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Applied Biology/Pre-Medicine Concentration ABPM

Required Courses		Credit Hours
General Education
This degree requires completion of the General Education requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree. Details of these requirements are delineated on the General Education website. Courses listed below as program/major required courses with the indicators: C, S, Z, R, G, may also be used to satisfy some of these general education requirements.
Program
COMM 121	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
BIOL 121	General Biology 1 *Z	4
BIOL 122	General Biology 2 *Z	4
BIOL 321	Human Physiology and Anatomy 1*Z	4
BIOL 322	Human Physiology and Anatomy 2*Z	4
BIOL 370	Developmental Biology*Z	4
BIOL 375	Principles of Genetics*Z	3
BIOL 386	Microbiology & Immunology*Z	5
BIOL 460	Current Topics in Biology *Z	2
Biology Elective		2
CHEM 121	General Chemistry 1 *Z	5
CHEM 122	General Chemistry 2 *Z	5
CHEM 321	Organic Chemistry 1*Z	5
CHEM 322	Organic Chemistry 2*Z	5
Choose one:
BIOL 347	Environmental Conservation*Z	3
OR
BIOL 442	Ecology*Z	3
Choose one:
CHEM 364	Biochemistry*Z	4
OR
PHCH 320	Medical Biochemistry	5
Choose two:
MATH 116	Intermediate Algebra & Num Trig	4
AND
MATH 220	Analytical Geometry & Calculus 1	5
AND
MATH 230	Analytical Geometry & Calculus 2	5
Choose two:
PHYS 211	Introductory Physics	4
AND
PHYS 212	Introductory Physics 2*Z	4
OR
PHYS 241	General Physics 1 *Z	5
AND
PHYS 242	General Physics 2 *Z	5
Related
RMLS 122	Responding to Emergencies	2
ISYS 105	Intro Micro Sys & Software	3
MGMT 310	Small Business Management	3
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		121

Why Choose Pre-Medicine?

The Pre-Medicine program provides a quality bachelor's degree in biology. Completion of this degree with the recommended courses enhances a student's application to medical school. Students who don't wish to enter medical school can consult with their advisor for alternate career paths.

Get Accepted to Medical School

Being accepted to medical school doesn't come easily. It requires effort, time and careful preparation. To ensure success for our students, Ferris offers a helping hand into medical school. To help students make the best choices for their professional goals, advisors from the Ferris Pre-Medicine advisory committee work closely with students throughout their four years of study. They help with course selection and development of social, personal and professional maturity. They also work with students to match abilities with interests to find the student's most appropriate health-related career path. Furthermore, the low student-faculty ratio at Ferris means that most basic science labs are taught by the science professors themselves.

Admission Requirements

First year student admission is open to high school graduates (or equivalent) who demonstrate academic preparedness, maturity and seriousness of purpose with educational backgrounds appropriate to their chosen program of study. High school courses and grade point average, ACT composite score, and ACT reading and mathematics subscores will be considered in the admission and placement process. Transfer students must have at least 12 credits at the time of application with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA including an English and mathematics course, or they must provide their high school records and ACT scores for admission review.

Graduation Requirements

The Pre-Medicine program at Ferris leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA overall and a minimum of 121 credits including the completion of all general education requirements as outlined on the General Education website. No grade lower than a 'C-' is acceptable in the major.

More Information

Department of Biology
Ferris State University
820 Campus Drive/ASC 2004
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: 231-591-2550