Dec 22, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Suggested Four-Year Program of Study: HSCI-BS (BIMS)


 

Health Sciences Major, B.S. (Biomedical Sciences Concentration)

 

FRESHMAN YEAR (28-31 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
ENGL 1010 - Foundations in Writing   3 ENGL 1020 - Written Communication & Critical Thinking   3
BIOL 1110 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture I   4 BIOL 1120 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture II   4
BIOL 1111 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory I   BIOL 1121 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory II   0
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture I   4 CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry Lecture II   4
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I   0 CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry Laboratory II   0
Compass Core Class 3 MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics - Noncalculus   3
    CSCI 1100 - Using Information Technology   or Proficiency exam* 0-3
Fall Total 14 Spring Total 14-17

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (30 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877  or Compass Core Class 3 HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877  or Compass Core Class 3
Oral Communication Course 3 CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry Lecture II   3
PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus   1 CHEM 2021 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II   2
CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry Lecture I   3 Compass Core Class 3
CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I   2 PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus   3
PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus   3 PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus    1
Fall Total 15 Spring Total 15

 

Junior Year (31 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
HSCI 3030 - Introductory Biochemistry   4 HSCI 3000 - Human Anatomy   4
HSCI 3031 - Introductory Biochemistry Lab   0 Compass Core Class 3
BIOL 3150 - Cell Biology    3 HSCI 3320 - General Microbiology   4
HSCI 3046 - Human Genetics   3 HSCI 3321 - General Microbiology Laboratory    0
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology   3 BIOL 4667 - Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics   3
Free Elective  2 Free Elective  2
Fall Total 15 Spring Total 16

 

SENIOR YEAR (31 credits)
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
BIOL 4277 - Neurobiology   4 HSCI 3540 - Immunology   3
HSCI 3510 - Pathogenic Microbiology   4 HSCI 4770 - Virology   4
Compass Core Class 3 HSCI 4350 - Cellular Pathophysiology   3
HSCI 3020 - Human Physiology   4 COBH 1020 - Introduction to Public Health   3
    Free Elective  3
Fall Total 15 Spring Total 15

Proficiency exam may be taken for 0 credit in lieu of CSCI 1100 . Must be completed to meet Graduation requirements. Those students who complete the proficiency exam and are short credits towards their total degree requirements may be required to take additional electives.