Academics > Majors and Areas of Study > Pre-Medicine > Program Requirements

• BIO 145 Foundations of Biology
• One Physiology course:
  • BIO 114 Human Physiology
  • BIO 302 Plant Physiology
  • BIO 352 Animal Physiology
• One Systematics course:
  • BIO 162 Animal Systematics
  • BIO 172 Plant Systematics
  • BIO 212 Microbiology
• BIO 322 Genetics
• BIO 342 Introduction to Methods
• BIO 392 General Ecology
• BIO 412 Cell Biology
• BIO 462 Senior Seminar in Biology
• 2 credit hours of independent research:
  • BIO 582 Advanced Biology
  • BIO 592 Independent Study
• One elective from:
  • BIO 242 Developmental Biology
  • BIO 252 Toxicology
  • BIO 272 Animal Behavior
  • BIO 282 Comparative Chordate Anatomy
  • BIO 332 Immunology/Parasitology
  • BIO 422 Aquatic Ecology
• Required related Science and Math Courses:
  • MATH 111 Elementary Statistics
  • Two semester of Chemistry or Physics
    • CHEM 140 and 160 General Chemistry I and II
    • PHYS 153 and 163 Introduction to Physics I and II (non-calculus based)
    • PHYS 173 and 183 Introduction to Physics I and II (calculus based)

NOTE: A completed independent research project (Bio 582 or Bio 592) under the supervision of a Biology Department faculty member is required of the student majoring in biology. The project is culminated with a formal scientific research paper and a formal oral presentation at an undergraduate intercollegiate meeting.