Biomedical Sciences, B.S.

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1	Biomedical Sciences, B.S.
2	College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
3	Department of Biological Sciences
4	Catalog Year: 2024
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6	This is a sample schedule of all general education, CAS Exploratory and major requirements for this degree in a 4-year plan.
7	Courses in bold are designated as critical and may be prerequisites to subsequent major courses or may affecttimeline for graduation due to specific semester offering. Please see the notes column for further clarification.
8	The below plan is based on SAT Writing 410-610 and SAT math score of 660 to 800 (640 to 800 prior to Mar 2016) or an ACT math score of 28 or above or AP/IB/CLEP equivalents.
9	NOTE: Satisfactory completion of the program requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the core courses (core courses indicated in minimum grade column, as well as, notes column).
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11	Semester One (17 Credit Hours)
12	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
13	CHM 1440: General Chemistry I	4	Core Course	Multiple	MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement	Major's Core Course
14	CHM 1470: General Chemistry Laboratory I	1	Core Course	Major		Accompanies CHM 1440, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
15	BIO 1200: Biology I	4	Core Course	Multiple		Major's Core Course
16	WRT 1060: Composition II	4	C	General Education	WRT 1050 with a grade of C or higher; or placement	Prerequisite to subsequent Writing Intensive courses
17	General Education Course	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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19	Semester Two (17 Credit Hours)
20	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
21	CHM 1450: General Chemistry II	4	Core Course	Multiple	CHM 1440 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
22	CHM 1480: General Chemistry Laboratory II	1	Core Course	Major	CHM 1440 and CHM 1470, each with a grade of C or higher	Accompanies CHM 1450, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
23	BIO 2100: Human Anatomy	4	Core Course	Major	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
24	MTH 1554: Calculus I	4	Core Course	Multiple	MTH 1441 with a grade of C or higher; or both MTH 1331 and MTH 1332, each with a grade of C or higher; or placement	Major's Core Course. Fulfills Formal Reasoning general education requirement
25	General Education Course	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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27	Semester Three (18 Credit Hours)
28	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
29	CHM 2340: Organic Chemistry I	4	Core Course	Multiple	CHM 1450 and CHM 1480, each with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
30	BIO 2600: Human Physiology	4	Core Course	Major	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
31	BIO 2101: Human Anatomy Laboratory	1	Core Course	Major	(Pre/Corequiste) BIO 2100 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
32	PHY 1010: General Physics I or PHY 1510: Introductory Physics I	4	Core Course	Major	(PHY 1010) MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement (PHY 1510) MTH 1441 or placement above MTH 1441. MTH 1554 recommended	Major's Core Course
33	PHY 1100: General Physics Lab I	1	Core Course	Major		Accompanies PHY 1010 or PHY 1510, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
34	PHL 1300: Introduction to Ethics or PHL 1320: Introduction to Ethics for Healthcare Professions or HS 4500: Ethics in Healthcare	4	Core Course	Multiple	(HS 4500) WRT 1060 and senior standing	Major's Core Course. PHL 1300 or PHL 1320 suggested, as they fulfill Western Civilization general education requirement
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36	Semester Four (14 Credit Hours)
37	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
38	CHM 2350: Organic Chemistry II	4	Core Course	Major	CHM 2340 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
39	PHY 1020: General Physics II or PHY 1520: Introductory Physics II	4	Core Course	Multiple	PHY 1010 or PHY 1510	Major's Core Course
40	PHY 1110: General Physics Lab II	1	Core Course	Multiple		Accompanies PHY 1020 or PHY 1520, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
41	BIO 3621: Physiology Laboratory	1	Core Course	Major	(Pre/Corequiste) BIO 2600, BIO 2640, or BIO 3620 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
42	PSY 1000: Introduction to Psychology	4	Core Course	Multiple		Major's Core Course
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44	Semester Five (18 Credit Hours)
45	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
46	BIO 3232: Biochemistry I	4	Core Course	Major	BIO 1200 and CHM 2340, each with a grade of C or higher	BIO 3232 suggested over BCM 4254. Major's Core Course
47	CHM 2370: Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2	Core Course		CHM 1480 and CHM 2340, each with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
48	STA 2222: Statistical Methods for Biology	4	Core Course	Multiple	MTH 1441 with a grade of C or higher; or both MTH 1331 and MTH 1332, each with a grade of C or higher; or placement	Major's Core Course
49	PSY 2500: Research Design in PSY or SOC 1000: Introduction to Sociology or SOC 1010: Introduction to Sociology through Health and Medicine	4	Core Course	Major	(PSY 2500) PSY 1000 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
50	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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52	Semester Six (13 Credit Hours)
53	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
54	BIO 4402: Human Genetics	4	Core Course	Major	BIO 2600 or BIO 3620 with a grade of C or higher	Offered Winter Only. Course restricted to BMS majors. Major's Core Course
55	BIO 3520: Introduction to Human Microbiology	4	Core Course	Major	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher	Not open to students who have taken BIO 3500. Major's Core Course
56	BIO 3521: Human Microbiology Laboratory	1	Core Course	Major	(Pre/Corequiste) BIO 3520, if prerequiste, with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
57	BIO 4226: Immunology or BIO 3210: Biology of the Cell	4	Core Course	Major	(BIO 4226) BIO 3400, BIO 3232, CHM 4254, or BCM 4254 with a grade of C or higher (BIO 3210) BIO 1200, BIO 1300, or BIO 2600; CHM 1440 and CHM 1470, each with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
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59	Semester Seven (15-16 Credit Hours)
60	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
61	BIO 4340 Principles of Evolutionary Medicine	4	Core Course	Major	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher; BIO 3400 or BIO 4402, with a grade of C or higher	Offered Fall Only. Major's Core Course
62	BIO 4629 Scientific Inquiry	1	Core Course	Major	Senior Standing	Offered Fall Only. Major's Core Course
63	BIO 4660 Integrative Pharmacology	4	Core Course	Major	BIO 2600 or BIO 3620 with a grade of C or higher; BIO 3232, CHM 4254, or BCM 4254 with a grade of C or higher	Offered Fall Only. Major's Core Course
64	BIO 4234: Biochemistry of Metabolism and Disease or BIO 4232: Biochemistry II or BCM 4256: Biochemistry II (3 Credits)	3-4	Core Course	Major	BIO 2600 or BIO 3620 with a grade of C or higher; BIO 3232, CHM 4254, or BCM 4254 with a grade of C or higher	Offered Fall Only. Major's Core Course
65	BMS Elective	3	Varies	Major		10 Credits of program electives required for major. Program Elective List in Course Catalog
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67	Semester Eight (15 Credit Hours)
68	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
69	BIO 4972 Integrative Biomedicine and Disease	4	Core Course	Multiple	BIO 4660 with a grade of C or higher; WRT 1060 with a grade of C or higher (or equivalent)	Offered Winter Only. Major's Core Course
70	BMS Elective	4	Varies	Major		10 Credits of program electives required for major. Program Elective List in Course Catalog
71	BMS Elective	3	Varies	Major		10 Credits of program electives required for major. Program Elective List in Course Catalog
72	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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74	Sample Schedule Notes
75	Students will be admitted to the program upon completing BIO 1200 and CHM 1440 and CHM 1470 with a combined grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 and declaring the major.
76	Satisfactory completion of the program requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the core courses. Major's core courses indicated in notes column.
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78	CAS Exploratory Requirement
79	In addition to satisfying the university-wide general education requirements, all students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete at least three courses outside of their major rubric, for a minimum of 12 credits
80	A student may select these courses from either of the following: A single rubric of their choosing (e.g., HST) within the College of Arts and Sciences. A predefined thematic set of courses identified on the College of Arts and Sciences website.
81	Additionally, earning a double major or degree, completion of a College of Arts and Sciences minor or concentration, or completion of honors college requirements (including HC 3900) satisfies the exploratory requirement.
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83	Degree Requirements	Credits	Note
84	General Education	20	Multiple General Education course are fulfilled with courses in the Major to reach the 40 required credits
85	Diversity	Included	Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
86	WIM/WIGE/Capstone	Included	Students should be sure to choose a general education course, which also fulfills WIG, as it is not automatically fulfilled by major requirements
87	CAS Exploratory Requirement	Included	Met with Chemistry in major (discuss with Academic Adviser if you have MACRAO or MTA)
88	Core Requirements	98
89	Program Electives	10
90	Total Credits:	128
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