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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog *As of 06/01/2024

Apr 07, 2025

Students in this track should take Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II, with laboratory – BIOL 231 , BIOL 232 , BIOL 233 & BIOL 234 as free electives. They are required by the Department of Physical Therapy, for admission to the UMES PharmD program and for admission to most allied health transfer or post-graduate degree programs. However, they do not apply toward the BS degree in Biology and hence are not included among the required courses given below.

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I Credit: 3
BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
DNSC 100 Freshman Seminar Credit: 1
ENGL 101 Principles of Composition I Credit: 3
MATH 109 College Algebra Credit: 3 ¹

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II Credit: 3
BIOL 114 Principles of Biology II Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
ENGL 102 Principles of Composition II Credit: 3
ENGL 001 English Proficiency Examination Credit: 0 ²
Gen Ed Curr Area I Credit: 3

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

BIOL 211 Principles of Biology III Credit: 3
BIOL 213 Principles of Biology III Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 211 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 213 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit: 1
Free Elective Credit: 3
Gen Ed Curr Area I Credit: 3
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL 222 Genetics Credit: 3
BIOL 223 Genetics Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 212 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
CSDP 121 Microcomputer Applications Credit: 3 or
BUED 212 Computer-Concepts/ Applications I Credit: 3 ³
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

BIOL 301 Microbiology Credit: 3
BIOL 303 Microbiology Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 343 Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
Free Elective Credit: 4 (BIOL 231 and BIOL 233 recommended for pre-Allied Health)
PHYS 121 General College Physics I Credit: 3 and
PHYS 123 General College Physics I Laboratory Credit: 1 or
PHYS 181 Introductory Physics I Credit: 3 and
PHYS 183 Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit: 1

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3 or
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3
Free Elective Credit: 4 (BIOL 232 and BIOL 234 recommended for pre-Allied Health)
PHYS 122 General College Physics II Credit: 3 and
PHYS 124 General College Physics II Laboratory Credit: 1
or
PHYS 182 Introductory Physics II Credit: 3 and
PHYS 184 Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit: 1

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 7
BIOL 497 Biology Seminar/Honors Credit: 1
BIOL 498 Independent Study Credit: 1-6 ⁴
DNSC 400 Senior Proficiency Seminar Credit: 1
Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
Free Elective Credit: 4
Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3
Gen Ed Curr Area VI Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

¹Students who place into MATH 099 will need to pass that course with a grade of C or higher before enrolling in MATH 109 .

²The English Proficiency Examination is given at the end of the semester. A student must enroll in ENGL 001  prior to enrolling in ENGL 102 .
³CSDP may be substituted for CSDP 121  or BUED 212 .
⁴Students may take BIOL 498  for 1 to 3 credit hours a semester; but they must repeat the course to accumulate the 3 credit hours required by the program.

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Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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Biology-General/Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Allied Health Track Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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