Sample curriculum for pre-pharmacy 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 | |||
| 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 of 61 |
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 | |
General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010 or BGP Social Sciences |
3-4 | Principles of Microeconomics: ECON 2020 |
3 | |
Biology Today: BIOL 2000 |
1 | Medical Terminology: AHS 3010 or elective |
2-3 | |
| Second Year | ||||
| Fall Term | Spring Term | |||
| General Chemistry I 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 and General Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370 and CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380 Prereq: C or better in CHEM 1230/1240 or 1350. |
4+1 | |
| Evolution: BIOL 3510 or General Genetics: BIOL 3500 Prereq 3500: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050 |
3-4 | 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 | |
| Calculus and Analytic Geometry IB: MATH 1350* Prereq: C or better in Math 1340 |
3 | Medical Ethics: PHIL 2420 or BGP Arts/Humanities |
3 | |
| Third 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 | |
| Microbiology: BIOL 3130 Prereq: CHEM 1230/1240 or CHEM 1350 and BIOL 2050 |
4 | BIOL Group II elective |
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 | |
Independent Research: BIOL 4010 |
1-2 | Independent Research: BIOL 4010 |
1-2 | |
| 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 or elective. Prereq 2470: C or better in MATH 1310 or MATH 1350 Prereq 2700: PSYC 1010 and MATH 1220 |
3-4 | BGP Arts/Humanities |
3 | |
Multidisciplinary Component |
3 | Multidisciplinary Component |
3 | |
BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity** |
3 | BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity** |
3 | |
BIOL Group III Elective |
3-4 | BIOL Elective |
3-4 | |
| General Biochemistry: CHEM 4450*** Prereq: CHEM 3440 and CHEM 3460 |
3 | General Biochemistry: CHEM 4470*** Prereq: CHEM 4450 |
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 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. Intermediate Foreign Language Courses such as Spanish 2010 fulfill this requirement.
***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.
- A total of 122 units need 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 two of SOC 1010, PSYC 1010 and ECON 2020.
- 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: CHEM 3410. CHEM 3440. CHEM 3460.
Updated: 08/09/2024 10:56AM