The Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry option for the Bachelor of Science in Biology degree is designed for students planning on a career in medicine or dentistry. In this program, you’ll take a mixture of courses in biology, chemistry and physics intended to prepare you for graduate school.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Biology Major with Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)
This curriculum is recommended for students planning a career in medicine or dentistry. The schedule of classes is designed to prepare students for the aptitude examination (MCAT or DAT) which is taken during a student’s junior or early senior year. Students interested in other health care professions (e.g., physical therapy, physician’s assistant) need to see a department advisor to plan a curriculum.
Graduation Requirements: complete the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test for Biology.
Grade Requirements: a cumulative GPA ≥2.0 for all courses in student’s curriculum in Biology.
| Required Biology Courses | ||
| BIOL 171 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOL 172 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| BIOL 173 | BIOLOGY III | 5 |
| BIOL 270 | BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| BIOL 310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS | 5 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| BOTANY | ||
| INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| Choose one of the following | 4-5 | |
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| Required supporting courses | ||
| BIOL 371 | PRE-MEDICAL, DENTAL, VETERINARY AND PHARMACY PREPARATION | 1 |
| BIOL 380 | DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS | 5 |
| or MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | |
| or MATH 380 | ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | |
| CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L & CHEM 173 & CHEM 173L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
| CHEM 351 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 352 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 353 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 371 | PRE-MEDICAL, DENTAL, VETERINARY AND PHARMACY PREPARATION | 1 |
| CHEM 372 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 3 |
| CHEM 480 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 |
| PHYS 131 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS 132 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS 133 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS III | 4 |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Electives–choose three additional courses, two (9-10 credits) must be in Biology | 14-15 | |
| MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III | ||
| BIOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SYMBIOSIS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOTECHNIQUES | ||
| FIELD BOTANY | ||
| MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY | ||
| EVOLUTION | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| VIROLOGY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF CANCER | ||
| CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY | ||
| HEMATOLOGY | ||
| NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| EMBRYOLOGY | ||
| INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 | ||
| MEDICAL APARTHEID: EXPLORING MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION, IMPLICIT BIAS, HEALTH DISPARITY | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| CHICANO AND LATINO HEALTH | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE | ||
| NUTRITION | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| ADULT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN RELATIONS | ||
| HUMAN MEMORY AND COGNITION | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| BIOL 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 112-114 | |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 171 | 5 | BIOL 172 | 5 | BIOL 173 | 5 |
| CHEM 171 & 171L (Natural Science BACR 1) | 5 | BIOL 270 | 3 | CHEM 173 & 173L | 5 |
| MATH 141 | 5 | CHEM 172 & 172L (Natural Science BACR 2) | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | 18 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 310 | 5 | BIOL 301 | 5 | BIOL 436 or 438 | 5 |
| CHEM 351 | 4 | CHEM 352 | 4 | CHEM 353 | 3 |
| Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | CHEM 372 | 3 | MATH 142 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | ||||
| 14 | 17 | 13 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| BIOL 371 | 1 | CHEM 371 | 1 | PHYS 133 & PHYS 163 | 5 |
| BIOL 380 or MATH 161 | 5 | CHEM 481 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 |
| CHEM 480 | 5 | PHYS 132 & PHYS 162 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| PHYS 131 & PHYS 161 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| Biology Elective2 | 5 | Biology Elective2 | 5 | BIOL 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Biology Elective2 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| 13 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
Electives–choose three additional courses from the approved list, two (9-10 credits) must be in Biology.