Requirements

1. Life Sciences Perspectives Courses. One (1) course:
   • Courses within the department
     • ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropologyi
     • BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanismsi
     • BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biologyi
     • BIOL-L 311 Geneticsi
     • BIOL-L 318 Evolutioni
     • BIOL-M 250 Microbiologyi
     • BIOL-M 350 Microbial Physiology and Biochemistryi
     • BIOL-M 380 Microbiology of Infectious Diseasei
     • BIOL-M 440 Medical Microbiology: Lecturei
     • BIOL-Z 466 Endocrinologyi
     • CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lecturesi
     • CHEM-C 383 Human Biochemistryi
     • CHEM-C 483 Biological Chemistryi
     • PSY-P 303 Health Psychologyi
     • PSY-P 346 Neurosciencei
     • SPHS-S 307
   • Courses outside the College
     • MSCI-M 216 MEDICAL SCIENCE OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGSi
     • MSCI-M 470 MECHANISM OF HUMAN DISEASE i
     • MSCI-M 485 PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASEi
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2. Lecture/Laboratory Courses. One (1) course:
   • Courses within the College
   • ANTH-B 301 Laboratory in Bioanthropology i
   • BIOL-H 112 Integrated Freshman Learning Experience II i when taken Summer 2024 or later
   • BIOL-L 113 Biology Laboratory i
   • BIOL-L 319 Genetics Laboratory i
   • BIOL-M 445 Medical Microbiology: Laboratory i
   • BIOL-P 451 Integrative Human Physiology i
   • BIOL-X 150 ASURE Biology Research Lab 1 i
   • BIOL-X 325 ASURE Biology Research Lab 2 i
   • BIOT-X 150 ASURE Biotechnology Research Lab 1 i
   • BIOT-X 325 ASURE Biotechnology Research Lab 2 i
   • Both of the following:
     • One (1) Lecture course:
       • CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I i
       • CHEM-H 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors i
       • CHEM-J 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Science Majors i
       • CHEM-S 117
     • One (1) Laboratory course:
       • CHEM-C 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory i
       • CHEM-H 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory, Honors i
       • CHEM-S 117
       • CHEM-X 150 ASURE Chemistry Research Lab I i
   • Both of the following:
     • CHEM-N 331 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry i
     • CHEM-N 337 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory i
   • CHEM-X 325 ASURE Chemistry Research Lab II i
   • PHYS-P 201 General Physics I i
   • PHYS-P 221 Physics I i
   • PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience i when taken Summer 2024 or later
   • Courses outside the College
   • ANAT-A 215 BASIC HUMAN ANATOMY i
   • ANAT-A 225 when taken Summer 2024 or later
   • ANAT-A 464 HUMAN TISSUE BIOLOGY i
   • ANAT-A 480 HUMAN ANATOMY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING EVALUATION i
   • PHSL-P 215 BASIC HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY i
   • PHSL-P 225 when taken Summer 2024 or later
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3. Historical, Social, Arts, and Humanities Perspectives Courses. Two (2) courses:
   • ANTH-A 467 Topics in Medical Anthropology i
   • ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology i
   • ANTH-E 260 Culture, Health, and Illness i
   • ANTH-E 373 Plagues and People i
   • CJUS-P 412 Sex, Drugs, AIDS, and Criminal Law i
   • CJUS-P 415 Crime and Madness i
   • ECON-E 344 Health Economics i
   • ENG-L 221 Health and Literature i
   • ENG-R 330 Science, Advocacy, and the Public i when taken Summer 2024 or later
   • FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness i
   • GEOG-G 352 Food and Poverty in America i
   • GNDR-G 435 Health, Sex, and Gender i
   • HIST-H 239 Blood and Guts! An Introduction to the History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Present i
   • HIST-H 333 Epidemics in History i
   • HPSC-X 205 Introduction to Medical History i
   • HPSC-X 305 History and Philosophy of Medicine i
   • HPSC-X 325
   • INTL-I 202 Global Health and Environment i
   • INTL-I 429 Global Health Politics i
   • PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics i
   • PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology i
   • REL-C 402 Religion, Illness, and Healing i
   • REL-D 340 Religion and Bioethics i
   • SOC-S 324 Sociology of Mental Illness i
   • SOC-S 358 Social Inequalities in Health and Health Care i
   • SOC-S 365 Health and Society: Sociology for Health Professionals i
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4. Upper Level Concentration Courses. At least 9 credit hours of concentration courses must be at the 300 level or above.
5. Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   2. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
   3. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   4. Exceptions to concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.