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General Studies - Basic Medical Sciences Plan A (120 Credits)
At least 40 of the 120 hours for the degree must be at the 300-400-level.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI] | 4 |
CHEM 105 [PSCI]1 | 4 |
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
BIOLOGY 107 | 4 |
CHEM 106 | 4 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
MATH 140 [QUAN] or 171 [QUAN]2 | 4 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
CHEM 345 | 4 |
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
MBIOS 301 | 4 |
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective3 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
CHEM 348 | 3 |
Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
Foreign Language, if necessary, and/or Electives3 | 9 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
MBIOS 303 | 4 |
PHYSICS 1014 | 4 |
Electives3 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
PHIL 365 [HUM] | 3 |
PHYSICS 102 | 4 |
Electives3 | 6 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Degree Program Elective5 | 2-4 |
Degree Program Elective [M]5 | 3 |
300-400-level Electives | 6 |
Electives3 | 5 |
Second Term | Credits |
Degree Program Elective [M]5 | 3 |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
300-400-level Electives | 6 |
Electives3 | 4 |
Footnotes
1 | CHEM 101 may be taken prior to CHEM 105. |
2 | MATH 106 may be taken the first semester as a prerequisite to other MATH courses and as a co-requisite to CHEM 105. MATH 108 may also be needed. In addition to either MATH 140 or 171, a statistics course is highly recommended, and for some programs, required. |
3 | Students are encouraged to pursue a minor in other areas of more in-depth science minor. |
4 | An elective may be substituted for PHYSICS 101/111 and 102/112 if it is not required for entrance to a graduate or professional program. |
5 | Degree Program Electives (8 credits required): Approved courses are BIOLOGY 315, 321 [M], 324, 350, 352, 353, 393 [M], 405, 418 [M]; MBIOS 304, 305, 401, 413, 414, 423, 440, 442, 446; NEUROSCI 301, 403 [M], 404, and 430 [M]. |
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