Bachelor of Science, Biology, Pre-Medical Emphasis

Objective: A course of study that is suitable for application to Medical, Dental, Optometry, Physician Assistant, Veterinary and Graduate School in biology.

In planning a college program, students should follow the requirements and recommendations of particular professional schools to which applications for admission are planned. Admission requirements vary from school to school. All demand a high grade point average and other evidences of superior scholarship.

Administrator: Chair, Department of Biology.

Requirements: A total of at least 63 credits in science and math, including 29 in biology with the following required and selected elective courses.

Core Requirements:

BI 222. General Biology I (3); and,

BI 222L. General Biology I Laboratory (1)

BI 223. General Biology II (3); and,

BI 223L. General Biology II Laboratory (1)

BI 324. Plant and Animal Ecology (3)

BI 372. Genetics (3); and,

BI 372L. Genetics Laboratory (1)

BI 374. Origins (3)

BI 397. Research (1-3)

* BI 498. Senior Seminar (1)

CM 221. General Chemistry I (3); and,

CM 221L. General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)

CM 222. General Chemistry II (3); and,

CM 222L. General Chemistry II Laboratory (1)

CM 321. Organic Chemistry I (3); and,

CM 321L. Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1)

PH 111. College Physics I (3); and,

       PH 111L. College Physics I Laboratory (1)

PH 112. College Physics II (3); and,

PH 112L. College Physics II Laboratory (1); or,

PH 211. Physics for Science and Engineering I (3); and,

PH 211L. Physics for Science and Engineering I Laboratory (1)

PH 212. Physics for Science and Engineering II (3); and,

PH 212L. Physics for Science and Engineering II Laboratory (1)

Pre-Medical Requirements:

BI 441. Biochemistry I (3); and,

BI 441L. Biochemistry I Laboratory (1)

BI 442. Biochemistry II (3)

CM 322. Organic Chemistry II (3); and,

CM 322L. Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1)

MA 251. Calculus I (4)

Choose a minimum of 9 credits from the following:

BI 336. Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy (3); and,

BI 336L. Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy Laboratory (1) or

May substitute the year long sequence {BI 201 & 201L and BI 203 & 203L}

BI 242. Microbiology (3); and,

BI 242L. Microbiology Laboratory (1)

BI 346. Cell Biology (3); and,

BI 346L. Cell Biology Laboratory (1)

BI 351. Studies in Histology (1)

BI 352. Developmental Biology (3); and,

BI 352L. Developmental Biology Laboratory (1)

BI 354. Immunology (3); and,

BI 354L. Immunology Laboratory (1)

BI 362. Vertebrate Physiology (3); and,

BI 362L. Vertebrate Physiology Laboratory (1)

BI 382. Pathophysiology (3)

Or obtain NNU credit for the following Au Sable course** (see Department Chair for additional information).

Environmental Medicine and Public Health (4) - Pacific Campus

Additional recommended courses include further biology and chemistry, and/or any of the following:

BI 350. Bioethics (2)

BI 385. Biological Foundations of Behavior (3); and,

BI 385L. Biological Foundations of Behavior Laboratory (1)

PL 351. Philosophy of Science (2)

PY 345. Abnormal Psychology (3)

PY 364. Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis I (3); and,

PY 364L. Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis Laboratory I (1)

* BI 498 must be taken at Northwest Nazarene University

** Other Au Sable courses may be substituted with Department approval.