Bachelor of Science in Biology (Pre-Clinical)
About This Program
The Bachelor of Science in Biology pre-clinical track is intended for students who are interested in applying to a graduate level health professions program such as medical, dental, pharmacy, physician assistant, optometry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and veterinary programs.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be able to explain the types of evidence that support the conclusion that evolution explains the diversity of life on Earth and reveal evolutionary relationships amongst groups of organisms.
- Upon completion, students will be able to explain how the structure and function of cells affects their ability to survive, reproduce, and carry out specific functions in multicellular organisms including how genetic information is stored and passed from one generation to the next.
- Upon completion, students will be able to describe and demonstrate the scientific methods of observation, experimentation, hypothesis formulation, and hypothesis testing.
- Upon completion, students will be able to apply quantitative skills such as estimation, graphing data, statistical analyses, and analysis of large datasets.
- Upon completion, students will be able to apply foundational concepts of general and organic chemistry and apply these concepts to biological systems.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses in certain core areas: | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| PREPARATION FOR CALCULUS | ||
| CALCULUS I 1 | ||
| For Life and Physical Science select: | ||
| GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II | ||
| For U.S. History select: | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| Biology Foundations | ||
| Additional hours in required core courses. | 4 | |
| UNIV-SC 1131 | STUDENT SUCCESS | 1 |
| or UNIV-SC 1101 | CAREER PREPARATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS | |
| CHEM 1441 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 |
| CHEM 1442 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4 |
| CHEM 2321 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 2322 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 2181 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 1 |
| CHEM 2182 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 1 |
| CHEM 4311 | BIOCHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| COMS 1301 | FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| or COMS 2302 | PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | |
| Select any course. | 3 | |
| Select two courses at the 3000/4000 level. | 6 | |
| Biology Specialization | ||
| BIOL 1441 | BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 1442 | BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 4 |
| BIOL 2300 | BIOSTATISTICS (or approved substitute) | 3 |
| BIOL 2444 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 3315 | GENETICS | 3 |
| BIOL 3442 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIOL 3446 | HUMAN ANATOMY | 4 |
| Select 16 hours from the following: | 16 | |
| CURRENT TOPICS IN BIOLOGY | ||
| CELL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE | ||
| MEDICAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| HISTOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PROBLEM SOLVING IN BIOLOGY | ||
| RESEARCH AND DIRECTED STUDY | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II | ||
| PRE-MEDICAL PRECEPTORSHIP | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Transfer students must present a minimum of six semester credit hours of equivalent or higher level mathematics courses through transfer or placement examination.
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| MATH 1421 | 4 | MATH 1426 | 4 |
| BIOL 1441 | 4 | BIOL 1442 | 4 |
| CHEM 1441 | 4 | CHEM 1442 | 4 |
| UNIV-SC 1131 or 1101 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 2321 | 3 | CHEM 2322 | 3 |
| CHEM 2181 | 1 | CHEM 2182 | 1 |
| BIOL 2300 | 3 | BIOL 3315 | 3 |
| BIOL 2444 | 4 | BIOL 3454 | 4 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| PHYS 1441 | 4 | PHYS 1442 | 4 |
| BIOL 4321 | 3 | BIOL 3442 or 3446 | 4 |
| CHEM 4311 | 3 | CHEM 4312 | 3 |
| Foundational Component Area Core | 3 | COMS 2302 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | Creative Arts Core | 3 |
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| BIOL 3301 | 3 | BIOL 3101 | 1 |
| BIOL 3312 | 3 | BIOL 4311 | 3 |
| Any Level Elective | 3 | Advanced Electives | 3 |
| Advanced Elective | 3 | Language, Philosophy, & Culture Core | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Core | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
Advising Resources
Biology department advising is available for transfer students, prospective students, and first time in college students after meeting transition criteria.
Location:
Life Science Building 3rd floor - 345, 347, 349, 351
Email:
Find advisor emails at link below.
Phone:
817-272-2408