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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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