Biomedical Science Major

Description

Biomedical Science is a major intended to prepare students for careers in medical studies. Students will explore fields of biology and chemistry in-depth and build foundations in physics, psychology, and sociology. These courses are expected to prepare students for taking the MCAT exam. The program is intensive and requires students to push their boundaries and work hard.

Required (64 credits):

• BIO 1111 - Principles of Biology
• BIO 1101 - Principles of Biology I Lab
• BIO 1117 - Topics in Biology
• BIO 2203 - Genetics
• BIO 2003 - Genetics Lab
• BIO 3316 - Animal Physiology #

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• CHE 1103 - General Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding
• CHE 1001 - General Chemistry I Lab
• CHE 1104 - General Chemistry II: Chemical Reactivity
• CHE 1002 - General Chemistry II Lab
• CHE 2217 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 2017 - Organic Chemistry I Lab
• CHE 2218 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHE 2018 - Organic Chemistry II Lab
• CHE 3321 - Biochemistry I
• CHE 3021 - Biochemistry I Lab
• CHE 3322 - Biochemistry II
• CHE 3022 - Biochemistry II Lab

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• PSY 1106 - Introduction to Psychology
• SOC 1104 - Introduction to Sociology: A Global Perspective
• STA 2215 - Introduction to Statistics
• A second Textual Analysis (TA) course

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• Physics sequence (8 Credits) from either:

• PHY 1104 - Introductory Physics I
• PHY 1004 - Introductory Physics I Lab AND
• PHY 1105 - Introductory Physics II
• PHY 1005 - Introductory Physics II Lab

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• PHY 1114 - General Physics I
• PHY 1014 - General Physics I Lab AND
• PHY 1115 - General Physics II
• PHY 1015 - General Physics II Lab

Additional Biology (8 credits):

Students are required to take two Biology courses from the recommended list below with one of the two at the 3000 level.

• BIO 2202 - Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
• BIO 2207 - Evolution
• BIO 2208 - Molecular Biology
• BIO 2212 - Microbiology
• BIO 3310 - Cell Biology #
• BIO 3312 - Genomics #

Capstone (4 credits):

• BIO 4493 - Senior Colloquium OR #
• CHE 4493 - Chemistry Seminar #

Total Program Hours: 76

Departmental Writing Requirement:

The Departments of Biology and Chemistry extend writing throughout the major. Students who major in Biomedical Science are required to take two writing-intensive courses, plus one Senior Capstone. Writing-intensive courses are noted with the # symbol.

Requirements for Departmental Honors

A 3.50 GPA in all courses taken in the major, research experience, and recommendation by the Chemistry and Biology departments.