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: 2025-2026
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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	The below plan is based on WRT 1060: Composition II Writing Placement and MTH 1441: Precalculus Math Placement
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9	Semester One (17 Credit Hours)
10	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
11	CHM 1440: General Chemistry I	4	Core Course	MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement	Major's Core Course
12	CHM 1470: General Chemistry Laboratory I	1	Core Course		Accompanies CHM 1440, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
13	BIO 1200: Biology I	4	Core Course		Major's Core Course
14	WRT 1060: Composition II	4	C	WRT 1050 with a grade of C or higher; or placement	Prerequisite to subsequent Writing Intensive courses
15	General Education Course	4	Passing		General Education in Course Catalog
16	CAS 1000: CAS Advantage - Freshman Leadership and Professional Skills Development I	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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18	Semester Two (17 Credit Hours)
19	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
20	CHM 1450: General Chemistry II	4	Core Course	CHM 1440 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
21	CHM 1480: General Chemistry Laboratory II	1	Core Course	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
22	BIO 2100: Human Anatomy	4	Core Course	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
23	MTH 1554: Calculus I	4	Core Course	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
24	General Education Course	4	Passing		General Education in Course Catalog
25	CAS 1001: CAS Advantage - Freshman Leadership and Professional Skills Development II	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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27	Semester Three (18 Credit Hours)
28	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
29	CHM 2340: Organic Chemistry I	4	Core Course	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	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
31	BIO 2101: Human Anatomy Laboratory	1	Core Course	(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	(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		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	(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
35	CAS 2000: CAS Advantage - Sophomore Leadership and Professional Skills Development I	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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37	Semester Four (14 Credit Hours)
38	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
39	CHM 2350: Organic Chemistry II	4	Core Course	CHM 2340 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
40	PHY 1020: General Physics II or PHY 1520: Introductory Physics II	4	Core Course	PHY 1010 or PHY 1510	Major's Core Course
41	PHY 1110: General Physics Lab II	1	Core Course		Accompanies PHY 1020 or PHY 1520, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
42	BIO 3621: Physiology Laboratory	1	Core Course	(Pre/Corequiste) BIO 2600, BIO 2640, or BIO 3620 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
43	PSY 1000: Introduction to Psychology	4	Core Course		Major's Core Course
44	CAS 2001: CAS Advantage - Sophomore Leadership and Professional Skills Development II	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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46	Semester Five (18 Credit Hours)
47	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
48	BIO 3232: Biochemistry I	4	Core Course	BIO 1200 and CHM 2340, each with a grade of C or higher	BIO 3232 suggested over BCM 4254. Major's Core Course
49	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
50	STA 2222: Statistical Methods for Biology	4	Core Course	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
51	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	(PSY 2500) PSY 1000 with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
52	General Education Category	4	Passing		General Education in Course Catalog
53	CAS 3000: CAS Advantage - Junior Leadership and Professional Skills Development I	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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55	Semester Six (13 Credit Hours)
56	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
57	BIO 4402: Human Genetics	4	Core Course	BIO 2600 or BIO 3620 with a grade of C or higher	Offered Winter Only. Course restricted to BMS majors. Major's Core Course
58	BIO 3520: Introduction to Human Microbiology	4	Core Course	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher	Not open to students who have taken BIO 3500. Major's Core Course
59	BIO 3521: Human Microbiology Laboratory	1	Core Course	(Pre/Corequiste) BIO 3520, if prerequiste, with a grade of C or higher	Major's Core Course
60	BIO 4226: Immunology or BIO 3210: Biology of the Cell	4	Core Course	(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
61	CAS 3001: CAS Advantage - Junior Leadership and Professional Skills Development II	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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63	Semester Seven (15-16 Credit Hours)
64	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
65	BIO 4340 Principles of Evolutionary Medicine	4	Core Course	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
66	BIO 4629 Scientific Inquiry	1	Core Course	Senior Standing	Offered Fall Only. Major's Core Course
67	BIO 4660 Integrative Pharmacology	4	Core Course	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
68	BIO 4234: Biochemistry of Metabolism and Disease or BIO 4232: Biochemistry II or BCM 4256: Biochemistry II (3 Credits)	3-4	Core Course	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
69	BMS Elective	3	Varies		10 Credits of program electives required for major. Program Elective List in Course Catalog
70	CAS 4000: CAS Advantage - Senior Leadership and Professional Skills Development I	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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72	Semester Eight (15 Credit Hours)
73	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Prerequisites	Notes
74	BIO 4972 Integrative Biomedicine and Disease	4	Core Course	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
75	BMS Elective	4	Varies		10 Credits of program electives required for major. Program Elective List in Course Catalog
76	BMS Elective	3	Varies		10 Credits of program electives required for major. Program Elective List in Course Catalog
77	General Education Category	4	Passing		General Education in Course Catalog
78	CAS 4001: CAS Advantage - Senior Leadership and Professional Skills Development II	0	Passing		CAS Advantage Information
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80	Sample Schedule Notes
81	Biomedical Sciences Requirement Notes:
82	Standing Completion of Biology I (BIO 1200) and Chemistry I (CHM 1440 & CHM 1470) courses at Oakland University with a combined grade point average (GPA) of a B+ in these courses.
83	Note: If you have transferred these courses, proficiency (a minimum grade of “B+”) must be demonstrated by taking at least one other course in each area (biology, chemistry) at Oakland University (OU) to then be evaluated as a part of admission into major standing.
84	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.
85	Students who place into a lower starting math placement than MTH 1441 should anticipate that coursework will extend beyond four years (or involve summer coursework to stay within a four year timeline for graduation)
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87	Gen Ed Notes:
88	General Education Courses fulfilled within major: NSTN, FR, SS, WCIV, and KA
89	General Education Courses needed outside of major: WF, ART, LIT, LG, GP (WIG and US Diversity see below note)
90	NOTE: Students should choose a general education course from an above category that also double counts as fulfilling a WIG and US Diversity. For example, a GP Gen Ed + WIG Gen Ed course or LIT Gen Ed + DIV Gen Ed course
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92	CAS Exploratory Requirement
93	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.
94	A student may select these courses from either of the following: A single rubric of their choosing (e.g., HST, ACC, etc.) or a predefined thematic set of courses identified on the College of Arts and Sciences website.
95	Additionally, earning a double major or degree, completion of a minor or concentration, or completion of honors college requirements (including HC 3900) satisfies the exploratory requirement.
96	NOTE: CAS Exploratory can be fulliled within the major automatically if 12 credits of chemistry coursework is all taken at OU (CHM 1440, CHM 1450, and CHM 2340)
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98	Degree Requirements	Credits	Note
99	General Education (Outside of major)	20	General Education Courses needed outside of major: WF, ART, LIT, LG, GP (WIG and US Diversity see below note)
100	Diversity	-	Choose a general education course that also double counts as US Diversity