Biological Sciences, Pre Professional Health Careers Concentration, BS Requirements:
  • All students are encouraged to see an advisor after completion of 24 credits. 
  • Biological Sciences, Pre Health concentration BS degree requires 128 credit hours.
  • 39 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher (39 credits includes courses taken at the 300+ level in major, minor (if chosen), Pre professional area and electives).
  • 12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen).
  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
  • Unless otherwise noted a C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses.
  • No more than 64 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. 
  • For graduation application instructions, see here.
  • See the Pre Professional Advising office for additional information.
Degree Requirements

Charger Foundations Requirements
*Please see Area V for CoS requirements that can also be used to fulfill Charger Foundations Requirements.

Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BYS 120
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
ESS 103
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
ESS 111
WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
ESS 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
ESS 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PSC 101
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 103
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
SOC 105
INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). Take no more than six hours in a single discipline in Area II or Area IV.

Area V: Pre Professional Requirements

Courses in this area may also fulfill Charger Foundations requirements
Communications: 3
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
Calculus3
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Physics Sequence Choose one:8
PH 101
& 101L
GENERAL PHYSICS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
&
PH 102
& 102L
GENERAL PHYSICS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
OR
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
&
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
Computer Programming - choose one:3
CS 100
INTRO COMPUTERS & PROGRAM
or CS 102
 INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING
or CS 103
 INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA
or CS 104
 INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON
Technical Writing3
EH 301
TECHNICAL WRITING

Major Requirements 

Biology Core 518
BYS 119
& 119L
& BYS 120L
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 120
& 120L
& 120R
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
and RECITATION
BYS 219
& 219L
& 219R
GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
and LABORATORY
and RECITATION
BYS 300
& 300L
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB
BYS 490
SENIOR CAPSTONE
Pre Professional Health Concentration Requirements18
BYS 321
& 321L
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
BYS 361
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Choose one sequence:
BYS 215
& 215L
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and HA&P I LABORATORY
and
BYS 216
& 216L
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and HA&P II LABORATORY
OR
BYS 313
& 313L
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
and
BYS 314
& 314L
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY II LAB
OR
BYS 317
& BYS 318
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
and VERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION
BYS Elective course 300+ level or higher, 3 credits

Chemistry Minor Requirements (this minor is required for this concentration)

Chemistry minor21
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 223
& CH 224
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB
CH 331
& CH 335
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 332
& CH 336
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 362
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB

Electives 

Elective Courses23
Additional Elective courses 100+ level to reach 128 credit hours. Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credits of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.

Overall Requirements

All College of Science degrees must have at least 128 credits.
At least 39 of the 128 credits must be at the 300+ level. These may be taken in any area including electives.
Total Semester Hours128
Sample four year plan for Biological Sciences, Pre Professional Health Careers Concentration, BS degree:

Note: This is only an example and variations are possible.

Plan of study based on Calculus A MA 171, Calculus B MA 172 and General Physics w/ Calculus I & II PH 111 & PH 112.

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
FYE 101SCHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE 1
BYS 100INTRO HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1
BYS 119
& 119L
& 119R		PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
and RECITATION		4
CH 121
& CH 125		GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I		4
MA 171CALCULUS A 4
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 120
& 120L
& 120R		ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
and RECITATION		4
CH 123
& CH 126		GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II		4
MA 172CALCULUS B 4
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Elective  1
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
BYS 219
& 219L
& 219R		GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
and LABORATORY
and RECITATION		4
CH 331
& CH 335		ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I		4
CM 113Intro to Rhetorical Communication 3
Fine Art  3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
  
History  3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 300
& 300L		CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB		4
CH 332
& CH 336		ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II		4
PH 111
& PH 114		GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I		4
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I 3
Elective  1
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 3
Fall
BYS 361
& CH 362		GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB		4
PH 112
& PH 115		GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II		4
PY 201LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT 3
Literature  3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Spring
BYS 321
& 321L		GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY		4
SOC 100INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY 3
ST 281ELEMENTS OF STAT ANALYSIS 3
  or PY 300  or PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS 
Literature  3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
  
Elective  3
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 4
Fall
BYS 313
& 313L		ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY		4
CH 223
& CH 224		QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB		4
EH 301TECHNICAL WRITING 3
Elective  3
Elective  3
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 314
& 314L		ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY II LAB		4
BYS 300+ level or higher course  3
BYS 490SENIOR CAPSTONE 2
CS 100INTRO COMPUTERS PROGRAM 3
  or CS 102  or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING 
  or CS 103  or INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA 
  or CS 104  or INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON 
Elective  3
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 15
 Total Semester Hours: 128
Sample four year plan for Biological Sciences, Pre Professional Health Careers concentration, BS degree:

Note: This is only an example and variations are possible.

Plan of study based on Calculus A MA 171 and General Physics PH 101 & PH 102.

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
FYE 101SCHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE 1
BYS 100INTRO HEALTH PROFESSIONS 1
BYS 119
& 119L
& 119R		PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
and RECITATION		4
CH 121
& CH 125		GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I		4
MA 171CALCULUS A 4
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 120
& 120L
& 120R		ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
and RECITATION		4
CH 123
& CH 126		GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II		4
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Fine Art  3
See Requirements tab for approved list
  
Elective  1
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 2
Fall
BYS 219
& 219L
& 219R		GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
and LABORATORY
and RECITATION		4
CH 331
& CH 335		ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I		4
CM 113Intro to Rhetorical Communication 3
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I 3
Literature  3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 300
& 300L		CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB		4
CH 332
& CH 336		ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II		4
PY 201LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT 3
Literature  3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
  
Elective  3
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Year 3
Fall
BYS 361
& CH 362		GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB		4
PH 101
& 101L		GENERAL PHYSICS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB		4
SOC 100INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY 3
History  3
See Requirements tab for approved list.
  
Elective  1
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
BYS 321
& 321L		GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY		4
PH 102
& 102L		GENERAL PHYSICS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II		4
ST 281ELEMENTS OF STAT ANALYSIS 3
  or PY 300  or PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS 
Elective  3
Elective  1
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 4
Fall
BYS 313
& 313L		ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY		4
CH 223
& CH 224		QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB		4
EH 301TECHNICAL WRITING 3
Elective  3
Elective  3
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 314
& 314L		ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY II LAB		4
BYS 490SENIOR CAPSTONE 2
BYS 300+ level or higher course  3
CS 100INTRO COMPUTERS PROGRAM 3
  or CS 102  or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING 
  or CS 103  or INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA 
  or CS 104  or INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON 
Elective 300+ level or higher course  3
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credit hours of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
  
 Term Semester Hours: 15
 Total Semester Hours: 128