Programs

BS in Biology Pre-Med Program Requirements

A total of 96 credits are required to graduate:

I. For students entering the program in Fall 2022 or after, the 24 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives should be taken according to Curriculum Z as described below:

  1. Digital Cultures (3 credits)
  2. Change Makers (6 credits)
  3. LAS Free Elective1, 2 (15 credits)

1The 15 credits of LAS Free Elective could be taken from any LAC category with a minimum of 3 cr. in Arts and Humanities

2Students seeking to follow Medical Studies should take PSY201 and SOC201 among the LAS Free Electives.

3A list of courses for each of the above categories can be found here.

II. For students entering the program prior to Fall 2022, the 21 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives should be taken according to Curriculum A as described below:

  1. Arts and Humanities (9 credits)
  2. Social Sciences (9 credits)
  3. Any LAC elective1 (3 credits)

1Students seeking to follow Medical Studies should take PSY201 and SOC201 among the LAS Free Electives.

2A list of courses for each of the above categories can be found here.

 

Biology (31 credits)

Number Course Cr
BIO201 General Biology I 3
BIO201B General Biology I Lab 1
BIO202 General Biology II 3
BIO202B General Biology II Lab 1
BIO311 Microbiology 3
BIO312 Microbiology Lab 1
BIO321 Genetics 3
BIO322 Genetics Lab 1
BIO331 Ecology 4
BIO345 Cell and Molecular Biology 3
BIO345B Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 1
BIO499R or BIO499P Senior Study Research or Senior Study Project 3
BCH301 Introduction to Biochemistry 4

Biology Elective (13 credits)

Number Course Cr
BIO341 Plant Physiology 3
BIO343 Anatomy and Physiology 3
BIO344 Anatomy and Physiology Lab 1
BIO401 Developmental Biology 3
BIO410 Biotechnology 3
BIO420 Virology and Immunology 3
BIO430 Population Genomics 3
BIO435 Functional Genomics 3
BIO488 Special Topics in Biology 3
BIO489 Seminar in Biology 1

Chemistry (11 credits)

Number Course Cr
CHM201 Chemical Principles 3
CHM311 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHM313 Organic Chemistry I Lab 1
CHM312 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHM314 Organic Chemistry II Lab 1

Mathematics and Computer Science (3 credits)

Number Course Cr
STA205 Biostatistics 3

Physics (8 credits)

Number Course Cr
PHY301 Classical Physics for Life Sciences 3
PHY302 Classical Physics for Life Sciences Lab 1
PHY305 Modern Physics for Life Sciences 3
PHY306 Modern Physics for Life Sciences Lab 1

Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (LACC): 6 credits

Number Course Cr
ENG202 Sophomore Rhetoric 3
COM203 Art of Public Communication 3

Liberal Arts Electives (LAE): 24 credits

Course Cr
Arts and Humanities 9
Social Sciences 9
Any LAC Elective 15