Health Care Biology
This concentration emphasizes human biology. This concentration would be a good choice for students planning to become physician assistants, pharmacists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, or enter other allied health related fields.
Requirements for the Major in Biology with a Concentration in Healthcare
The Biology major with a concentration in Healthcare consists of 82-83 s.h. distributed as follows:
Required Courses
- BIO 1530 Fundamentals of Biology I (4 s.h.)
- BIO 1560 Fundamentals of Biology II (4 s.h.)
- BIO 2970 General Microbiology (4 s.h.)
- BIO 3060 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4 s.h.)
- BIO 3080 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4 s.h.)
- BIO 4000 Medical Microbiology (4 s.h.)
- BIO 4010 Embryology & Developmental Genetics (4 s.h.)
- BIO 4400 Cellular Physiology (4 s.h.)
Electives
Select one of the following courses:
- BIO 3020 Invertebrate Zoology (4 s.h.)
- BIO 3100 Plant Physiology (3 s.h.)
- BIO 3110 Plant Taxonomy (4 s.h.)
- BIO 3210 Insect Biology (4 s.h.)
- BIO 3990 Comparative Animal Physiology (3 s.h.)
Select two of the following courses:
- BIO 2900 Biological Statistics (3 s.h.)
- BIO 3480 Biological Chemistry (3 s.h.)
- BIO 3960 Molecular Genetics (3 s.h.)
Chemistry Courses
- CHE 1510 General Chemistry I (4 s.h.)
- CHE 1520 General Chemistry II (4 s.h.)
- CHE 3210 Organic Chemistry I (4 s.h.)
- CHE 3220 Organic Chemistry II (4 s.h.)
Mathematics Courses
- MAT 1130 Pre-Calculus I (or higher) (3 s.h.)
- MAT 2200 Applied Statistics (3 s.h.)
