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Begin Date: Summer Session 2001
End Date: Spring Semester 2007 -UCA
PROFESSOR ROBERT B. MITCHELL, in charge
This major provides a broad foundation necessary to the understanding of the basic subjects of modern medical studies. The curriculum, which offers a good balance between science and nonscience courses, constitutes an excellent preparation for admission to medical school. It also gives students the freedom to tailor the program to meet their individual needs by permitting a generous number of supporting courses. Specific admission requirements or recommendations of a particular medical school, not already in the required courses of the major, may be included among the supporting courses. Many students also use their supporting courses to pursue a minor.
In order to be eligible for entrance to the Premedicine major, a student must have: 1) attained at least a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average; and 2) completed BIOL 110 GN(4), CHEM 012 GN(3), and MATH 140 GQ(4), and earned a grade of C or better in each of these courses.
THREE-YEAR ALTERNATIVE: A
student may also become eligible for the Bachelor of Science degree in this
major upon satisfactory completion of:
a. A total of 96 credits, including General Education credits in Writing/Speaking,
Health Sciences and Physical Education, and Arts, Humanities, and Social and
Behavioral Sciences; 8 credits in a single foreign language; BIOL 110 GN(4),
BIOL 230W GN(4); CHEM 012 GN(3), CHEM 013 GN(3), CHEM 014 GN(1), CHEM 015 GN(1),
CHEM 036(2)[1], CHEM 038(3)[1],
CHEM 039(3)[1]; MATH 140 GQ(4), MATH 141 GQ(4);
PHYS 211 GN(4)[1], PHYS 212 GN(4)[1],
PHYS 213 GN(2)[1] and PHYS 214 GN(2)[1].
b. The first year of an accredited medical or dental postgraduate program.
For the B.S. degree in Premedicine, a minimum of 126 credits is required, with at least 18 credits at the 400 level.
Scheduling Recommendation by Semester Standing given like (Sem: 1-2)
GENERAL EDUCATION: 45 credits
(18 of these 45 credits are included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
(See description of General Education in front of Bulletin.)
FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR:
(Included in GENERAL EDUCATION course selection or REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
MAJOR)
UNITED STATES CULTURES AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURES:
(Included in GENERAL EDUCATION course selection or REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
MAJOR)
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:
(Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR:
99 credits
(This includes 18 credits of General Education courses: 9 credits of GN courses;
6 credits of GQ courses; 3 credits of GHA courses.)
PRESCRIBED COURSES (53 credits)
BIOL 110 GN(4)[1], BIOL 110 230W GN(4)[1],
CHEM 012 GN(3)[1], CHEM 013 GN(3)[1],
CHEM 014 GN(1)[1], CHEM 015 GN(1)[1],
MATH 140 GQ(4)[1], MATH 141 GQ(4)[1],
NUTR 251(3)[1] (Sem: 1-2)
H P A 101(3), PHIL 432(3) (Sem: 1-6)
CHEM 036(2)[1], CHEM 038(3)[1],
CHEM 039(3)[1] (Sem: 3-4)
PHYS 211 GN(4)[1], PHYS 212 GN(4)[1],
PHYS 213 GN(2)[1], and PHYS 214 GN(2)[1]
(Sem: 3-6)
ADDITIONAL COURSES (16-20
credits)
Select 4-5 credits from BIOL 220W GN(4), BIOL 240W GN(4), MICRB 201(3)/MICRB
202(2) (Sem: 3-8)
Select 3-4 credits from CMPSC 101 GQ(3), CSE 103 GQ(4), STAT 250 GQ(3) (Sem:
3-8)
Select 4-5 credits[1] from BIOL 421(4), BIOL 437(4),
BIOL 472(3)/BIOL 473(2), MICRB 412(3)/422(2) (Sem: 5-8)
Select 5-6 credits[1] from B M B 400(3), B M B
401(2); B M B 401(2), B M B 402(3); or CHEM 451(3), CHEM 452(3) (Sem: 5-8)
SUPPORTING COURSES AND RELATED
AREAS (26-30 credits)
Select 0-8 credits in a foreign language (proficiency demonstrated by examination
or course work to the level of the second semester; if fewer than 8 credits
are needed to reach the required proficiency, students choose selections from
program list to total 8 credits) (Sem: 1-8)
Select 18-30 credits from program list (A maximum of 12 credits of Independent
Study [296, 496] may be applied toward credits for graduation.) (Sem: 1-8)
[1]
A student enrolled in this major must receive a grade of C or better, as specified
in Senate Policy 82-44.
Last Revised by the Department: Summer Session 2001
Blue Sheet Item #: 29-07-147
Review Date: 4/10/01
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