BS in Biomedical Sciences Curriculum
In addition to courses in science and mathematics, students are required to take a selection of University Curriculum courses (designated UC on the curriculum). The entire curriculum is designed to provide students with a strong program in basic and biomedical sciences, as well as a well-rounded educational experience through the University Curriculum. To remain in good academic standing within the program, the student must maintain a GPA of 2.50 overall, as well as in math and science.
Students interested in graduate or professional school should investigate research and/or an independent study.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| BIO 150 | General Biology for Majors | 4 |
| CHE 110 & 110L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| MA 140 or MA 141 | Pre-Calculus 1 or Calculus of a Single Variable | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 151 | Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics | 4 |
| CHE 111 & 111L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| BMS 275 | Introduction to Biomedical Research | 2 |
| UC Disciplinary Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BIO 211 & 211L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab I | 4 |
| CHE 210 & 210L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| MA 275 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| UC Disciplinary Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 212 & 212L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 4 |
| CHE 211 & 211L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| BMS 370 & 370L | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| UC Disciplinary Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| PHY 110 & 110L | General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | 4 |
| BMS 375 & 375L | Immunology and Immunology Lab | 4 |
| BMS Elective(s) | 4 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| PHY 111 & 111L | General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | 4 |
| Choose one of the following | 4 | |
| Biotechnology (Lecture & Lab Combined) | ||
| Molecular Genetics and Molecular Genetics Lab | ||
| BMS Elective(s) | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BMS 318 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| CHE 315 & 315L | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | 4 |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| SHS 420 | Integrative Capstone | 3 |
| BMS Elective(s) | 3 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| UC Personal Inquiry | 3 | |
| Open Elective(s) | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Minimum mathematics requirement: MA 140. For those interested in graduate or professional schools, MA 141 is recommended.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMS Electives | 10 | |
| BMS electives: Take a minimum of 10 additional BMS credits courses at the 200 level or above. | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Open Electives | 10 | |
| Students may take 10 credits of 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-credit courses. BMS majors may not take 100-level "science for non-science majors" classes as open electives. | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Minors | ||
| Science and open electives may be taken to complete minors from a variety of disciplines such as microbiology/immunology, chemistry and psychology. Students should discuss course selection for minors with their academic adviser. | ||
Biomedical Sciences Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMS 200 | Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging | 3 |
| BMS 221 | Physiology and Effects of Obesity in Society | 3 |
| BMS 276 | Drug Development | 3 |
| BMS 275 | Introduction to Biomedical Research | 2 |
| BMS 278 | Research and Technology | 3 |
| BMS 299 | Biomedical Sciences Journal Club | 1 |
| BMS 300 & 300L | The Physiology of Human Performance I and The Physiology of Human Performance I Lab | 4 |
| BMS 301 & 301L | Physiology of Human Performance II and Physiology of Human Performance II Lab | 4 |
| BMS 310 | Neuroanatomy | 3 |
| BMS 312 | Biomedical Genomics | 3 |
| BMS 318 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| BMS 319 | Public Health: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 320 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| BMS 325 | Toxicology | 3 |
| BMS 330 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BMS 332 | Histology and Lab | 4 |
| BMS 364 | Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Therapies | 3 |
| BMS 370 & 370L | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 372 & 372L | Pathogenic Microbiology and Pathogenic Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 373 & 373L | Mycology and Mycology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 375 & 375L | Immunology and Immunology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 378 | Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 397 | Biomedical Sciences Internship | 1-4 |
| BMS 470 & 470L | Virology and Virology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 471 | Human Anatomy & Dissection | 4 |
| BMS 472 | Biotechnology | 4 |
| BMS 473 | Infections of Leisure | 3 |
| BMS 474 | Power of Plagues | 3 |
| BMS 475 | Special Topics in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 477 | Critical Analysis and Reasoning In the Biomedical Sciences | 2 |
| BMS 481 | Research Techniques in Biomedical Sciences | 1-4 |
| BMS 482 | Independent Study in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 483 | Independent Study in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BMS 498 | Independent Study in Biomedical Sciences I | 1-4 |
| BMS 499 | Independent Study in Biomedical Sciences II | 1-4 |