Many of the science courses offered at Butte College have some type of prerequisite or recommended preparation. These prerequisites are used to establish a student’s readiness for the content to be covered within a particular course.

Currently, Butte College enforces the prerequisites for the following science courses at the time of registration:

Biology Courses
BIOL 11 – Zoology
BIOL 12 – Botany
BIOL 13 – Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 15 – Introduction to Microbiology
BIOL 21 – Human Physiology

Chemistry Courses
CHEM 1 – General Chemistry I
CHEM 2 – General Chemistry II
CHEM 51 – Elementary Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 52 – Elementary Organic and Biochemistry

Physics Courses
PHYS 41 – Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

If you would like to enroll in one or more of these science courses and feel that you can satisfy prerequisites with coursework completed at an institution other than Butte College, you must first complete a Science Prerequisite Evaluation Request Form and submit it to the Assessment Office along with appropriate documentation (transcripts, grade reports, etc.)