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Nov 21, 2024
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Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025
Biomedical Sciences, B.S.
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This major is designed for people preparing for health professions, like medicine and dentistry, although those students may choose other majors instead and ensure they take all the courses within the Biomedical Sciences minor.
The Biomedical Sciences curriculum presents a liberal arts program with emphasis on those sciences required for an excellent background for subsequent studies in medicine, dentistry, and similar health professions. Recurrent pronouncements by Committees on Admissions at professional schools leave no doubt that they regard an education in the liberal arts as one of the most important factors in forming a genuinely capable and effective health professional, but majoring in biomedical sciences is not a requirement for admission to a health profession. (See Biomedical Sciences Minor or Pre-Medical Studies Certificate .) The student should consult a current listing of professional school admission requirements (below denoted with *, plus one year of college math) so that the selected course of study will assure the student of a degree and include all the minimum requirements for admission to those schools of medicine or dentistry to which he/she intends to apply.
“Medical School Admission Requirements,” published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, or “Admission Requirements of U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools,” published by the American Association of Dental Schools, or individual Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Optometry, Veterinary or other programs.
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Requirements for the Biomedical Sciences Major
Core Curriculum Requirements:
Students must complete the Undergraduate Core Curriculum requirements. Specific courses that must be taken to satisfy the core curriculum requirements include science courses and the following:
Mathematical Perspectives:
Choose from:
Science, Flags:
- Scientific Perspectives, Natural Science Elective, and Social Science Elective, as well as writing , quantitative and diversity flags included within the major.
Major Requirements:
65 hours
Senior Capstone
- 2 credits from BIOL 495-499
Note(s):
- A 2.000 cumulative average must be attained in all biology, chemistry, physics and math courses.
TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours
B.S. Biomedical Sciences
This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree for students starting with Math placement in calculus (“ELC” or “ADV”). See your academic advisor. Student is ready to apply to medical school during the summer after 3rd year, or with in 2-5 years. MCAT scores last 2-3 years. Courses with a † or †† or ††† can be swapped around with other courses with the same symbol.
First Semester
- BIOL 160 - General Biology I
- BIOL 161 - General Biology I Lab
- CHEM 160 - General Chemistry I
- CHEM 161 - General Chemistry I Lab
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar OR THEO 111 - Theological Foundations
- MATH 140, 180 or STAT 146† - Calculus or Biostats
- CORE 101 - 1st Year Co-Curricular Program I
Total (14)
Second Semester
- BIOL 162 - General Biology II
- BIOL 163 - General Biology II Lab
- CHEM 162 - General Chemistry II
- CHEM 163 - General Chemistry II Lab
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar OR THEO 111 - Theological Foundations
- CORE 102 - 1st Year Seminar Program II
- ENGL 101 - Engl Comp or ENGL 115 Rhetoric†
- MATH 140/180 or STAT 146/ MATH 181† - Calculus or Biostats
First Semester
- CHEM 240 - Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I Lab
- BIOL 206 - Human Physiology†††
- BIOL 207 - Human Physiology Lab††† (writing flag)
- PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
- Second Language I
Total (14)
Second Semester
- CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 243 - Organic Chemistry II Lab
- BIOL 230 - Genetics††† (quantitative flag)
- BIOL 231 - Genetics Laboratory†††
- PHIL 200 - Philosophical Perspectives Elective††
- PSYC 101 - General Psychology†
- Second Language II†
Total (17)
First Semester
- CHEM 440 - Biochemistry
- PHYS 160 - College Physics I or PHYS 170 University Physics I†††
- PHYS 161 - Introductory Physics Lab I or PHYS 171 Exploration in Physics I Lab†††
- CHEM 220 - Principles of Physical Chemistry
- ENGL 205 - Lit & the Moral Imagination††
- PSYC 261 - Social Psychology†
Total (17)
Second Semester
- BIOL 354 - Human and Comparative Anatomy
- BIOL 355 - Human and Comparative Anatomy
- PHYS 162 - College Physics II or PHYS 172 University Physics II†††
- PHYS 163 - Introductory Physics Lab II or PHYS 173 Exploration in Physics II Lab†††
- SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology (DCR) †
- General Elective (1 credit) Suggested: BIOL 299 Prof. Comm in Sci (oral flag)
- MCAT Prep Class (optional - 0 credit hours)
Total (12)
First Semester
- BIOL or CHEM Senior Capstone
- HIST 199 - Historical Perspectives Elective††
- Humanities Elective††
- Creative Perspectives Elective††
- BIOL 310 - Foundations of Pharmacology OR General Elective
- Theological Perspectives Elective††
Total (16-17)
Second Semester
- BIOL or CHEM Senior Capstone
- BIOL 450 - General Microbiology
- BIOL 451 - General Microbiology Lab
- CHEM 435 - Medicinal Chemistry OR General Elective
- E/RS Focus Elective††
- General Elective
Total (15-16)
Note(s):
- A total of 2 credit hours of Senior Capstone is required. May be fulfilled in one semester or two.
- A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for the degree. A second bachelor’s degree requires 150 cred hours (30 additional credit hours).
B.S. Biomedical Sciences - Alternative Pathway I
Alternative pathway for students who start in MATH 120 (“PRE” placement). See your academic advisor. Student is ready to apply to medical school during the summer after 3rd year, or with in 2-5 years. MCAT scores last 2-3 years. Courses with a † or †† or ††† can be swapped around with other courses with the same symbol.
First Semester
- BIOL 160 - General Biology I
- BIOL 161 - General Biology I Lab
- CHEM 160 - General Chemistry I
- CHEM 161 - General Chemistry I Lab
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar OR THEO 111 - Theology
- MATH 120 - Elementary Functions
- CORE 101 - 1st Year Co-Curricular Program I
Total (14)
Second Semester
- BIOL 162 - General Biology II
- BIOL 163 - General Biology II Lab
- CHEM 162 - General Chemistry II
- CHEM 163 - General Chemistry II Lab
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar OR THEO 111 - Theological Foundations
- CORE 102 - 1st Year Seminar Program II
- ENGL 101 - Engl Comp or ENGL 115 Rhetoric†
- MATH 140 or STAT 146 - Calculus or Biostats
Total (17)
First Semester
- CHEM 240 - Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I Lab
- BIOL 206 - Human Physiology†††
- BIOL 207 - Human Physiology Lab††† (writing flag)
- MATH 140 or STAT 146 - Calculus or Biostats
- Second Language I†
Total (14)
Second Semester
- CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 243 - Organic Chemistry II Lab
- BIOL 230 - Genetics††† (quantitative flag)
- BIOL 231 - Genetics Laboratory†††
- PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy†
- PSYC 101 - General Psychology†
- Second Language II†
Total (17)
First Semester
- CHEM 440 - Biochemistry
- PHYS 160 - College Physics I or PHYS 170 University Physics I†††
- PHYS 161 - Introductory Physics Lab I or PHYS 171 Exploration in Physics I Lab†††
- CHEM 220 - Principles of Physical Chemistry
- PSYC 261 - Social Psychology†
- ENGL 205 - Lit & the Moral Imagination††
Total (17)
Second Semester
- BIOL 354 - Human and Comparative Anatomy
- BIOL 355 - Human and Comparative Anatomy
- PHYS 162 - College Physics II or PHYS 172 University Physics II†††
- PHYS 163 - Introductory Physics Lab II or PHYS 173 Exploration in Physics II Lab†††
- SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology (DCR) †
- General Elective (1 credit) Suggested: BIOL 299 Prof. Comm in Sci (oral flag)
- MCAT Prep Class (optional - 0 credit hours)
Total (12)
First Semester
- BIOL or CHEM Senior Capstone
- HIST 199 - Historical Perspectives Elective††
- Humanities Elective††
- Creative Perspectives Elective††
- BIOL 310 - Foundations of Pharmacology OR General Elective
- Theological Perspectives Elective††
Total (16-17)
Second Semester
- BIOL or CHEM Senior Capstone
- BIOL 450 - General Microbiology
- BIOL 451 - General Microbiology Lab
- CHEM 435 - Medicinal Chemistry OR General Elective
- E/RS Focus Elective††
- PHIL 200 - Philosophical Perspectives Elective††
Total (15-16)
Note(s):
- A total of 2 credit hours of Senior Capstone is required. May be fulfilled in one semester or two.
- A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for the degree. A second bachelor’s degree requires 150 cred hours (30 additional credit hours).
B.S. Biomedical Sciences - Alternative Pathway II
Alternative pathway II for students with MATH 105 placement. This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor. Student is ready to apply to medical school during the summer after graduation, or within 2 - 5 years. MCAT scores last 2-3 years. Courses with a † or †† or ††† can be swapped around with other courses with the same symbol.
First Semester
- BIOL 158 - Integrated Biology I
- BIOL 159 - Integrated Biology I Lab
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar OR THEO 111 - Theology
- CORE 101 - 1st Year Co-Curricular Program I
- ENGL 101 - Engl Comp or ENGL 115 Rhetoric†
- MATH 105 - Fundamentals of Mathematics
- PSYC 101 - General Psychology†
Total (16)
Second Semester
- BIOL 160 - General Biology I
- BIOL 161 - General Biology I Lab
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar OR THEO 111 - Theological Foundations
- CORE 102 - 1st Year Co-Curricular Program II
- MATH 120 - Elementary Functions
- Second Language I†
- PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy†
Total (16)
First Semester
- BIOL 162 - General Biology II
- BIOL 163 - General Biology II Lab
- CHEM 160 - General Chemistry I
- CHEM 161 - General Chemistry I Lab
- MATH 140 or STAT 146 - Concepts of Calculus or Biostatistics
- Second Language II†
Total (14)
Second Semester
- BIOL 230 - Genetics (quantitative flag)
- BIOL 231 - Genetics Lab
- CHEM 162 - General Chemistry II
- CHEM 163 - General Chemistry II Lab
- MATH 140 or STAT 146 - Concepts of Calculus or Biostatistics
- PHIL 200 Philosophical Perspectives Elective††
- Suggested: BIOL 299 Professional Communication in the Sciences (Oral comm flag)
Total (15)
First Semester
- BIOL 206 - Human Physiology
- BIOL 207 - Human Physiology Lab (writing flag)
- CHEM 240 - Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I Lab
- HIST 199 - Historical Perspectives Elective
- PSYC 261 - Social Psychology††
- SOCI 101 - Intro to Sociology (DCR) †
Total (17)
Second Semester
- BIOL 354 - Human and Comparative Anatomy
- BIOL 355 - Human and Comparative Anatomy
- CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 243 - Organic Chemistry II Lab
- ENGL 205 - Literature and the Moral Imagination††
- Creative Perspectives Elective††
Total (15)
First Semester
- BIOL or CHEM - Senior Capstone**
- PHYS 160 - College Physics I or PHYS 170 University Physics I
- PHYS 161 - Introductory Physics I Lab or PHYS 171 Exploration in Physics I Lab
- CHEM 440 - Biochemistry
- CHEM 220 - Principles of Physical Chemistry
- BIOL 310 Foundations of Pharmacology OR Theological Perspectives Elective with E/RS flag
Total (14-15)
Second Semester
- BIOL or CHEM Senior Capstone**
- BIOL 450 - General Microbiology
- BIOL 451 - General Microbiology Lab
- PHYS 162 - College Physics II or PHYS 172 University Physics II
- PHYS 163 - Introductory Physics II Lab or PHYS 173 Exploration in Physics II Lab
- CHEM 435 - Medicinal Chemistry OR Theological Perspectives Elective with E/RS flag
- Humanities Elective††
- MCAT prep class (optional)
Total (14-15)
Note(s):
- A total of 2 credit hours of Senior Capstone is required. May be fulfilled in one semester or two.
- A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for the degree. A second bachelor’s degree requires 150 cred hours (30 additional credit hours).
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