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Department of Natural Sciences
The Department of Natural Sciences offers degrees in selected areas of the natural sciences to prepare students for careers in government, industry, health-related professions, education, or for pursuing further study in graduate or professional schools. The department requires its undergraduate majors to complete successfully the University College Core Curriculum and then to pursue advanced courses in their majors. Students may elect undergraduate majors in biology (choosing either the teaching program, the medical technology concentration, or the non-teaching program), biotechnology, chemistry, fire science, or forensic science. The department also offers tracks in medical and allied health fields, a joint program in pharmacy, and a general engineering program.
Students in other undergraduate majors may elect to minor in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, or physics in order to achieve their career goals. The Department of Natural Sciences offers a variety of non-major courses that satisfy the natural sciences requirement of the University College Core Curriculum.
Pre-Professional Tracks
Students pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology or Chemistry may be interested in tracks leading to careers in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine. The following courses with electives totaling over 90 semester hours are designed to meet the requirements for entrance to most schools of medicine, dentistry, or other health professions. Since there may be some differences in admission requirements, students are advised to know the requirements of the schools they expect to attend.
The following courses should be taken as part of the University College Curriculum:
- MATH 129* Pre-Calculus I
- MATH 130* Pre-Calculus II
- BIOL 150 Principles of Biology
- ZOOL 110 General Zoology
*MATH 129 and MATH 130 are required, but profile examination scores may indicate that MATH 121 must be completed as prerequisite to MATH 129.
These courses are strongly recommended for entrance in most schools of dentistry, medicine, and veterinary medicine:
- BIOL 200 Cellular Biology
- BOTN 210 General Botany
- CHEM 140 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 160 General Chemistry II
- CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry II
- MATH 142 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
- PHYS 111 General Physics I or Physics 121
- PHYS 112 General Physics II or Physics 122
- PHYS 113 General Physics III or Physics 123
- ZOOL 370 Vertebrate Physiology
- Foreign Language Sequence, 6 hours
Electives should include courses in areas such as psychology, sociology, economics, embryology, humanities, comparative anatomy, genetics, biochemistry, and advanced physics. Pre-dentistry students should take ART 231 as one of their electives. Pre-veterinary students are required to take one course in Nutrition (3 semester hours).
The following courses are recommended by most schools of pharmacy and should be considered as pre-pharmacy course requirements. These courses are the minimum science requirements for all schools of pharmacy:
- Two semesters of Biology (BIOL 150 and ZOOL 110)
- Two semesters of General Chemistry (CHEM 140 and 160)
- Two semesters of Organic Chemistry (CHEM 221 and 222)
- One semester of Calculus (MATH 142)
- Two semesters of Physics (PHYS 111 and 112 or PHYS 121 and 122)
These courses are common requirements found in admission requirements for many schools of pharmacy:
- Two semesters of English Composition (ENGL 110 and 120)
- Two semesters of Anatomy and Physiology (ZOOL 210 and 230)
- Cell Biology and Microbiology (BIOL 200 and BIOL 330)
- Biochemistry (BICH 411 and 421)
- History and Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, History, Psychology, and Sociology)
- Humanities and Fine Arts (Art, Literature, Music, and Philosophy)
- Verbal Communication (SPEE 200)
- Ethnic Studies (Foreign Language, ENGL 220, ENGL 223, HIST 210, PHIL 212, and others)
- Advanced Biology and Zoology (ZOOL 350, ZOOL 370, ZOOL 410, and ZOOL 430)
- Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (CSC 100, STAT 202, and others)
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