Sample curriculum for pre-medicine track – biology major

This is not an exhaustive list of prerequisite courses. See additional requirements for individual professional programs.

First Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  

General Chemistry Lecture and Lab: CHEM 1230 and CHEM 1240 or CHEM 1350
Prereq: High School Chem or CHEM 1090. Math 1220 or Math Placement Score

 4+1 or 5   General Chemistry Lecture and Lab CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370 and CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380
Prereq: C or better in CHEM 1230/1240 or 1350.		 4+1

Precalculus Mathematics: MATH 1280
Prereq: Prior Credit in Math 1220 or Math Placement Score

5

   Calculus and Analytic Geometry IA: MATH 1340*
Prereq: C or better in Math 1280 or Math Placement Score

3
Seminar in Academic Writing: WRIT 1110
Prereq: Placement Score		 3  

Seminar in Research Writing: WRIT 1120
Prereq: Placement Score or WRIT 1110

 3

Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050

 4  

Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050

 4

Biology Today: BIOL 2000

 1      
Second Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  

Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3410
Prereq: CHEM 1270 or 1370 and CHEM 1280 or 1380

 5  

Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3440 and Organic Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 3460
Prereq: C or better in CHEM 3410

 3+1

Calculus and Analytic Geometry IB: MATH 1350*
Prereq: C or better in Math 1340

 3  

Evolution: BIOL 3510 or General Genetics: BIOL 3500
Prereq 3500: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050

 3-4

Human Anatomy and Physiology I: BIOL 3310
Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050

 4  

Human Anatomy and Physiology II: BIOL 3320
Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050

 4

General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010

 3-4  

General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010

3-4
Third Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  
General Biochemistry: CHEM 4450**
Prereq: CHEM 3440 and CHEM 3450 or CHEM 3460		 3  

General Biochemistry: CHEM 4470**
Prereq: CHEM 4450

 3
Microbiology: BIOL 3130
Prereq: CHEM 1230/1240 or CHEM 1350 and BIOL 2050		 4  

Evolution: BIOL 3510 or General Genetics: BIOL 3500
Prereq 3500: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050

 3-4
College Physics I: PHYS 2010
Prereq: Math Placement or C or better in MATH 1200 or higher		 5  

College Physics II: PHYS 2020
Prereq: PHYS 2010

 5

Developmental Biology: BIOL 4310 or elective
Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050

 3  

Epidemiology: BIOL 4490 or alternative BIOL Group II elective 4000 level
Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050

 3
Fourth Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  

Independent Research, BIOL 4010

 1-2  

Independent Research, BIOL 4010

 1-2
Introduction to Statistics: Math 1150 or Fundamentals of Statistics: MATH 2470 or Quantitative Methods 1: PSYC 2700
Prereq 2470: C or better in MATH 1310 or MATH 1350
Prereq 2700: PSYC 1010 and MATH 1220		 3-4  

Multidisciplinary Component

3

Molecular Biology: BIOL 4080 or elective 4000 level
Prereq: BIOL 3500

 3  

Multidisciplinary Component

 3

Cell Biology: BIOL 4070 or Group III elective 4000 level
Prereq: Two Biology courses 2000-level or higher. CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380.

 4  

Medical Terminology: AHS 3010

 2

Medical Ethics: PHIL 2420 or BGP Arts/Humanities

 3  

BGP Arts/Humanities

 3

International Perspective or Cultural Diversity***

 3  

International Perspective or Cultural Diversity***

 3

*An alternative to the two-semester calculus sequence of MATH 1340 (3 credits) and MATH 1350 (3 credits) is the one semester course, MATH 1310 (5 credits)

**An alternative to the two-semester biochemistry sequence of CHEM 4450 (3 credits) and CHEM 4470 (3 credits) is the one-semester course, CHEM 3080 (3 credits) offered in spring and summer.

***An International Perspective (IP) course and a Cultural Diversity (CD) course need to be completed. Designated courses can simultaneously fulfill the IP or CD requirement and a BGP Arts & Humanities or BGP Social Science requirement.

  • A total of 122 units needs to be completed for graduation.
  • A foreign language requirement needs to be fulfilled either through high school credits or completion of appropriate BGSU courses.
  • Two approved BGP courses in the Arts and Humanities need to be completed. PHIL 2420, Medical Ethics, fulfills one of these requirements.
  • Two approved BGP courses in the Social Sciences need to be completed. These requirements can be fulfilled with SOC 1010 and PSYC 1010 which should be taken for MCAT preparation.
  • A total of 4 classes are needed for the multidisciplinary component. One course can include PHYS 2020, College Physics II. Another can be BIOL 3310, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, as long as it is not counted as one of the electives for the biology major. (If all courses from the above guide are completed, this course is not needed to fulfill a biology elective). Two more are needed from different disciplines. One of these courses need to be at the 3000/4000 level.
  • A total of 40 units at the 3000/4000 level needs to be completed for graduation.
  • The following courses should ideally be completed by the end of Year 1: WRIT 1110. WRIT 1120. BIOL 2040. BIOL 2050.
  • The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 2: MATH 1310 or MATH 1350. CHEM 1230 or CHEM 1350. CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370. Foreign Language Requirement.
  • The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 3 for MCAT preparation: CHEM 3410. CHEM 3440. CHEM 3450 or CHEM 3460. CHEM 3080 or CHEM 4470. PSYC 1010. SOC 1010. PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2110. PHYS 2020 or PHYS 2120.

Updated: 08/09/2024 10:56AM