2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, B.S.: Health Professions Option

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) or GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

MATH 1054: With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with a Free elective.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

PSY 1000 required for PT and OT.

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

Additional Required Courses 20

Additional Required Courses 20

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

CHEM 2581ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

3

CHEM 2581LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I

1

CHEM 2582ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

3

CHEM 2582LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

1

 

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

OR

PHYS 2095PHYSICS I

4

 

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

CHEM 1084, CHEM 2581 and CHEM 2581L: Requires a grade of C or better to progress to the next course.

Academic Major 40-41

All major courses requires a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses 34

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3403ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I

4

BIO 3404ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II

4

BIO 3406NEUROSCIENCE

4

BIO 3450BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AGING

3

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

BIO 4316IMMUNOLOGY

3

BIO 1300: If enrolled before 9/14, substitute BIO 2200.

BIO 1400: If enrolled before 9/14, substitute BIO 2400.

BIO 3315, BIO 3315L, BIO 4316: Lecture courses must be taken concurrently or prior to corresponding lab.

Major Elective Courses 6-7

Take 6-7 credits from courses below:

Note: The optional Research and Internship courses can be taken to fulfill a major elective.

BIO 1996: (Optional) Research Initiative 1st Year Students. (1 credit)

BIO 3291, BIO 3292 and BIO 3293: (Optional) Cooperative Education Internship. (1-3 credits)

BIO 4310VIROLOGY

4

OR

BIO4225CELL PHYSIOLOGY

4

 

BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3

BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

ENV 3250MEDICINAL BOTANY

3

BIO 3317INFECTIOUS DISEASES

2

BIO 3420PARASITOLOGY

4

BIO 4316LIMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 1996RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

1

 

BIO 4961INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY

1

OR

BIO 4962INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY

2

OR

BIO 4963INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY

3

 

BIO 3291BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP

1

OR

BIO 3292BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP

2

OR

BIO 3293BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP

3

 

Other Upper Level Biology Course upon Approval

BCHM 4115, BCHM 4115L and BIO 4316L: Lecture course must be taken concurrently or prior to corresponding lab.

BCHM 4115L: Writing Emphasis (WE) course.

Required Courses - Special Options 15-18

Physician Assistant Concentration Courses 17

BIO 3100MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

3

BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3

BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3400ZOOLOGY: FORM AND FUNCTION

4

 

OR

BIO 3200BIOLOGY OF FOOD IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

3

 

HED 3515WELLNESS

3

BCHM 4115: Lecture course must be taken concurrently or prior to corresponding lab.

Physical Therapy Concentration Courses 16

EXSC 3505KINESIOLOGY

3

EXSC 3510PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE

3

 

OR

BIO 3200BIOLOGY OF FOOD IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

3

 

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

OR

PHYS 2096PHYSICS II

4

 

PSY 3540ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

OR

PSY 3110LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Occupational Therapy Concentration Courses 15

PSY 3110LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3200PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS

3

PSY 3540ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

 

ANTH 1800INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

OR

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

 

OT 2400INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

3

Speech Language Hearing Concentration 18

CDD 2253SCOPE OF PRACTICE: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

3

CDD 2254PHONETICS

3

CDD 2256EARLY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

3

CDD 3252SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

3

CDD 3259BASIC AUDIOLOGY

3

CDD 3271SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE

3

Major Capstone Course 3

BIO 4970SEMINAR INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY

3

BIO 4970: Required by major. A grade of C or better is required.

Free Electives 6-10

(50% at 3000-4000 Level)

Total Credit Hours: 120