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Biology - Basic Medical Sciences Plan A

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Biology - 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 TermCredits
Arts [ARTS]3
BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI]4
CHEM 105 [PSCI]14
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]3
Second TermCredits
BIOLOGY 1074
CHEM 1064
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]3
MATH 140 [QUAN] or 171 [QUAN]24
Second Year
First TermCredits
CHEM 3454
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]3
MBIOS 3014
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective33
Second TermCredits
CHEM 3483
Social Sciences [SSCI]3
Foreign Language, if necessary, and/or Electives39
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First TermCredits
Diversity [DIVR]3
MBIOS 3034
PHYSICS 10144
Electives33
Second TermCredits
Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI]3
PHIL 365 [HUM]3
PHYSICS 1024
Electives36
Fourth Year
First TermCredits
Degree Program Elective52-4
Degree Program Elective [M]53
300-400-level Electives6
Electives35
Second TermCredits
Degree Program Elective [M]53
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]3
300-400-level Electives6
Electives34
Footnotes
1CHEM 101 may be taken prior to CHEM 105.
2MATH 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.
3Students are encouraged to pursue a minor in other areas of more in-depth science minor.
4An elective may be substituted for PHYSICS 101/111 and 102/112 if it is not required for entrance to a graduate or professional program.
5Degree 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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