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Biological Sciences B.A.: Pre-Health Profession Emphasis

The Health Sciences emphasis provides the strong science background necessary to meet many of the requirements for a variety of graduate professional programs in fields such as physical therapy, physician’s assistant and optometry.

Required Courses

Core Courses:

BIO 1Biological Dynamics

4
BIO 1LBiological Dynamics Laboratory

1
or
BIO 1LHHonors Biological Dynamics Lab

1
BIO 2Biological Dynamics

4
BIO 2LBiological Dynamics Laboratory

1
or
BIO 2LHHonors Biological Dynamics Lab

1
CHE 1AGeneral Chemistry

4
CHE 1ALGeneral Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHE 1BGeneral Chemistry

4
CHE 1BLGeneral Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHE 6AOrganic Chemistry

4
CHE 6ALOrganic Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHE 6BOrganic Chemistry

4
CHE 6BLOrganic Chemistry Laboratory

1
MTH 38Elements of Probability and Statistics

3
or
PSY 40Basic Statistical Methods

3
MTH 5ACalculus I

4
PHY 1AIntroductory Physics IA

4
or
PHY 11AMechanics

4
CHE 107Biochemistry

3
CHE 107LBiochemistry Lab

1
BIO 130Genetics

4
BIO 130LGenetics Laboratory

0
BIO 135Molecular Biology

4
BIO 135LMolecular Biology Laboratory

0
BIO 195Senior Seminar in Biology

3

Elective Requirements

BIO 50AHuman Anatomy

3
BIO 50ALHuman Anatomy Laboratory

1
and
BIO 151Medical Physiology

3
BIO 151LMedical Physiology Laboratory

1
or
BIO 50BHuman Physiology

3
BIO 50BLHuman Physiology Laboratory

1

Plus any two from the following course list (7-8 units):

BIO 103Microbiology

4
BIO 103LMicrobiology Laboratory

0
BIO 105Immunology

3
BIO 152Cellular Biology

4
BIO 152LCellular Biology Laboratory

0
BIO 160Neurobiology

3

Seminar / Research Requirements:

Either:

BIO 196Seminar Readings

2

Or two courses in:

BIO 197Research Readings

1

Minimum total units required for B.A in Biological Sciences with a Pre-Health Profession emphasis: 72-74.

Plus General Education requirements, including the Language and Culture requirement, totaling 124 semester units to complete the B.A. degree.