The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree will be awarded to students who successfully complete 121 credit hours of general education and major course work. The program includes 60 hours of general education, 37 hours of major core courses and 24 credit hours of electives.
FRESHMAN SEMESTER 1 | Credit Hours |
BIO 101 - General Biology I | 4 |
CHM 101 - General Chemistry I | 4 |
ENG 101 - English Composition I | 3 |
MAT 171- Pre-calculus Algebra | 3 |
CCS 105 - Cabarrus College Success | 1 |
15 | |
FRESHMAN SEMESTER 2 | |
BIO 100 - Medical Terminology | 1 |
BIO 102 - General Biology II | 4 |
CHM 102 - General Chemistry II | 4 |
ENG 102 - English Composition II | 3 |
PSY 101 - General Psychology | 3 |
15 | |
SOPHOMORE SEMESTER 3 | |
BIO 210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
**CHM 301 - Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
PSY 150 - Human Growth and Development | 3 |
SOC 101- Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
14 | |
SOPHOMORE SEMESTER 4 | |
BIO 220 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
**CHM 302 - Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
ENG 302 - Professional Research and Reporting | 3 |
**MAT 271 - Calculus for the Life Sciences | 3 |
IHS 200 - Introduction to Health Professions | 3 |
17 | |
JUNIOR SEMESTER 5 | |
**BIO 300 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 3 |
**PHY 201 - Principles of Physics I | 4 |
**PHI 300 - Principles of Biomedical Ethics | 3 |
*COM 301 - Communication Culture and the Community | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
16 | |
JUNIOR SEMESTER 6 | |
**BIO 330 - Cell Biology | 4 |
**PHY 202 - Principles of Physics II | 4 |
**BIO 315 - Seminar Series in Molecular and Biochemical Techniques | 2 |
MAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
16 | |
SENIOR SEMESTER 7 | |
BIO 190 - Principles of Microbiology | 4 |
**HSL 300 - Introduction to Health Service Organizations | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
13 | |
SENIOR SEMESTER 8 | |
**BIO 340 - Human Genetics | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
15 | |
TOTAL CREDITS | 121 |
** Major courses (37 credit hours) * Humanities requirement. 24 electives, 60 GE credits