This program offers a curricular focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms that is integrated with organismal physiology and emphasizes hands-on learning through laboratory instruction and independent student research. This degree is appropriate for students wishing to prepare for professional training in medicine and for graduate study or direct entry into careers in such areas as genetics, genomics, microbiology, molecular biology, cell, or developmental biology.
Requirements
Biomolecular Sciences Core
| BMS 102 | Introduction to Biomolecular Science | 3 |
| BMS 103 | Introduction to Biomolecular Science Laboratory | 1 |
| BMS 190 | Introduction to Research I | .5 |
| BMS 201 | Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BMS 290 | Introduction to Research II | .5 |
| BMS 306 | Genetics | 3 |
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| BMS 307 | Genomics | 4 |
| BMS 311 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| BMS 316 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BMS 390 | Independent Research in Biomolecular Science | 1 |
| BMS 491 | Advanced Independent Research in Biomolecular Science | 1-3 |
BIO 121 may be substituted for BMS 102/BMS 103.
Requirements
Electives
In addition to the Biomolecular Sciences Core requirements, students must take elective credits to equal 35 credits in the major.
Elective courses may include: any 300-level or above BMS course, CHEM 320, CHEM 354, CHEM 455, CHEM 456, CHEM 458, BIO 449.
BMS 380: 3 credits only of this 6-credit course
Requirements
In addition to the 35 credits in the major, the student must take:
Related Requirements
Students must also maintain a student portfolio.
Cross-listed Courses
BMS 318, BMS 319, BMS 412, and BMS 413 are also listed in the course description section of the catalog with a BIO designator. These double- or cross-listed courses (i.e., BMS 318 and BIO 318) are considered fully equivalent.
500-Level Course Options
Undergraduate students who use the form, Enrollment in 500 Level Courses by Undergraduates, and who have at least 90 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher may (with the approval of the appropriate department chair and dean, School of Graduate Studies, and with appropriate prerequisites) choose any of the following 500-level courses in the directed elective portion of the advanced component of their major program: