This program is appropriate for pre-professional students in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, and pre-veterinary medicine. It provides students a foundation for introductory positions of employment in such fields as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing of biological products and monitoring of health and environmental standards. It can also serve as a foundation for graduate studies in special areas of microbiology.

Liberal Studies: 40 cr.
All programs in Biology require students to complete courses to fulfill the Liberal Studies requirement. To meet this requirement, students must complete a total of 40 credits in six divisions. These divisions, and the number of credits required for each, are listed below.

I. Composition 8 cr.
II. Humanities 8 cr.
III. Natural Sciences 8 cr.
IV. Social Sciences 8 cr.
V. Formal Communication 4 cr.
VI. Visual and Performing Arts 4 cr.

Students cannot use courses taught in the department of their first majors or first minors to meet Liberal Studies requirements in divisions II, III, IV, V, or VI.

Health Promotion: 2 cr.
Required Courses in Major: 44 cr.
BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles 4 cr.
BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity 4 cr.
BI 210 Principles of Ecology 4 cr.
BI 218 Introduction to cell and Molecular Biology 4 cr.
BI 303 General Microbiology BI 312 Genetics 4 cr.
BI 315 Evolution 4 cr.

Credits chosen from following: 15 cr.
BI 203 Medical Microbiology
BI 222 Animal Physiology
BI 313 Cell Biology
BI 402 Microbial Ecology
BI 404 Virology
BI 405 Immunology
BI 413 Biochemistry of Development
BI 418 Molecular Biology
BI 423 Parasitology (3 cr.)
BI 431 Plant Physiology

Other Required Courses: 32 cr.
CH 111 General Chemistry I 5 cr.
CH 112 General Chemistry II 5 cr.
CH 321 Organic Chemistry I 4 cr.
CH 322 Organic Chemistry II 4 cr.
CH 450 Introductory Biochemistry 4 cr.
PH 201, 202 College Physics I and II or 10cr.
PH 220, 221 Introductory Physics I and II

Electives: 6 cr.
Total Required for Degree: 124

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