BS in Biology (Biomedical Emphasis) 2025-2026

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1	B.S. in Biology (Biomedical Emphasis) 2025-2026: Option 1 - Modular
2	FIRST YEAR
3	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
4	GES 140 Introduction to Wellbeing	2	GES 125 Introduction to the Creative Arts	4	GES 160 Inquiry Writing Seminar	4
5	GES 130 Christianity and Western Culture	4			BIB 101 Introduction to the Bible	4
6	BIO 124 & 124D Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change and Lab	4			BIO 128 & 128D Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity and Lab	4
7	CHE113 & 113D General Chem I and Lab	4			CHE214 & 215 General Chem II and Lab	4
8	Term Total	14		4		16
9	SECOND YEAR
10	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
11	BIO 218 Biology in a Changing World	3	THE 201 Christian Theology	4	BIO216 & 217 Human Physiology and Lab	4
12	BIO214 & 215 Human Anatomy and Lab	4			BIO234 & 235 Microbiology and Lab	4
13	CHE224 & 225 Organic Chemistry I and Lab	4			Cultural Intelligence choice*	4
14	Mathematics (M) course	4			Artistic Experience (A) course	0-4
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16	Term Total	15		4		12-16
17	THIRD YEAR
18	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
19	Cultural Intelligence choice*	4	Cultural Intelligence choice*	4	STEM elective	4
20	BIO332 & 333 Genetics and Lab	4			STEM elective	4
21	BIO 399 Introduction to Research	2			STEM elective	4
22	CHE388 & 389 Biochemistry I and Lab	4			Elective	2
23	Term Total	14		4		14
24	FOURTH YEAR
25	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
26	STEM elective	4			BIO 495 Biology Seminar	2
27	BIO496 Biology Research - or - BIO481 Internship in Biology**	1-4			BIO497 Advanced Biology Research**	1
28		1-4			STEM elective	4
29	PHY202 & 202D Intro Physics I and Lab***	4			BIO 499 Biology Symposium	0
30	Cultural Intelligence choice*	4			Contemporary Christian Issues (P) course	2
31					Science, Technology, and Society (K) course	4
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33	Term Total	13-16		0		13
34	Total Credits	122-127
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36	*Students choose 4 of the 5 tags (S, Z, L, U, G) in the Cultural Intelligence category.
37	**Students take BIO496 (1 credit) and BIO497 (1 credit) in successive semesters, OR BIO481 (3-4 credits).
38	***Students take either PHY202 & 202D Introductory Physics I OR PHY292 & 292D General Physics I
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40	This program assumes the student will use BIO 124/BIO 124D to meet the General Education Laboratory Science (D) course requirement.
41	Most financial aid packages stipulate 12 credits/semester; Minnesota state grants are reduced when credit load falls below 15 credits/semester. (January Session is part of spring term for grant purposes.)
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