Biomedical Sciences

• TCHEM 142 General Chemistry 1 (6) (2.0 minimum)
• TCHEM 152 General Chemistry 2 (6) (2.0 minimum)
• TCHEM 162 General Chemistry 3 (6) (2.0 minimum)
• TBIOL 120 Introductory Biology 1 (6) (2.0 minimum)
• TBIOL 130 Introductory Biology 2 (6) (2.0 minimum)
• TBIOL 140 Introductory Biology 3 (6) (2.0 minimum)
• TMATH 124 Calculus 1 (5) (2.0 minimum)
• TMATH 125 Calculus 2 (5)
• TCHEM 251 Organic Chemistry 1 (6) (2.0 minimum)
• TCHEM 261 Organic Chemistry 2 (6)
• TPHYS 121 Physics (6)

• TBIOL 314 Molecular Biology (6)
• TBIOL 323 Cellular Biology (6)
• TBIOL 325 Genetics and Genomics (5/6)
• TBIOL 331 Microbiology (6) OR TBIOL 313 Human Physiology (5)

Note: The pre-reqs for the above core courses have changed. Please see the new pathway through these courses on page two of the ​Biomed 2026 Revision, At A Glance​ document.

• TBIOMD 310 Foundational Skills in Biomedical Sciences (5; to be completed early in the third year)
• TBIOMD 410 Biomedical Sciences Senior Seminar (3; to be completed in the fourth year)

• TBIOMD 490 Context for Global Health Experiential Learning AND TBIOMD 491 Global Health Experiential Learning Program

• TBIOMD 492 Critical Reading in Biomedical Sciences Literature

• TBIOMD 494 Biomedical Sciences Community Engagement Internship

• TBIOMD 495 Biomedical Research Experience

• TBIOMD 496 Biomedical Sciences Internship

• TBIOMD 499 Undergraduate Research in the Biomedical Sciences

• TGH 494 Thesis of Project for Global Honors* (with approval from major coordinator)

• TGH 496 Experiential Learning in Global Honors* (with approval from major coordinator)

 *restricted to Global Honors students

• TMATH 110 Introductory Statistics

Select one course:

• TEGL 210 Introduction to Qualitative Methodology and Research Ethics
• THLEAD 410 Ethical Issues in Healthcare
• TPHIL 361 Ethics in Society

Select one course:

• TBIOL 242 Aging and Biology
• TBIOL 252 The Nature of Human Diversity
• TBIOL 270 Genetics and Society
• TBIOMD 201 Intro to Public Health
• TCHEM 245 Chemistry through History
• TEGL 202 Introduction to Contemporary American Indian Issues
• TEGL 464 Indigenous Health, Political Ethnoecology and Governance
• TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy
• THLEAD 407 Diversity, Health, and Inequities
• THLTH 310 Health, Illness, and Society
• THLTH 485 Critical Issues in Global Health
• TPSYCH 220 Lifespan Development
• TPSYCH 260 Biopsychology
• TPSYCH 360 Health Psychology
• TPSYCH 362 Psychophysiology of Stress and Stress Management
• TPSYCH 441 Diversity and Health Psychology
• TSOCWF 350 Biopsychosocial Human Services
• TSOCWF 353 Mental Illness and Recovery

Total credit requirement of 32 with a minimum of 20 coming from List A

List A

• TBIOL 331 General Microbiology OR TBIOL 313 Human Physiology (whichever the student does not take to fulfill the "Core Courses in Biomedical Sciences" requirement)
• TBIOL 306 Animal Behavior
• TBIOL 312 Sensory and Systems Neuroscience
• TBIOL 320 Vertebrate Anatomy and Diversity (L)
• TBIOL 340 Ecology and Its Applications (L)
• TBIOL 350 Introduction to Epidemiology
• TBIOL/TPSYCH 361 Psychopharmacology
• TBIOL 401 Microbial Physiology (L)
• TBIOL 412 Behavioral & Affective Neuroscience
• TBIOL 414 Immunology
• TBIOL 455 Ecotoxicology
• TCHEM 271 Organic Chemistry III (L)
• TCHEM 333 Environmental Chemistry (L)
• TCHEM 405 Biochemistry I
• TCHEM 406 Biochemistry II (L)
• TCHEM 433 Organic Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules
• TCHEM 439 Analytical Chemistry with Environmental Applications (L)
• TPSYCH 361 Psychopharmacology
• TESC 435 Limnology

Credits for "capstone" courses beyond the 3 required for the B.S. degree can count towards list A (6 credit limit). Qualifying courses include the following:

• TBIOMD 490 Context for Global Health Experiential Learning and TBIOMD 491 Global Health Experiential Learning Program
• TBIOMD 492 Critical Reading in Biomedical Sciences Literature
• TBIOMD 494 Biomedical Sciences Community Engagement Internship
• TBIOMD 495 Biomedical Research Experience
• TBIOMD 496 Biomedical Sciences Internship
• TBIOMD 499 Undergraduate Research in the Biomedical Sciences
• TGH 494 Thesis of Project for Global Honors (with approval from Major Coordinator)
• TGH 496 Experiential Learning in Global Honors (with approval from Major Coordinator)

List B

• TPHYS 122 Physics: Electromagnetism (L)
• TPHYS 123 Physics: Waves, Light, Heat (L)
• TMATH 207 Introduction to Differential Equations
• TMATH 208 Matrix Algebra with Applications
• TMATH 210 Intermediate Statistics with Applications
• TMATH 410 Regression Modeling with Applications
• TSTAT 280 Applied Data Science
• TSTAT 422 Introduction to Design of Experiments

These courses must be completed within the past 5 years and with a minimum grade of 2.0.

• TCHEM 142 General Chemistry 1 (6)
• TCHEM 152 General Chemistry 2 (6)
• TCHEM 162 General Chemistry 3 (6)
• TBIOL 120 Introductory Biology 1 (6)
• TBIOL 130 Introductory Biology 2 (6)
• TBIOL 140 Introductory Biology 3 (6)
• TMATH 124 Calculus 1 (5)
• TMATH 125 Calculus 2 (5)
• TCHEM 251 Organic Chemistry 1 (6)
• TCHEM 261 Organic Chemistry 2 (6)
• TPHYS 121 Physics - Mechanics OR PHYS 114 AND PHYS 117 (5)

• TBIOL 331 General Microbiology (6) (formerly TBIOL 301)

• TBIOL 313 Human Physiology (5) (formerly TBIOL 302)

• TBIOL 323 Cellular Biology (6) (formerly TBIOL 303)

• TBIOL 314 Molecular Biology (6) (formerly TBIOL 304)

• TBIOL 325 Genetics and Genomics (6) (formerly TBIOL 305)

• TCHEM 405 Biochemistry 1 (5)

• TCHEM 406 Biochemistry 2 (6)

Complete a minimum of 15 credits of advanced Biomedical Sciences. Select a minimum of two classes from List A, and an additional class from List A or List B.

• List A: Biomedical Electives (minimum of 2 courses)
  A deeper understanding of some aspects of biomedical science provides the opportunity to apply the fundamentals of biomedical science and prepares you for employment in a biomedical field or the pursuit of graduate studies.
   

  • TBIOL 312 Sensory and Systems Neuroscience
  • TBIOL 320 Vertebrate Anatomy and Diversity
  • TBIOL 350 Introduction to Epidemiology
  • TBIOL 401 Microbial Physiology
  • TBIOL 412 Behavioral and Affective Neuroscience
  • TBIOL 414 Immunology
  • TBIOL 455 Ecotoxicology
  • TCHEM 271 Organic Chemistry 3
  • TCHEM 433 Organic Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules
  • TBIOL/TPSYCH 361 Psychopharmacology

• List B: Environmental Context Electives
  Human health and environmental health are intimately related. List B electives allow exploration of the relationship between the two, or provide a chance to apply the scientific concepts central to biomedical studies in a broader way related to other organisms or the planet.
   

  • TBIOL 203 History and Ecology of Biological Invasions
  • TBIOL 306 Animal Behavior
  • TBIOL 318 Biogeography
  • TBIOL 340 Ecology and Its Applications
  • TBIOL 422 Evolution
  • TBIOL 434 Conservation Biology Practice
  • TBIOL 438 Environmental Biology: Marine Invertebrates
  • TCHEM 245 Chemistry through History
  • TCHEM 333 Environmental Chemistry
  • TCHEM 439 Analytical Chemistry with Environmental Applications
  • TESC 210 Introductory Research Experience in the Sciences
  • TESC 433 Pollutant Fate and Transport in the Environment
  • TESC 435 Limnology
  • TMATH 207 Introduction to Differential Equations
  • TMATH 208 Matrix Algebra with Applications
  • TMATH 210 Intermediate Statistics with Applications

• TBIOMD 310 Foundations in Biomedical Sciences (5 credits, to be completed early in the third year)

• TBIOMD 410 Biomedical Sciences Senior Seminar (3 credits, to be completed in the fourth year)

• TBIOMD 490 Context for Global Health Experiential Learning AND TBIOMD 491 Global Health Experiential Learning Program

• TBIOMD 492 Critical Reading in Biomedical Sciences Literature

• TBIOMD 494 Biomedical Sciences Community Engagement Internship

• TBIOMD 495 Biomedical Research Experience

• TBIOMD 496 Biomedical Sciences Internship

• TBIOMD 499 Undergraduate Research in the Biomedical Sciences

• TGH 494 Thesis of Project for Global Honors* (with approval from major coordinator)

• TGH 496 Experiential Learning in Global Honors* (with approval from major coordinator)

 *restricted to Global Honors students

• TMATH 110 Introductory Statistics

Select one course:

• TEGL 210 Introduction to Qualitative Methodology and Research Ethics

• THLEAD 410 Ethical Issues in Healthcare

• THLTH 325 Medical and Ethical Issues in Literature and Culture

• TPHIL 361 Ethics in Contemporary Society

• TPHIL 455 Medicine and Morality: Issues in Biomedical Ethics

Select one course:

• TBIOL 252 The Nature of Human Diversity

• TBIOL 270 Genetics and Society

• TBIOMD 201 Intro to Public Health

• TEGL 202 Introduction to Contemporary American Indian Issues

• TEGL 401 Critical and Indigenous Methodologies

• TEGL 464 Indigenous Health, Political Ethnoecology and Governance

• TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy

• THLEAD 407 Diversity, Health and Inequities

• THLTH 310 Health, Illness and Society

• THLTH 372 Environmental Health: Local to Global

• THLTH 470 Challenges and Controversies in U.S. Health Care

• THLTH 485 Critical Issues in Global Health

• TPSYCH 220 Lifespan Development

• TBIOL/TPSYCH 260 Biopsychology

• TPSYCH 360 Health Psychology

• TPSYCH 362 Psychophysiology of Stress and Stress Management

• TPSYCH 441 Diversity and Health Psychology

• TSOCWF 350 Biopsychosocial Human Services

• TSOCWF 353 Mental Illness and Recovery

• TSOCWF/THLTH 355 HIV/AIDS: Global and National Issues

Students who wish to complete pre-medical, -veterinary, -dental, -pharmacy, or other professional or graduate school program in conjunction with the Biomedical Sciences degree are advised to research specific schools and programs they wish to attend, as requirements vary. Some additional coursework may be required, such as:

• TBIOMD 199 Preparation for Biomedical Careers

• TMATH 126 Calculus 3

• TPHYS 122 Physics 2

• TPHYS 123 Physics 3

• TCHEM 271 Organic Chemistry 3