Biology Major (Pre-Medicine)

Requirements for the Pre-Medicine Biology Major (74 credits)

(Biology major preparing students for taking entrance exams and applying to graduate professional health career programs. These graduate programs include: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Optometry, and related fields.)

Required courses include:

two semesters of Modern Language required

Signature Learning for Biology Majors

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

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

** Note: Signature Learning Quantitative Reasoning and Natural Science are met by the major.

Notes:

Additional coursework is recommended for all pre-medical students, including:

Psychology
Biochemistry
Statistics
English Composition
Internship
Medical Terminology
Molecular Biology
Sociology