Biomedical Sciences: B.S. Biomedical Sciences
Public Health Microbiology Submajor

Curriculum (128 Credits)

For descriptions of undergraduate courses, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year


FRESHMAN YEAR - Semester I
Course Number Course Name Credits
CHEM 102 General Chemistry* 5
BIO SCI 202 Anatomy & Physiology I* 4
HCA 101 Intro to Health & Disease 2
HCA 222 Language of Medicine 3
Total: 14


FRESHMAN YEAR - Semester II
Course Number Course Name Credits
CHEM 104 Gen Chemistry &Qual* 5
BIO SCI 203 Anatomy & Physiology II* 4
HCA 224 Intro to Microcomputers 3
Electives   3
Total: 15


SOPHOMORE YEAR - Semester I
Course Number Course Name Credits
BIO SCI 325 Genetics* 3
CLSCI 301-303 Human Pathophysiology* 3
CHEM 341 Organic Chemistry Lec* 3
CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry Lab* 2
CL SCI 205 Intro to Diag Medicine 3
Total: 14


SOPHOMORE YEAR - Semester II
Course Number Course Name Credits
HMS 270 Statistics in Health Professions 3
CL SCI 304-305 Human Pathophysiology* 2
CLSCI 245 Client Diversity in Health Science 3
CL SCI 201 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 3
CHEM 221 Quantitative Analysis 4
Total: 15


JUNIOR YEAR - Semester I
Course Number Course Name Credits
BIO SCI 383 General Microbiology* 4
CHEM 501 Biochemistry* 3
CLSCI 427 Clin Immunology* 3
CLSCI 428 Clin Immunology Lab* 1
HCA 212 Drugs Used & Abused 3
Total: 14


JUNIOR YEAR - Semester II
Course Number Course Name Credits
CL SCI 534 Med Microbiology 2
CL SCI 535 Med Microbiology Lab 2
CL SCI 560 Molecular Diagnostics 2
CL SCI 561 Molecular Diagnostics Lab 1
HCA 307 Epidemiology for Health Science 3
HCA 311 Law for Health Care Consumers 3
Electives   3
Total: 16


SENIOR YEAR - Summer Session
Course Number Course Name Credits
CL SCI 536 Applied Clinical Microbiology 3
CL SCI 537 Med Parasit/Mycology 2
Electives*   5
Total: 10


SENIOR YEAR - Semester I
Course Number Course Name Credits
CL SCI 539 Public Health Microbiology 2
CL SCI 540 Public Health Microbiology Lab 1
CL SCI 555 Toxicology & TDM 1
CL SCI 599 Independent Study 2
(CL SCI 547) (Clinical Lab Diagnosis Immunology & Microbiology)  
BIO SCI 350 Human Parasitology 3
BIO SCI 405 General Virology 3
Electives   3
Total: 15


SENIOR YEAR - Semester II
Course Number Course Name Credits
CL SCI 531 Adv. Lectures in CLS 2
CL SCI 538 Adv. Clin Micro. Practicum 3
CL SCI 548 Clinical Lab Practice 5
CL SCI 549 Professional Dev. In CLS 2
Electives   3
Total: 15

Notes:
# Strongly recommended, not required.
*Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.500 in these required science courses.

Electives must be used to satisfy the GER distribution requirement of

  • Fine arts - 3 crs.
  • Humanities - 6 crs.
  • Social Science and Cultural Diversity - 6 crs.

The following is a list of CHS courses not required in your curriculum. We invite you to consider these when choosing courses to satisfy free electives or GER requirements.
Course Number Course Title GER Designation Credits
HCA 105 Survey of the Health Professions Social Science 3
HCA 203 Human life Cycle Social Science 3
CLSCI 245 Developing Cultural Competency Social Science 3
HMS 101 Intro to Leisure Humanities 3
HCA 212 Drugs Used and Abused Social Science 3
CLSCI 260 Intro Complementary & Alternative Med Social Science 3