Biomedical Health Sciences/Interdisciplinary Health Science Concentration, BS

About the Program

The newly renamed Biomedical Health Sciences (BMHS) major, formerly Health Science Pre-Professional (HSPP), is designed to prepare students for entry into professional and graduate schools in a wide arena of health professions and health sciences. This concentration is specifically designed for students interested in health care careers that want the flexibility to design their own path or have not decided on a specific professional program. Students in this concentration will be prepared for the many professional programs in healthcare that are not specifically covered by other concentrations, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, podiatry, and cardiovascular perfusion.  In addition, students are well prepared for graduate studies in areas of the biomedical sciences, such as occupational health and safety, toxicology, molecular medicine, medical scientist, exposure science, and other biomedical and public health sciences. The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (IDHS) concentration is more flexible so students can fit the requirements of their professional or graduate program of choice. However, this program goes beyond minimum requirements to ensure that students are prepared for the rigors of a professional program across any of the biomedical health sciences, including students interested in the focus areas of the other BMHS concentrations, such as medical or dental school.  

School of Health Sciences

Biomedical Health Sciences Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements

Departmental/Program Major Requirements (67 credits)

• BCHM 30700 - Biochemistry or
• CHM 33900 - Biochemistry: A Molecular Approach

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• BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I ♦ (satisfies Science for core)
• BIOL 11100 - Fundamentals Of Biology II ♦ (satisfies Science for core)
• BIOL 20300 - Human Anatomy And Physiology ♦
• BIOL 20400 - Human Anatomy And Physiology ♦
• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry ♦
• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry ♦
• CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry For The Life Sciences I ♦
• CHM 25501 - Organic Chemistry For The Life Sciences Laboratory I ♦
• CHM 25600 - Organic Chemistry For The Life Sciences II ♦
• CHM 25601 - Organic Chemistry For The Life Sciences Laboratory II ♦
• HSCI 10100 - Introduction To The Health Sciences Professions
• HSCI 13100 - Introduction To Medical Terminology
• HSCI 20100 - Principles Of Public Health Science (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core)
• HSCI 20200 - Essentials Of Environmental, Occupational, And Radiological Health Sciences
• HSCI 22500 - Healthcare Leadership And Safety
• MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I ♦ (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)

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• STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods ♦ or
• STAT 50300 - Statistical Methods For Biology ♦
• HSCI Selectives - Credit Hours: 12.00

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (15-16 credits)

• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication ♦ (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
• PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral & Social Sciences for core)

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• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition ♦ (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core) or
• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition ♦ (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core)

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• English Selective (any ENGL course 20000 level or above) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Human Cultures: Humanities - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Humanities core)

Electives (13-14 credits)

• An Ethics course (such as PHIL 11100 Ethics or PHIL 27000 Biomedical Ethics) is highly recommended.

GPA Requirements

• 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Pass/No Pass Policy

• A student may elect the Pass / Not-Pass grading option for elective courses only, unless an academic unit requires that a specific departmental course/s be taken Pass / Not-Pass.  Students may elect to take University Core Curriculum courses Pass / Not-Pass; however, some major Plans of Study require courses that also fulfill UCC foundational outcomes.  In such cases, students may not elect the Pass / Not-Pass option.  A maximum of 24 credits of elective courses under the Pass / Not-pass grading option can be used toward graduation requirements. For further information, students should refer to the College of Health and Human Sciences Pass / Not-Pass Policy.

University Requirements

Sample 4-Year Plan

Pre-Requisite Information

For pre-requisite information, click here.

World Language Courses

World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japenese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS=Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish)

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

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