice within the last five years.)
- Anatomy and Physiology I with lab*
- Anatomy and Physiology II with lab*
- Microbiology with lab*
- Nutrition*
- General Psychology*
- Human Growth and Development* (across the lifespan)
- Statistics*
- English Composition I*
- English Composition II
- College Algebra
- Introduction to Sociology
- Ethics
- History or Political Science
- Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, or Physics
- General Elective
- Humanities Elective
- Social Science Elective
* Core prerequisites
Core prerequisite courses are required for applicants with a bachelor's degree.