2026-2027 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
- BMS 391 - Laboratory in Human Physiology (2 credits)
- CHM 127 - Principles of Chemistry II Lecture (4 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Required Biomedical Sciences Courses
- BMS 208 - Human Anatomy (3 credits)
- BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
- BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology (1 credit)
- BMS 290 - Human Physiology (3 credits)
- BMS 309 - Laboratory in Human Anatomy (2 credits)
- BMS 391 - Laboratory in Human Physiology (2 credits)
- BMS 495 - Concepts in Wellness (Capstone) (3 credits)
Additional Required Courses
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits) OR BOTH CMB 155 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3 credits) AND CMB 156 - Discoveries in Cell and Molecular Biology: A Research-based Laboratory Course (1 credit)
- BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3 credits) OR BOTH BIO 375 - Genetics (3 credits) AND BIO 376 - Genetics Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHM 125 - Principles of Chemistry I Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 126 - Principles of Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
- CHM 127 - Principles of Chemistry II Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 128 - Principles of Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
- CHM 235 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 236 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHM 237 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 238 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHM 461 - Biochemistry I (4 credits)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits)
- MTH 123 - Trigonometry (3 credits)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5 credits)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Biomedical Sciences Electives
Nine additional hours of upper-division (BMS 300-level and higher) biomedical sciences courses, excluding BMS 374 and BMS 495.
In addition, the following courses outside of BMS may also be included in these nine hours:
- BIO 302 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4 credits)
- BIO 416 - Advanced Genetics Laboratory (2 credits)
- BIO 422 - Animal Developmental Biology (3 credits)
- CMB 451 - Bioinformatics: Tools and Techniques for Life Scientists (3 credits)
- CMB 405 - Cell and Molecular Biology (4 credits)
- CMB 406 - Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (2 credits)
- CMB 411 - Genetics of Development and Cancer (3 credits)
- CMB 414 - Molecular Biology of the Gene (3 credits)
- CMB 426 - Research Applications in Molecular Genetics (4 credits)
- CMB 440 - Research Applications in Drosophila Genomics (3 credits)
- CMB 452 - Computer Modeling and Drug Design (3 credits)
- CMB 460 - Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics (3 credits)
- CHM 462 - Techniques in Biochemistry (3 credits)
- CHM 463 - Biochemistry II (3 credits)
Suggested Order of Coursework
Year One
Fall
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits) OR BOTH CMB 155 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3 credits) AND CMB 156 - Discoveries in Cell and Molecular Biology: A Research-based Laboratory Course (1 credit)
- CHM 125 - Principles of Chemistry I Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 126 - Principles of Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Winter
- BMS 208 - Human Anatomy (3 credits)
- CHM 127 - Principles of Chemistry II Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 128 - Principles of Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
- Foundation - Writing
- General Education
- Elective
Year Two
Fall
- BMS 290 - Human Physiology (3 credits)
- CHM 235 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 236 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Laboratory (1 credit)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Winter
- BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
- BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology (1 credit)
- CHM 237 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 238 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Laboratory (1 credit)
- MTH 123 - Trigonometry (3 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Year Three
Fall
- BMS 391 - Laboratory in Human Physiology (2 credits)
- CHM 461 - Biochemistry I (4 credits)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Winter
- BMS 309 - Laboratory in Human Anatomy (2 credits)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5 credits)
- General Education, Issues
- General Education
- Elective
Year Four
Fall
- BOTH BIO 375 - Genetics (3 credits) AND BIO 376 - Genetics Laboratory (1 credit) OR BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3 credits)
- BMS 495 - Concepts in Wellness (Capstone) (3 credits)
- Biomedical science elective
- General Education, Issues
- General Education
Winter
- Biomedical science elective
- Biomedical science elective
- General Education (if remaining)
- Elective
- Elective