Biomedical Sciences (BMSC) - HBMS, ABMS, TBMS
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (HBMS), Pre-Physical Therapy (ABMS), Pre-Physician Assistant (TBMS)
The Health Sciences major (HBMS) provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of health, wellness and disease. This interdisciplinary program prepares students for a wide range of careers in healthcare, public health, health education, and research, as well as graduate or professional study in medicine, physician assistant, pharmacy, physical therapy, or other health-related fields. This concentration also builds in a minor to broaden and enrich students’ knowledge and skillset.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| CORE HISTORY I | 3 | CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 1041 Fund Of Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 1031 Fund Of Chemistry I Lab | 1 | Core History II | 3 |
| BIOL 1020 Principles Of Biology | 3 | BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1021 Principles Of Biology Lab | 1 | BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| SCMH 1950 COSAM Major Career Exploration | 1 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Foundational Elective1 | 4 | Foundational Elective1 | 4 |
| CORE LITERATURE | 3 | BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 3 |
| BIOL 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | BIOL 2511 A&P II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 2501 A&P I Lab | 1 | STAT 2510 Stats For Bio And Health Sci | 3 |
| MATH 1610 Calculus I or 1150 Precalc Algebra And Trig2 | 4 | COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 |
| SCMH 1890 Pre-Health Prof Orientation | 1 | Experiential Learning Elective3 | 1 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BMSC Elective Group A4 | 4 | BMSC Elective Group A4 | 4 |
| BMSC Elective Group B4 | 4 | BMSC Elective Group B 4 | 4 |
| PSYC 2010 Intro To Psychology | 3 | Minor Course5 | 3 |
| Minor Course5 | 3 | CORE FINE ARTS | 3 |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BMSC Elective Group A4 | 4 | BMSC Elective Group A4 | 3 |
| BMSC Elective Group B4 | 3 | BMSC Elective Group B4 | 2 |
| CORE SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 | Minor courses5 | 6 |
| PHIL 1030 Ethics And The Health Sciences | 3 | Free Elective | 5 |
| Minor Course5 | 3 | UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed6 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
Options for courses labeled CORE are in the Auburn University Bulletin, under Core Curriculum.
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Foundational Electives: PHYS 1500/PHYS 1510 and labs for PT; CHEM 2070/CHEM 2080 and labs for Pre-Pharm; BIOL 3000/BIOL 3001/BIOL 3200/BIOL 3201 for PA.
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Choice as determined by the specific mathematics requirements of the intended professional school.
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Experiential Learning Electives: Approved Undergraduate Research (such as SCMH 4980 or other departmental research course), Internship course such as SCMH 4920, or study abroad course such as SCMH 5940.
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BMSC Elective Group A and B: Please see advisor for full list of options.
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Students must complete a formal minor. Students should choose a minor that supports their career interests and goals. Minor course requirements can be found in the Auburn University Bulletin. Some minors may require more than 15 hours to complete. See advisors for a list of recommended minors.
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Students may only register for UNIV 4AA0 during the semester they plan to graduate.