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2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

Health Science, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for a major in Health Science:

Required Courses (31 Hours)

BIOL 101Modern Biology

3
BIOL 105Introductory Biology Laboratory I

1
BIOL 131Introduction to Cellular Biology

3
BIOL 106Introductory Biology Laboratory II

1
BIOL 202General Microbiology

4
BIOL 212Human Anatomy

4
BIOL 360Medical Botany

3
CHEM 131General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 132General Chemistry II

3
CHEM 133General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
CHEM 134General Chemistry Laboratory II

1
COMM 213Introduction to Health Communication

3
SPTM 101Medical Terminology

1

Physiology: One of the following (3 Hours)

BIOL 203Human Physiology

3
BIOL 204Animal Physiology

3

Math/Statistics (6-8 Hours)

MATH 120Discrete Mathematics

3
Or
MATH 125Calculus I

4
  
MATH 223Statistics for Natural & Social Sciences

3
Or
PSYC 285Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

4

Organic Chemistry (4 Hours)

CHEM 260Organic & Biological Chemistry

4
Or
CHEM 303Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 305Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

1

Electives (including 2 labs) (12 hours)

BIOL 245Environmental Toxicology

3
Or
BIOL 340Toxicology

4
  
BIOL 309Cell Biology

4
BIOL 310Developmental Biology

4
BIOL 330Genetics

3
BIOL 331Molecular Biology Lab

1
BIOL 430Immunology

3
BIOL 401/SPTM 401Advanced Human Anatomy

3
SPTM 285Applied Nutrition

3
SPTM 304Medical Aspects of Athletic Training

3
SPTM 385Pathophysiology

3

 

Junior Core (3 Hours)

BIOL 390Research Methods

3

Capstone: One of the following (2-3 Hours)

BIOL 480Biology Library Research I

2
BIOL 490Biology Research I

3

 

Total Credit Hours: 62-65