Biological Sciences : Pre-Health Professions, BS

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Students may choose a concentration in Pre-Health Professions. Students must attain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in required 1000- and 2000-level Biology courses, in General Chemistry I and II, and Mathematics through calculus I and statistics for acceptance into the concentration. To remain in good standing, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. The concentration recommends the following electives: PSLY 2040, ZOOL 2050, BIOL 3692, BIOL 4170, PSLY 4035 or PSLY 4330, and CHEM 4303 and CHEM 4304.

General Education Shared Core (36 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

English composition (6 hrs)
Oral communication (3 hrs)
Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)

General Education
One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)