Biology Major with Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)
This curriculum is recommended for students planning a career in medicine or dentistry. See Pre-Professional Programs for additional information. The schedule of classes is designed to prepare students for the aptitude examination (MCAT or DAT) which is taken during a student’s junior or early senior year. Students interested in other health care professions (e.g., physical therapy, physician’s assistant) need to see a department advisor to plan a curriculum.
Graduation Requirements: complete the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test for Biology.
Grade Requirements: a cumulative GPA ≥2.0 for all courses in student’s curriculum in Biology.
| Required Biology Courses | ||
| BIOL 171 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOL 172 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| BIOL 173 | BIOLOGY III | 5 |
| BIOL 270 | BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| BIOL 310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS | 5 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| BOTANY | ||
| INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 4-5 | |
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| Required supporting courses | ||
| BIOL 371 | PRE-MEDICAL, DENTAL, VETERINARY AND PHARMACY PREPARATION | 1 |
| BIOL 380 | DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS | 5 |
| or MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | |
| or MATH 380 | ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | |
| CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L & CHEM 173 & CHEM 173L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
| CHEM 351 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 352 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 353 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 371 | PRE-MEDICAL, DENTAL, VETERINARY AND PHARMACY PREPARATION | 1 |
| CHEM 372 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 3 |
| CHEM 480 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 |
| PHYS 131 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS 132 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS 133 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS III | 4 |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Electives–choose three additional courses, two (9-10 credits) must be in Biology | 14-15 | |
| MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III | ||
| BIOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SYMBIOSIS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOTECHNIQUES | ||
| FIELD BOTANY | ||
| MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY | ||
| EVOLUTION | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| VIROLOGY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF CANCER | ||
| CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY | ||
| HEMATOLOGY | ||
| NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| EMBRYOLOGY | ||
| INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 | ||
| MEDICAL APARTHEID: EXPLORING MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION, IMPLICIT BIAS, HEALTH DISPARITY | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| CHICANO AND LATINO HEALTH | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE | ||
| NUTRITION | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| ADULT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONS | ||
| HUMAN MEMORY AND COGNITION | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| BIOL 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 112-114 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BS in Biology Major with the Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry Option from EWU should be able to do the following:
- apply basic concepts of cell biology, including understanding key terms;
- apply basic concepts of molecular biology and genetics, including understanding key terms;
- apply basic concepts of organic chemistry and biochemistry, including understanding key terms;
- apply basic concepts of organismal biology and physiology, including understanding key terms;
- apply basic statistics to analyze and interpret quantitative data;
- compose written documents that communicate information in a manner consistent with scientific norms;
- deliver presentations that communicate information in a manner consistent with scientific norms;
- identify the steps required to submit an application to medical school or dental school;
- use scientific practices to generate evidence to support or refute proposed explanations for natural phenomena.