CCU requires a minimum of 90 credit hours of college courses and strongly recommends that applicants earn a degree from an accredited undergraduate institution. The following courses are prerequisites:
| Course | Credits – Course | Credits – Lab |
| General Biology I | 3 | 1 |
| General Biology II | 3 | 1 |
| General Chemistry I | 3 | 1 |
| General Chemistry II | 3 | 1 |
| Organic Chemistry I | 3 | 1 |
| Organic Chemistry II | 3 | 1 |
| Physics I | 3 | 1 |
| English I | 3 | – |
| Mathematics (Calculus OR Statistics) | 3 | – |