College of Arts and Sciences Pre-Med Track: Biology
This is not an exhaustive list of pre-requisite courses. See additional requirements for individual professional programs.
| Year 1 | |||
| Fall Term |
Spring Term | ||
| General Chemistry: CHEM 1230 and CHEM 1240 or CHEM 1350 Prereq: High School Chem or CHEM 1090. Math 1220 or Math Placement Score of 41 |
4+1 or 5 |
General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370 and CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380 Prereq: C or better in CHEM 1230/1240 or 1350. |
4+1 |
| Calculus and Analytic Geometry IA: MATH 1340* Prereq: C or better in Math 1280 or Math Placement Score of 61 |
3 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry IB: MATH 1350* Prereq: C or better in Math 1340 |
3 |
| Introduction to Academic Writing: GSW 1110 Prereq: Placement Score |
3 | Academic Writing: GSW 1120 Prereq: Placement Score or GSW 1110 |
3 |
| Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050 |
4 | Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050 |
4 |
| Biology Today: BIOL 2000 | 1 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall Term | Spring Term | ||
| Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3410 Prereq: CHEM 1270 or 1370 and CHEM 1280 or 1380 |
5 | Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3440 and Organic Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 3460 Prereq: C or better in CHEM 3410 |
3+1 |
| Evolution: BIOL 3510 or General Genetics: BIOL 3500 Prereq 3500: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050 |
3-4 | Evolution: BIOL 3510 or General Genetics: BIOL 3500 Prereq 3500: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050 |
3-4 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I: BIOL 3310 Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050 |
4 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II: BIOL 3320 Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050 |
4 |
| General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010 |
3-4 | General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010 |
3-4 |
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall Term | Spring Term | ||
| General Biochemistry: CHEM 4450** Prereq: CHEM 3440 and CHEM 3450 or CHEM 3460 |
3 | General Biochemistry: CHEM 4470** Prereq: CHEM 4450 |
3 |
| Microbiology: BIOL 3130 Prereq: CHEM 1230/1240 or CHEM 1350 and BIOL 2050 |
4 | General Parasitology: BIOL 4050 or alternative BIOL elective Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050 |
4 |
| College Physics I: PHYS 2010 Prereq 2010: Math Placement or C or better in MATH 1200 or higher |
5 | College Physics II: PHYS 2020 Prereq 2020: PHYS 2010 |
5 |
| Developmental Biology: BIOL 4310 or alternative BIOL elective Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050 |
3 |
Epidemiology: BIOL 4490 or alternative BIOL elective Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050 |
3 |
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall Term | Spring Term | ||
| Independent Research, BIOL 4010 | 1-2 | Independent Research, BIOL 4010 | 1-2 |
| Introduction to Statistics: Math 1150 or Fundamentals of Statistics: MATH 2470 or Quantitative Methods 1: PSYC 2700 Prereq 2470: C or better in MATH 1310 or MATH 1350 Prereq 2700: PSYC 1010 and MATH 1220 |
3-4 | Multidisciplinary Component | 3 |
| Molecular Biology: BIOL 4080 or alternative BIOL elective Prereq: BIOL 3500 |
3 | Multidisciplinary Component | 3 |
| Cell Biology: BIOL 4070 or alternative BIOL elective Prereq: Two Biology courses 2000-level or higher. CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380. |
4 | Elective | 3 |
| BGP Arts/Humanities | 3 | BGP Arts/Humanities | 3 |
| International Perspective or Cultural Diversity*** |
3 | International Perspective or Cultural Diversity*** |
3 |
*An alternative to the two-semester calculus sequence of MATH 1340 (3 credits) and MATH 1350 (3 credits) is the one semester course, MATH 1310 (5 credits)
**An alternative to the two-semester biochemistry sequence of CHEM 4450 (3 credits) and CHEM 4470 (3 credits) is the one-semester course, CHEM 3080 (3 credits) offered in spring and summer.
***An International Perspective (IP) course and a Cultural Diversity (CD) course need to be completed. Designated courses can simultaneously fulfill the IP or CD requirement and a BGP Arts & Humanities or BGP Social Science requirement.
- A total of 122 units need to be completed for graduation.
- A foreign language requirement needs to be fulfilled either through high school credits or completion of appropriate BGSU courses. For those in the Spanish track, SPAN 2030, Intermediate Spanish for the Professions, is recommended.
- Prepharmacy students should also take ECON 2020 (Principles of Microeconomics, which can count as a Multidisciplinary Component) and Math 2320 (Calculus II).
- A foreign language requirement needs to be fulfilled either through high school credits or completion of appropriate BGSU courses. For those in the Spanish track, SPAN 2030, Intermediate Spanish for the Professions, is recommended.
- Two approved BGP courses in the Arts and Humanities need to be completed.
- Two approved BGP courses in the Social Sciences need to be completed.
These requirements can be fulfilled with SOC 1010 and PSYC 1010 which should be taken for MCAT preparation.
- A total of 4 classes are needed for the multidisciplinary component. One course can include PHYS 2020, College Physics II. Another can be BIOL 3310, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, as long as it is not counted as one of the electives for the biology major. (If all courses from the above guide are completed, this course is not needed to fulfill a biology elective). Two more are needed from different disciplines. One of these courses need to be at the 3000/4000 level.
- A total of 40 units at the 3000/4000 level needs to be completed for graduation.
- The following courses should ideally be completed by the end of Year 1: GSW 1110. GSW 1120. BIOL 2040. BIOL 2050.
- The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 2: MATH 1310 or MATH 1350. PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2110. PHYS 2020 or PHYS 2120. CHEM 1230 or CHEM 1350. CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370. Foreign Language Requirement.
- The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 3: BIOL 3310. BIOL 3320. CHEM 3410. CHEM 3440. CHEM 3450 or CHEM 3460. CHEM 3080 or CHEM 4470. PSYC 1010. SOC 1010.
Updated: 06/10/2020 01:49PM