B.S. Biology, Biomedical Sciences Concentration
Program Admissions Requirements
There are no program admission requirements for the BS in Biology, Biomedical Sciences Concentration.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 - MATH 1160 or MATH 1170 | 3 | |
| Objective 4 | 6 | |
| Objective 5 - BIOL 1101, BIOL 1101L, PHYS 1111 | 7 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| BIOL 1101 & 1101L | Biology I and Biology I Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 1102 & 1102L | Biology II and Biology II Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 1191 | Wonder about Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 2206 & BIOL 2207 | Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 2209 & 2209L | General Ecology and General Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 3316 | Biometry Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 3358 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4417 | Organic Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 4491 | Seminar | 1 |
| or BIOL 4492 | Seminar | |
| MATH 1160 | Survey of Calculus | 3-4 |
| or MATH 1170 | Calculus I | |
| MATH 3350 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| CHEM 1111 & 1111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 5 |
| CHEM 1112 & 1112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 3301 & CHEM 3303 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1113 | General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 7 | |
| Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Biomedical Sciences Requirements | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology | 8 | |
| Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab | ||
AND | ||
| Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab | ||
| Upper Division BMS Electives: (minimum of 13 credits) * | 13 | |
| Advanced Pathobiology | ||
| Developmental Biology and Developmental Biology Lab 1 | ||
| Human Neurobiology Lab | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Biochemistry 1 | ||
| Experimental Biochemistry | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Lab | ||
| Immunology and Immunology Laboratory | ||
| Foundations in Neuroscience | ||
| Advanced Immunology | ||
| General Virology | ||
| Independent Problems | ||
| Mentored Research Alliance | ||
| Epidemiology | ||
| Environmental Health in Community and Public Health | ||
| Physiology of Exercise and Physiology of Exercise Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Pharmacology | ||
| Biomechanics and Biomechanics Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Toxicology | ||
| Nutrition for Health Professionals | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Microbiology | 4 | |
| Principles of Microbiology and Principles of Microbiology Lab | ||
| Total Credits | 80 | |
- 1
BIOL 3324 Developmental Biology and BIOL 4432 Biochemistry are strongly recommended as these are often required by medical, dental, and veterinary schools.
- *
a minimum of 8 credits in BIOL and at least one lab course
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 37 | |
| Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed.) | 70 | |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 0 | |
| Free Electives | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |