Biology, Medical Pre-Professional Concentration, (BS)

This concentration in Biology is designed for students who wish to pursue advanced degrees at medical schools offering the M.D. degree or at schools of osteopathic medicine offering the D.O. degree, chiropractic schools, and optometry schools, schools of veterinary sciences, dental schools, physician assistant schools, physical therapy schools, and occupational therapy schools. This rigorous curriculum is designed so that by the end of their junior year students will have been introduced to all the major subject areas covered by standardized tests (e.g., MCAT, DAT, OAT) required for admission into these advanced degrees. Students will choose electives their junior and senior years to meet their independent needs.

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Degree Requirements: 120 Credits

General Education	42
Major	33
Concentration	19
Electives	26
Total Credits	120

Major Core

BIOL 120 - General Biology II Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 120L - General Biology II Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 201 - Genetics Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 201L - Genetics Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 202 - Microbiology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 202L - Microbiology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 354 - Service-Learning In The Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
or
CHEM 354 - Service-Learning In The Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
or
EVSC 354 - Service-Learning In The Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
BIOL 480 - Global Environmental And Health Issues Credit(s): 3
or
CHEM 480 - Global Environmental And Health Issues Credit(s): 3
or
EVSC 480 - Global And Environmental Health Issues Credit(s): 3
BIOL 495 - Senior Seminar In Biology Credit(s): 3
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 3 and
CHEM 101L - General Chemistry I Lab Credit(s): 1
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 3 and
CHEM 102L - General Chemistry II Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 308 - Immunology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 308L - Immunology Lab Credit(s): 1
or
BIOL 315 - Cellular And Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 315L - Cellular And Molecular Biology Lab Credit(s): 1

Concentration

In addition to the biology core, course requirements for the biology major, medical pre-professional design concentration are:

BIOL 302 - Human Physiology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 302L - Human Physiology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 304 - Human Anatomy Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 304L - Human Anatomy Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 321 - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3 (lab not required)
or
CHEM 301 - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3 (lab not required)

Choose One Sequence

CHEM 203 - Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 3
CHEM 203L - Organic Chemistry I Lab Credit(s): 1
CHEM 204 - Organic Chemistry II Credit(s): 3
CHEM 204L - Organic Chemistry II Lab Credit(s): 1
or
PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credit(s): 3
PHYS 201L - General Physics I Lab Credit(s): 1
PHYS 202 - General Physics II Credit(s): 3
PHYS 202L - Generl Physics II Lab Credit(s): 1

Special Requirements in the General Education Curriculum

Students seeking the Medical Pre-Professional concentration must complete the following General Education Curriculum requirements:

BIOL 110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 3 (Natural Science)
BIOL 110L - General Biology I Lab Credit(s): 1 (Natural Science)
MATH 190 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4 (Math)
The remaining requirements for the General Education Curriculum can be found in the General Education section. Please check with the professional/graduate schools to which you wish to apply for any additional prerequisite courses.

Note

Most professional schools such as medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary schools will require both organic chemistry and general physics sequences as prerequisites. MATH 140 - Statistics or BIOL 230 - Medical Terminology may also be required in some professional programs, such as physician assistant, physical therapy, or optometry. Please see your advisor.