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This instructional program fully prepares individuals for admission to a professional school in medicine, including allopathic, osteopathic or podiatric medicine programs. By completing the requirements of the bachelor's of science in biology with the cellular and molecular basis of health and disease emphasis, students will complete all of the minimum prerequisites and the upper level biology electives which are highly recommended by most medical schools.
The courses selected provide a foundation of knowledge in modern cellular and molecular biology, essential for understanding medical science. The curriculum of general education and biology majors courses, combined with the mathematics, chemistry and physics components, provides the background essential to understanding the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies.
General education requirements are the same as for all students seeking a bachelor's degree in biology. Completion of the emphasis requirements will be noted on the UMKC transcript. Through proper planning with a School of Biological Sciences adviser, biology majors can use their electives and general education requirements to complete the healing and humanities minor.
A. Biology course requirements
1. Core courses (17 credit hours)
Hours
BIOLOGY 108 General Biology I 3
BIOLOGY 108L General Biology I Laboratory 1
BIOLOGY 109 General Biology II 3
BIOLOGY 109L General Biology II Laboratory 1
BIOLOGY 202 Cell Biology 3
BIOLOGY 206 Genetics 3
LS-BIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3
2. Emphasis course requirements (15 credit hours)
Hours
LS-PHYS 316 Principles of Physiology 3
LS-MCRB 313 Microbiology 3
BIOLOGY 409 Developmental Biology 3
LS-BIOC 430 Molecular Biology and Genetic
Engineering 3LS-MCRB 431 or
LS-MCRB 435 Virology or Immunology 3
3. Laboratory course requirements (minimum of 5 credit hours, must include LS-MCRB 313WL.)
Hours
LS-MCRB 313WL Lab in Microbiology (WI) 3
Elective (Choose at least 2 credit hours from the following)
BIOLOGY 312WL Lab in Developmental Biology,
Genetics & Cell Biology 3
BIOLOGY 328L or Lab in Histology and Cellular
BIOLOGY 328WL Ultrastructure 3
LS-BIOC 360L or Lab in Biochemistry and
LS-BIOC 360WL Molecular Biology 3
LS-ANATO 118L Introductory Anatomy Lab 2
4. Biology Synthesis requirement (Choose a total of 3 credit hours)
Hours
BIOLOGY 498WI Critical Analysis of
Biological Issues 3
LIFE-SCI 490WI Senior Seminar 3
LIFE-SCI 499 Undergraduate Research 1-3
LIFE-SCI 497 Special Topics 1-3
5. A total of 42 credit hours of biology courses must be completed with grades of C- or better. At least 26 of these must be at the 300- or 400-level. A minimum of 21 credit hours of biology courses must be taken from the School of Biological Sciences. The Microbiology laboratory course must be writing intensive. The UM Biology GPA must be at least 2.0.
B. Physical sciences and mathematics requirements
All of the following courses are required. A grade of C- or better is required in each course used to fulfill these requirements.
Hours
MATH 216 or MATH 210 Biomath I or Calculus I 4
MATH 226 or MATH 220 Biomath II or Calculus II
or STAT 235 or Elementary Statistics 3-4
PHYSICS 210 or General Physics I or
PHYSICS 240 Physics for Science and
Engineering I 4-5
PHYSICS 220 or General Physics II or
PHYSICS 250* Physics for Science and
Engineering II 4-5
CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 211L Experimental General Chemistry I 1
CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4
CHEM 212LR Experimental General Chemistry II 1
CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 321L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
CHEM 322R Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 322L Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
*Students may choose LIFE-SCI 401, Biophysical Principles (3 credit hours), as an alternative to PHYSICS 250.
A minimum of 120 credit hours is required; and 36 of these must be at the junior/senior level. Electives may be taken from any area once other degree requirements have been met.