The Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry option for the Bachelor of Science in Biology degree is designed for students planning on a career in medicine or dentistry. In this program, you’ll take a mixture of courses in biology, chemistry and physics intended to prepare you for graduate school.
Biology Major with Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)
This curriculum is recommended for students planning a career in medicine or dentistry. The schedule of classes is designed to prepare students for the aptitude examination (MCAT or DAT) which is taken during a student’s junior or early senior year. Students interested in other health care professions (e.g., physical therapy, physician’s assistant) need to see a department advisor to plan a curriculum.
Graduation Requirements: complete the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test for Biology.
Grade Requirements: a cumulative GPA ≥2.0 for all courses in student’s curriculum in Biology.
| Required Biology Courses | ||
| BIOL 171 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOL 172 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| BIOL 173 | BIOLOGY III | 5 |
| BIOL 270 | BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| BIOL 310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS | 5 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| BOTANY | ||
| INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 4-5 | |
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| Required supporting courses | ||
| BIOL 371 | PRE-MEDICAL, DENTAL, VETERINARY AND PHARMACY PREPARATION | 1 |
| BIOL 380 | DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS | 5 |
| or MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | |
| or MATH 380 | ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | |
| CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L & CHEM 173 & CHEM 173L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
| CHEM 351 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 352 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 353 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 371 | PRE-MEDICAL, DENTAL, VETERINARY AND PHARMACY PREPARATION | 1 |
| CHEM 372 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 3 |
| CHEM 480 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 |
| PHYS 131 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS 132 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS 133 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS III | 4 |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Electives–choose three additional courses, two (9-10 credits) must be in Biology | 14-15 | |
| MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III | ||
| BIOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SYMBIOSIS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOTECHNIQUES | ||
| FIELD BOTANY | ||
| MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY | ||
| EVOLUTION | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| VIROLOGY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF CANCER | ||
| CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY | ||
| HEMATOLOGY | ||
| NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| EMBRYOLOGY | ||
| INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 | ||
| MEDICAL APARTHEID: EXPLORING MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION, IMPLICIT BIAS, HEALTH DISPARITY | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| CHICANO AND LATINO HEALTH | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE | ||
| NUTRITION | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| ADULT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONS | ||
| HUMAN MEMORY AND COGNITION | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| BIOL 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 112-114 | |