Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Science
Program Overview
This degree explores the application of powerful modern bioscience approaches in cell and molecular biology, genetics, and genomics, as well as anatomy, physiology, microbiology, immunology, and neuroscience to human health. It is a preparatory degree for tomorrow’s health care professionals, scientists, educators and leaders, and thus prepares students for successful admission to professional schools in medicine, physician assistant , osteopathic medicine, dentistry, public health, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and other healthcare programs, as well as graduate studies in biomedical sciences. Students must apply to the program and be admitted to this major.
Admission requirements for this program beyond university admission requirements.
- Submitted BMED application online or pdf application form by email
- College Transcripts (if applicable)
- Career survey writing sample
Progression requirements for this program.
- Students must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA to remain in the program.
Specific graduation requirements for this program beyond university bachelor’s degree requirements.
Core Curriculum – 42 hours
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once.
The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
020 Mathematics – 3 hours
MATH 2413 is given three credit hours of lecture component.
030 Life and Physical Sciences – 6 hours
080 Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 hours
090 Integrative and Experiential Learning – 6 hours
Major Requirements - 78 hours
Required Courses - 49 hours
Biomedical Sciences – 22 hours
Advanced Biomedical Sciences - 27 hours
Prescribed Electives - 6 hours
Spanish Elective – 3 hours
Choose 3 hours of Spanish courses
Advanced Elective - 3 hours
Choose 3 advanced hours from BMED, PSYC, BIOL, CHEM, MATH, PHYS, HPRS, or CSCI.
Support Courses - 23 hours
Total Credit Hours: 42
Total Credit Hours: 120