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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.S., Medical and Allied Health Sciences Concentration


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Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 120-124
Career Opportunities: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, forensic laboratories, hospitals, nursing and public health facilities, professional schools of medicine, dentistry, physical therapy and optometry
Note: To qualify for graduation, a student must earn a grade of “C” or better in all BIOL courses that are applicable to the degree.
A minimum of 45 hours of 300/400 level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)


Required Courses


Sophomore Year (29-31 credit hours)


Electives


Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses. Three hours must be at the 200-level or above.

Students interested in medical school should consider taking at least one course in each PSYC and SOCI.

Biology (3-4 Credits)


Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.

General Electives (5 Credits)


Students interested in medical school should consider taking CHEM 234 .

Junior Year (29-32 credit hours)


Electives


Physics Laboratory (1 Credit)


Choose from:

Biology Physiology (4-5 Credits)


Choose from :

Biology Systematics (3-4 Credits)†


Choose from:

BIOL (3-4 Credits)†


Any BIOL course for majors at the 300- or 400- level. Students interested in medical school should consider taking BIOL 337  and BIOL 455G .

Communication (3 Credits)


Choose from:

English Literature (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Literature courses. Minimum of 45 hours of 300- and 400- level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

History (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of History courses.

Senior Year (31-33 credit hours)


Required Courses


Electives


Statistics (3 Credits)


Choose from:

Biology Lab (4-5 Credits)†


Choose from:

Fine Arts (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses. Three hours must be at the 200-level or above.

Students interested in medical school should consider taking at least one course in each PSYC and SOCI.

General Electives (14 Credits)


Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor. This elective may be at the 200 level.

Students interested in medical school should consider taking CHEM 417G .

Note


†  Students must complete one of the following courses which place an emphasis on writing: BIOL 307 , BIOL 309 , BIOL 321 , BIOL 337 BIOL 345 , BIOL 360 , BIOL 370 , BIOL 407G , BIOL 409G , BIOL 412G , BIOL 424G , BIOL 435 BIOL 440G , BIOL 441G , BIOL 445G BIOL 471G , or BIOL 485G . This course can be used to satisfy other curriculum requirements, as appropriate. 

† Students must complete one of the following courses that place an emphasis on quantitative training in Biology: BIOL 307 , BIOL 360 BIOL 401G , BIOL 405G , BIOL 407G , BIOL 409G , BIOL 412G , BIOL 414G , BIOL 416G , BIOL 424G , BIOL 426G , BIOL 427G , BIOL 440G , BIOL 441G , BIOL 443G , BIOL 446G , or BIOL 458G . This course can be used to satisfy other curriculum requirements, as appropriate. Other courses, including advanced Math and Statistics courses, can be used to fulfill this requirement with the approval of the department head.

*Recommended electives for students interested in medical school, dental school, and allied health sciences

General Education Core Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 143 
MATH 250  
BIOL 110 
BIOL 111 
CHEM 107  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
ENGL 365  or CMCN 310   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  

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