Biology Major (Pre-Occupational Therapy)

Requirements

The completion of a biology major with emphasis in pre-occupational therapy, followed by a master’s degree program.

• BIOL 151 - Foundations Modern Biology I
• BIOL 152 - Foundations Modern Biology II
• BIOL 200 - Sophomore Seminar
• BIOL 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIOL 240 - Medical Terminology
• BIOL 270 - Genetics
• BIOL 290 - Principles of Microbiology
• BIOL 315 - Research Methods or SOSCI 220  
• BIOL 360 - Ecology
• BIOL 452 - Cell and Molecular Biology
• One Biology elective (4 credits)
• PSYCH 120 - Introduction to Psychology or PSYCH 121 General Psychology  
• PSYCH 310 - Developmental Psychology
• PSYCH 340 - Clinical/Abnormal Psychology
• SOC 115 - Principles of Sociology
• SOSCI 210 - Social Science Statistics
• PHYS 220 - General Physics I
• PHYS 221 - General Physics II
• CHEM 171 - Chemical Principles I
• CHEM 173 - Chemical Principles I - Lab
• CHEM 172 - Chemical Principles II
• CHEM 174 - Chemical Principles II - Lab

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  Math through

• MATH 230 - Calculus I

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• BIOL 400 - Senior Seminar BIOL 400 Senior Seminar   Required Modern Language: Students in this major must take two semesters of a single language or demonstrate competency by placing out of the requirement.
• Required Modern Language: Students in this major must take two semesters of a single language or demonstrate competency by placing out of the requirement.

 

NOTES:

Additional coursework is recommended for all Pre-Occupational Therapy students, including:

• HSPTS 289 Applied Human Anatomy 

Signature Learning for Biology Majors

• First Year Seminar 
• Reading and Writing
• Oral Communication 
• Ethics 
• Cultural Pluralism  
• Religion 
• Fine Arts *
• Social Science *
• Humanities
• Global Systems

* See Signature Learning  for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses.

Notes:

Signature Learning goals for quantitative reasoning and natural science are met by this major.