Undergraduate Programs: Biology Major with Specialization in
Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions

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Career opportunities: (Back to Top)
  • Medical Doctor
  • Chiropractor
  • Veterinarian
  • Physician Assistant
  • Podiatrist
  • Optometrist
  • Dentist
  • Biomedical Researcher

Preparation for graduate study in: (Back to Top)

  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Physiology
  • Anatomy
  • Pharmacology
  • Cell Biology
  • Biology

Recommended courses: (Back to Top)

A meeting with a pre-professional advisor is STRONGLY recommended for students pursuing a health care profession

Core lecture courses:

  • BIO 110 - Introductory Biology I
  • BIO 120 - Introductory Biology II
  • BIO 301 - Genetics
  • BIO 305 - Cell and Molecular Biology

Writing intensive lab course:

  • BIO 306W - Cell, Molecular Biology, & Genetics Lab

    Recommended electives::

  • BIO 326 - Human Physiology
  • BIO 330 - Neuroanatomy
  • BIO 425 - General Microbiology
  • BIO 426 - Immunobiology
  • BIO 443 - Developmental Biology
  • BIO 472 - Parasitology
  • BIO 473 - Concepts in Animal Physiology
  • BIO 474 - Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
  • BIO 476 - Mammalian Histology

Students in this program have: (Back to Top)

Presented at scientific meetings:

  • American Society of Cell Biology
  • Society for Developmental Biology
  • American Society for Anesthesiology
  • American Heart Association

Had co-ops or internships with:

  • NSF International
  • Proctor and Gamble
  • Genomic Solutions

Co-authored publications with faculty members in scientific journals:

  • Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Hypertension
  • Differentiation
  • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Former students: (Back to Top)

Have been accepted into Ph.D. programs or Medical Schools at:

  • University of Michigan
  • Wayne State University
  • Michigan State University
  • UCLA
  • Ohio State University
  • Duke University
  • Baylor University
  • Tufts University
  • Boston University

Are employed at:

  • NSF International
  • Roche
  • Proctor and Gamble
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