2025-2026 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 higher.

MATH 1054: Requires a grade of C or higher. With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with an 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

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

CHEM 1083 requires a grade of C or higher.

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, CHEM 2581L and PHYS 2091 or PHYS 2095: Requires a grade of C or higher.

Academic Major 41

All major courses requires a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses 30

 
BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

BIO 3100MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

3

BIO 3403ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I

4

BIO 3404ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II

4

BIO 3416NEUROSCIENCE

3

BIO 3416LNEUROSCIENCE LAB

1

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

BIO 4316IMMUNOLOGY

3

BIO 3416, BIO 3416L, BIO 4316: Lecture courses must be taken concurrently with or prior to corresponding lab.

Major Elective Courses 11

All Major Electives courses require a grade of C or better.

Biology Courses intended for Biology majors at 2000-4000 level are eligible as Biology Major Electives. A minimum of 6 credits must be take at the 3000-4000 level.

***Students interested in pre-med, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy should check specific program prerequisites.

Note: BIO 2402, BIO 2403, and BIO 2404 are excluded because these are non-major courses.

 

 

Required - Special Concentration Options 14-18 (Select One)

All courses require a grade of C or higher.

Physician Assistant Concentration Courses 16


BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3400ZOOLOGY: FORM AND FUNCTION

4

 

HED3600NUTRITION

3

OR

BIO 3200BIOLOGY OF FOOD IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

3

 

BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3

BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

BIO 4316LIMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY

1

Note: Lecture courses must be taken concurrently with or prior to the corresponding lab.

Physical Therapy Concentration Courses 14

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

OR

PHYS 2196PHYSICS II

4

 

OR

PSY 3110LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

 

HED3600NUTRITION

3

OR

BIO 3200BIOLOGY OF FOOD IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

3

BIO 3400, HED 3600 or BIO 3200 requires a grade of C or higher.

Occupational Therapy Concentration Courses 15

ANTH 1800INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

OR

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

 

OT 2400INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

3

PSY 3110LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 3200PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS

3

Speech Language Hearing Concentration 18

CDD 2254PHONETICS

3

CDD 2256EARLY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

3

CDD 2260ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EAR AND SPEECH MECHANISM

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 higher is required.

Free Electives 6-10

(50% at 3000-4000 Level)

BIO 1996, BIO 3291, BIO 3292 or BIO 3293 are optional.

Total Credit Hours: 120