Biological Sciences

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Specific Information on Pre-Medicine:

Recommended first two years of courses for the Biological Sciences major at UW-Parkside for Pre-Medical students

Freshman Year

First Semester Second Semester
BIOS 101 Bioscience BIOS 102 Organismal Biology
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I CHEM 102 General Chemistry II
MATH 114* College Algebra II/Trig MATH 221* Calculus and Analytical Geometry
BIOS 114 Freshman Seminar/Hlth Science ENGL 101 English Comp. and Reading
Total Credits 16 Total Credits: 17

Sophomore Year

First Semester Second Semester
BIOS 300 Functional Human Anatomy Lab BIOS 210 Biological Statistics
CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry II
PHYS 105 College Physics I CHEM 323 Organic Chemistry Lab
GNED# General Education Requirement PHYS 106 College Physics II
Total Credits 15-16 Total Credits: 15

* Placement into MATH 114 dependent upon placement exams

# GNED - General Education classes required for graduation

Additional courses that are highly recommended for Medical school include: Cell Biology (BIOS 301), Microbiology (BIOS 303), Biochemical Metabolism (BIOS 307), Vertebrate Embryology (BIOS 317), Physiological Psychology (BIOS 325), Mammalian Physiology (BIOS 341), and Genetics (BIOS 260).