CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 2013-2014 [rev. 22 Apr. 2013]
This checklist applies to students seeking to enter
health-related professional schools and other biomedical graduate programs.
NAME BucID ______
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS (27 hours)
CBU101 Orientation (0)______
English 111 (3)______
English 112 (3)______
Literature (3)______
School of Arts Elective (3) _____
Religious Studies (3)______(200 level)
Religious Studies (3)______(300 level)
Social Science GER (3)______
Social Science GER (3)______
Moral Values1 (3) ______
BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS (49 hours)
BIOL 111 Prin. I (3)_____ LAB 111 (1)_____
BIOL 112 Prin. II (3)_____ LAB 112 (1)_____
BIOL 311 Genetics (3)____ LAB 311 (1)___
BIOL 362 Biology Seminar (1) ______
BIOL 463 Research I (1) ______
BIOL 464 Research II (2) ______
BIOL 465 Research III (2) ______
BIOL 499 Biology Comprehensive (0)____ (P/F)
BIOL 211Embryology (3) _____ BIOL 211L (1) _____
BIOL 312Human Phys (3) ____ BIOL 312L (1) _____
BIOL 321Microbiology (3)____ BIOL 321L (1) ____
BIOL 413 Parasitology (3) ____ BIOL 413L (1) ____
BIOL 414 Animal Histol (3)_____ BIOL 414L (1) ____
BIOL 415Immunology (3) ____ BIOL 415L (1) ____
BIOL Group III2 elective (3) ____ LAB Grp III (1) ____
BIOL elective3(3)______LAB (1) _____
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS (37 hours)
CHEM 1135 (3)______LAB 113 (1)______
CHEM 114 (3)______LAB 114 (1)______
CHEM 211 (3)______LAB 211 (1)______
CHEM 212 (3)______LAB 212 (1)______
CHEM 315 (3)______LAB 315 (1)______
PHYS 201 (3)______LAB 201 (1)______
PHYS 202 (3)______LAB 202 (1)______
MATH 1315 (3)______
MATH 201 (3)______
CHEM 316 (3) ______
FREE ELECTIVES4 (minimum9 hours) No more than 4 hours can be in biology unless the excess is added to the 122 minimum credits for graduation.
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- Group I[Satisfied by Biology Requirements listed above]. Additional elective courses:BIOL 217 Anatomy & Physiology I and 218 Anatomy & Physiology II;BIOL 236 Nutrition; BIOL 451 Neuroscience.
- Group II[Satisfied by Biology Requirements listed above]. Additional elective courses: BIOL 212 Comparative Anatomy; BIOL 216 Botany; BIOL 335 Invertebrate Zoology; BIOL 369 Herpetology.
- Group III: BIOL 304 Limnology; BIOL 346 Evolution; BIOL 381 Animal Behavior; BIOL 398 Wetland Ecology; BIOL 412 Ecology.
- Group IV[Satisfied by Biology Requirements listed above]. Additional elective courses: BIOL 367 Pharmacology; 370 Toxicology; 421 Cell Biology.
1PHIL 322 Medical Ethics recommended.
2At least one group III elective must be taken.
3 Recommended biology electives: BIOL 212 Comparative Anatomy; BIOL 213 Scientific Terminology; BIOL 236 Nutrition; BIOL 367 Pharmacology; BIOL 370 Toxicology; BIOL 421 Cell Biology; BIOL 451 Neuroscience. Courses designed for non-majors are not applicable to the biology electives requirement. Biology electives must be at the 200 level or higher and must total at least 7 hours.
4Minimum of 9 hours of free electives. No more than 4 hours can be in biology unless total credits exceed 122 hours.
ALG 110, 115, 120; MATH 100, 103; and ENG 100 do not fulfill the free electives requirement.
5Students may be required to take MATH 117 and/or CHEM 101 if they do not place into MATH 131 and/or CHEM 113.
Minimum number of credits for graduation: 122.