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Hello,
I graduated from Ohio State which is on the quarter system. They compress their year of Biology into two 5 credit hour courses. In the ten credit hours you do the full year of biology. I am seeing D.O schools require 12 credit hours. Would these schools acknowledge OSU's system or will I have to take another Biology course? If so what other courses do they accept for this requirement, because I might have possibly taken it.
Any help will be appreciated
 
Hello,
I graduated from Ohio State which is on the quarter system. They compress their year of Biology into two 5 credit hour courses. In the ten credit hours you do the full year of biology. I am seeing D.O schools require 12 credit hours. Would these schools acknowledge OSU's system or will I have to take another Biology course? If so what other courses do they accept for this requirement, because I might have possibly taken it.
Any help will be appreciated

It depends on the school what they accept. The AACOMAS minimum requirement is the full year of biology for the biology major / minor. If you are looking at a school that requires more than the one year, 8-10 credit hours, then they must be tacking on genetics or something (eg KCUMB).
 
Call the schools you are applying to.