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.
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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.
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
Fine Arts | 3 | |
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
Literature | 3-6 | |
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
MYTHOLOGY | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
Mathematics | 3-4 | |
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
CALCULUS A | ||
Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE | ||
WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG | ||
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
History | 3-6 | |
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
SOC 105 |
* 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
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Courses in this area may also fulfill Charger Foundations requirements | ||
Communications: | 3 | |
Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
Calculus | 3 | |
CALCULUS A | ||
Physics Sequence Choose one: | 8 | |
GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB | ||
& | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
OR | ||
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
& | ||
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
Computer Programming - choose one: | 3 | |
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 Writing | 3 | |
TECHNICAL WRITING |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Biology Core 5 | 18 | |
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB and RECITATION | ||
GENETICS AND EVOLUTION and LABORATORY and RECITATION | ||
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB | ||
SENIOR CAPSTONE | ||
Pre Professional Health Concentration Requirements | 18 | |
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I and LABORATORY | ||
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
Choose one sequence: | ||
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I and HA&P I LABORATORY | ||
and | ||
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II and HA&P II LABORATORY | ||
OR | ||
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I and LABORATORY | ||
and | ||
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II and ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY II LAB | ||
OR | ||
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY and VERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION | ||
BYS Elective course 300+ level or higher, 3 credits |
Chemistry Minor Requirements (this minor is required for this concentration)
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Chemistry minor | 21 | |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | ||
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB |
Electives
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Elective Courses | 23 | |
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
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
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 Hours | 128 |
1 | Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. Acceptable Literature sequences must include one early literature (EH 207 or EH 242 or EH 209) and one later literature (EH 208 or EH 210). Acceptable History sequences are (HY 103 + HY 104) or (HY 221 + HY 222) |
2 | Based on Math placement, prerequisite MA 112 and/or MA 113 Mathematics courses may be required. |
3 | No more than 6 credit hours can be taken in a single discipline. |
4 | For choices see the World Languages and Cultures department. |
5 | Biology pre requisites require a minimum grade of D- or higher. BYS 301 and BYS 314 pre requisites require a minimum grade of C- or higher. |
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 | |||
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Fall | Semester Hours | ||
FYE 101S | CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE | 1 | |
BYS 100 | INTRO 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 171 | CALCULUS A | 4 | |
EH 101 | COLLEGE 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 172 | CALCULUS B | 4 | |
EH 102 | COLLEGE 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 113 | Intro 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 101 | GENERAL 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 201 | LIFE-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 100 | INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 | |
ST 281 | ELEMENTS 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 301 | TECHNICAL 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 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 2 | |
CS 100 | INTRO 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 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Fall | Semester Hours | ||
FYE 101S | CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE | 1 | |
BYS 100 | INTRO 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 171 | CALCULUS A | 4 | |
EH 101 | COLLEGE 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 102 | COLLEGE 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 113 | Intro to Rhetorical Communication | 3 | |
PY 101 | GENERAL 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 201 | LIFE-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 100 | INTRO 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 281 | ELEMENTS 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 301 | TECHNICAL 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 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 2 | |
BYS 300+ level or higher course | 3 | ||
CS 100 | INTRO 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 |