Biology B.S. - Foundations for Medical Science (Human or Veterinary Disciplines)

This concentration prepares students with a primary career focus in the direction of human or other vertebrate medical disciplines (i.e., dentist, physician, veterinarian), allied health (i.e., medical technology, nursing, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, etc.), and therapy (i.e., occupational, physical, recreational, rehabilitation, respiratory, etc.). This concentration provides broad introductory knowledge in the biological sciences and exposes students to coursework in preparation to a successful health professions career. Upper level coursework is focused on human or other vertebrate disciplines that are instrumental in medicine and allied health or therapy. The variety of coursework also allows students to be successful if they decide to pursue related graduate work or a job after graduation.

 

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology and a concentration in Foundations for Medical Science requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Required Courses:

BIO 111INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 113CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 131BIODIVERSITY

4 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 245PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS

3 sh

BIO 246GENETICS LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 261INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR

2 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I with LAB

4 sh

CHM 112GENERAL CHEMISTRY II with LAB

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

BIO 462SENIOR SEMINAR

2 sh

PHY 201GENERAL PHYSICS I

4 sh

PHY 202GENERAL PHYSICS II

4 sh

CHM 211ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I with LAB

4 sh

CHM 212ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II with LAB

4 sh

BIO 070SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

o sh

Students not placed in STS 212 will need to take STS 110 prior to taking STS 212.

Select one of the following Biological Breadth electives: 4 sh

BIO 331THE BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

BIO 333MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 334HERPETOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 335FIELD BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 341BOTANY

4 sh

BIO 342AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS

4 sh

BIO 344EVOLUTION

4 sh

BIO 346/ENS 346WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

4 sh

BIO 347DENDROLOGY

4 sh

BIO 350GENERAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 442PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

4 sh

In addition, a required experiential component selected from one of the following:

(a) internship (BIO 481)

(b) research under the direction of BIO faculty member

Choose 16 semester hours from the following: 16 sh

BIO 253GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

4 sh

BIO 263HUMAN ANATOMY

3 sh

BIO 265HUMAN ANATOMY LAB

1 sh

BIO 264HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 266HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB

1 sh

BIO 315ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 316DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 318COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

4 sh

BIO 319COMPARATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROBIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 321MICROBIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 324TOXICOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 325HUMAN HISTOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 327IMMUNOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 328BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF DISEASE

4 sh

BIO 329SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY

4 sh

BIO 343CLINICAL ANATOMY

4 sh

BIO 361INTRODUCTION TO CANCER BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 422MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 445TOPICS IN ADVANCED GENETICS

4 sh

BIO 499RESEARCH

1-4 sh

CHM 351BIOCHEMISTRY I

4 sh

  • 4 of the elective semester hours can be any 200-400 level biology elective (ie. a wildcard) that is not being counted elsewhere in the major.
  • students may count up to 4 hours of BIO 499 towards their electives if the level of biological content covered is deemed equivalent to an elective course (requires chair review)
  • Students may count up to 8 semester hours from non-lab BIO courses at the 300-400 level.
  • Students may count up to 8 semester hours from 200 level BIO elective courses.
  • Students cannot count more than one 200-300 level course of the same topic toward elective credits. Topics in question are Biochemistry (BIO 329, BIO 328, CHM 351), Anatomy (BIO 263, BIO 343), Microbiology (BIO 253, BIO 321), Physiology (BIO 264, BIO 315).

Total Credit Hours: 68

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