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Courses | B.S. in Health Sciences

Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.

Graduate/Professional School Requirements

The student should be aware that most graduate programs and many professional schools require an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 and that a grade of C or better was earned for all science courses and they will not accept Advanced Placement science credit to fulfill the entrance requirements.

Curriculum Requirements

Pre-Health Care Professional (68+ Credits)

The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree offers one concentration: Pre-Health Care Professional.

For Pre-Health Care Professional careers, especially Pre-Physical Therapy and Pre-Physician’s Assistant, this degree/concentration is offered upon the completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements as follows:

Health Sciences majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in science, mathematics, and behavioral science within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. PHIL 215 is strongly recommended and meets the Philosophy Core Curriculum requirement.
Program Courses
BIOS 111
BIOS 113
Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology
and Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory
4
BIOS 112
BIOS 114
Fundamentals of Organismal Biology
and Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Laboratory
4
BIOS 200Sophomore Writing Seminar1
BIOS 254Human Anatomy4
BIOS 281Physiology4
or BIOS 381 Advanced Physiology
BIOS 308Biochemistry3
BIOS 311Neurobiology3
BIOS 312Cell and Molecular Biology3
BIOS 322Laboratory in Cell and Molecular Biology1
BIOS 355Environmental Health: An Ecological Perspective4
PSYC 200Introduction to Psychology 13
PSYC 309Introduction to Psychopathology3
or PSYC 320 Developmental Psychology: Lifespan
Supporting Science courses 2
CHEM 107Introduction to Chemistry 33
CHEM 105
CHEM 115
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Lab
4
CHEM 106
CHEM 116
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Lab
4
CHEM 301
CHEM 311
Organic Chemistry I
and Laboratory in Organic Chemistry I
4
MATH 210Introduction to Probability and Statistics3
or MATH 318 Biostatistics
PHSC 111
PHSC 117
Physics I
and Physics I Laboratory 4
4
or PHSC 100
PHSC 117
Physics I with Foundations
and Physics I Laboratory
or PHSC 132
PHSC 134
General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat
and General Physics I Laboratory
Select 12 credits from the following (9 credits of upper-division BIOS, 3 credits of BIOS/KNES/PSYC)12
Microbiology
Vertebrate Biology
Prosection
Nutrition and Metabolism
Nutrition and Metabolism Lab
Genetics
and Laboratory in Genetics
Medical Terminology
Advanced Microbiology
Parasitology
Developmental Biology
Topics in Advanced Biology
Immunology
Design of Life
General Virology
Clinical Observation Practicum
Internship
Directed Research
Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Introduction to Psychopathology
Developmental Psychology: Lifespan
Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Psychology of Family
Program Course Requirements: 68-71 credits
Core Curriculum Requirements 554-58
Total Credits122-129
1

Fulfills the Behavioral Science Core Curriculum requirement.

2

The following courses do not count as supporting science or major electives: BIOS 100, BIOS 105, BIOS 120, BIOS 128BIOS 130.

3

CHEM 107 is waived for students who meet the qualifications to enter CHEM 105. See the current Placement Options for CHEM 105 for more information.

4

All students who do not meet one of the Physics 111 Placement Options must enroll in PHSC 100. The prerequisite for PHSC 132 is MATH 150 or an Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB or BC exam score of 4 or higher.

5

See Core Curriculum Program section for details.

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