Program Overview
A major requires a minimum of 40 credits, Biological Foundations, and at least one course from each of the following core areas:
- Growth and development: Introductory Human Anatomy or Human
Anatomy or Comparative Anatomy
- Cellular and molecular biology: Introductory Microbiology, Microbiology, or Cell Biology
- Physiological and biochemical principles: Introduction to Human
Physiology or Comparative Physiology or Human Physiology
- Environmental biology: Introduction to Oceanography, Marine
Biology, or Ecology or Biodiversity of Ecosystems
- Biological theory: Evolution or Seminar or Virology
Students in this program must complete additional semester hours of biology electives. Students must also fulfill the following biology, chemistry, and physics requirements:
- 12 semester hours in chemistry
- 4 semester hours of physics
- 9 semester hours in mathematics (or Calculus I - 4 semester hours)
- Elementary Probability and Statistics is recommended
- Introductory College Physics is recommended
- Biomedical Ethics
- At least 2 courses in psychology or sociology (one of which should be upper level)
- Medical terminology is recommended
With the guidance of your advisor, you must demonstrate that you have significant experience in the medical field, whether shadowing a physician or physician assistant or working for a period of time in the health care field. Experience must be completed before graduation.
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