THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

 

All degree programs leading to the baccalaureate degree include the following University core curriculum:1,2

 

Communications

ENGL 111, 1123                                                                               6

 

COMS 101, 102, or 301                                                                  3

 

MATH 107 or higher4                                                                                    3

 

Lab sciences from CHEM, BIOL, GEOL, PHYS                                       8

 

Visual & performing arts from ART, F A, IT, MUSC, THEA5,6                  3

 

Humanities: Literature course in English                                                    3

 

Social & behavioral sciences                                                                    18

HIST 201, 202                                                           (6)

POLS 201, 202                                                         (6)

6 additional hours5,7 from                                         (6)

SOC 101, 201, 303, PSY 101, PHIL 101, 201, 3019

ECO 101, 201, A EC 105, ARCH 201, ENGR 3039

GEOG 110, 120, 201, HIST 101, 102

 

Wellness: HLTH 1018                                                                                   3

                                                                                                                     --------    

Total                                                                                                                47

 

1 Core curriculum requirements are subject to review and change by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

2 Some degree programs specify the courses that satisfy these requirements. A student should consult with an academic advisor in selecting core curriculum courses.

3 Students must enroll in ENGL their first semester at Tarleton and every regular semester thereafter until the freshman ENGL core curriculum requirement has been satisfied.

4 Students must enroll in MATH their first semester at Tarleton unless they are eligible for placement into MATH 107 or above (see Math Placement Policy).

Students eligible for placement into MATH 107 or above may choose to postpone initial MATH enrollment until their second regular semester at Tarleton. Following initial MATH enrollment, students must enroll in MATH every regular semester thereafter until the freshman MATH core curriculum requirement has been satisfied.

5 These core curriculum requirements may not be selected from the student’s major field.

6 Visual and performing arts course must be historical, appreciative, or theoretical in nature; it may not be an applied or performance course. Courses that meet this requirement are ART 131, 231, 232, 331; F A 101, 135, 160, 401; IT 340; MUSC 213, 313, 324, 326, 327, 328; THEA 105, 207, 208, 404.

7 The two courses to fulfill this requirement must be chosen from different academic disciplines.

8 The Wellness requirement also may be satisfied by any combination, totaling three hours or more, from activity        P ED, M S 101, M S 102, ANSC 150, MUSC 100.

9 Intended primarily to satisfy core requirements for engineering and engineering related majors; advisor permission required.

 

 

Semester Hours

 

Courses Required for BS in Biomedical Science

BIOL 120, 121, 302, 303, 306, 307                                                            24

ENGL 309                                                                                                        3

MATH 109; 120; 209 or 350                                                                        11

CHEM 105,1 108,1 201, 202                                                                        16

PHYS 104, 105 or 122, 242                                                                          8

Advanced electives                                                                                      12

 

Other Required Courses - For Pre-Dental/Pre-Medical

BIOL 385, 460, 461, 4852                                                                            13

BIOL 474 or CHEM 474                                                                                 3

 

1 This course counts toward the university core curriculum lab science requirement.

2 See p. 280 for BIOL course descriptions.

 

 

SUGGESTED TYPICAL CURRICULUM

FOR

A BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE MAJOR

WITH PREMEDICAL OR PRE-DENTAL CONCENTRATION

 

FIRST YEAR

 

FIRST SEMESTER                                                           SECOND SEMESTER

 

                                           BIOL 120                                                                             BIOL 121

                                           CHEM 105                                                                           CHEM 108

                                           ENGL 111                                                                            ENGL 112

                                           MATH 107

                                           HLTH 1013 or P ED or M S or MUSC

 

 

SECOND YEAR

 

FIRST SEMESTER                                                           SECOND SEMESTER

 

                                           BIOL 307                                                                             BIOL 303

                                  CHEM 201                                                                           CHEM 202

                                  ENGL 250 OR 220                                                       

 

SUMMER

                                           *PHYS 104                                                                          *PHYS 105

*PHYS 104 and 105 can be taken in the summer between the second and third year OR during the third year.

 

 

THIRD YEAR

 

FIRST SEMESTER                                                           SECOND SEMESTER

 

                                           BIOL 460                                                                            BIOL 385

                                           BIOL 474                                                                             BIOL 461

                                           *PHYS 104                                                                           *PHYS 105

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

 

 

FIRST SEMESTER                                                           SECOND SEMESTER

 

                                  BIOL 306                                                                             BIOL 475

                                  BIOL 395 or 313                                                                   BIOL 302

                                   

                                                                                  

The below courses are to be used to fill a course load to at least 15 to 17 hours per semester.

 

REQUIRED COURSES:

 

MATH 109, 120, 350

ENGL 250 or 220; 309

HIST 201, 202

POLS 201, 202

SCOM 101 or 102 or 301

PSY 101

Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3)

Visual and Performing Arts Elective (3)

BIOL 485 (Biology Seminar)

 

ADV. ELECT.  (6)

SUGGESTED ADVANCED ELECTIVES:

         BIOL 313, 395, 445

 

EXTRA COURSES OR OVERLOAD COURSES:

BIOL 219, 220 (third year)

 

 

The above typical curriculum totals to 132 hours with 45 advanced hours.   Keeping in close timely contact with your advisor will help in selecting the courses for your loads and the timing of these.  If possible, pre-professional student will need to take a course load of 20 hours a time or two.  Your advisor can help with these course overloads.