Biology (BS) - Pre-Medical Sciences Option
Administered by Biological and Allied Health Sciences
Effective Fall, 2017
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
The option provides a biology major the opportunity to specialize in pre-medical sciences while obtaining a general background in biology.
A maximum of 3 cr. hour of BIOLOGY.490 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree. A maximum of 6 cr. hour from among BIOLOGY.390, BIOLOGY.391, BIOLOGY.490, BIOLOGY.493 and BIOLOGY.494 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree.
Major Requirements:
BIOLOGY.114 Concepts in Biology I
BIOLOGY.115 Concepts in Biology II
BIOLOGY.242 Microbiology
BIOLOGY.271 Cell Biology
BIOLOGY.332 Genetics
BIOLOGY.351 Ecology
CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
CHEM.341 Biochemistry
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry OR BOTH
CHEM.231 Organic Chemistry I AND
CHEM.232 Organic Chemistry II
BIOLOGY.479 Integrated Physiology Laboratory
And at least one of the following physiology lecture courses (BIOLOGY.478 Microbial Physiology is recommended):
BIOLOGY 472 Animal Cell Physiology
BIOLOGY.474 Human Physiology
BIOLOGY.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
Choose one of the following two sets:
PHYSICS.201 Introductory Physics I and PHYSICS.202 Introductory Physics II
PHYSICS.211 General Physics I and PHYSICS.212 General Physics II
Choose one of the following two sets:
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics and MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
MATH.125 Calculus I and MATH.126 Calculus II
Electives (12 semester hours). Choose from:
BIOLOGY 174 Anatomy and Physiology 2
BIOLOGY.212 Vertebrate Zoology
BIOLOGY.233 Human Genetics
BIOLOGY.333 Molecular Biology
BIOLOGY 334 Molecular Biology Lab
BIOLOGY.342 Medical Microbiology
BIOLOGY.343 Immunology
BIOLOGY.361 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOLOGY.364 Vertebrate Histology
BIOLOGY.390 Undergraduate Research in Biology I
BIOLOGY.391 Undergraduate Research in Biology II
BIOLOGY 411 Radiation Biology
BIOLOGY 430 Evolution
BIOLOGY.431 Developmental Biology
BIOLOGY.442 Virology
BIOLOGY 455 Environmental Microbiology
BIOLOGY 460 Population Biology
BIOLOGY.470 Medical Parasitology
BIOLOGY 472 Animal Cell Physiology
BIOLOGY.474 Physiology Human Physiology
BIOLOGY.476 Neurophysiology
BIOLOGY.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
BIOLOGY.490 Internship in Biology and Allied Health Sciences
BIOLOGY.493 Honors Independent Study I
BIOLOGY.494 Honors Independent Study II