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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Liberal Studies and Medical Scholars Program


Liberal Studies - Medical Scholars BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I   BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II  
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry  and CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory   CHEM 104 - General Chemistry  and CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory  
MATH 221 - Calculus I  or MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A   ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing  
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3) Foreign Language (2/3)
First Year Seminar PSYC 100 - General Psychology  (Breadth Requirement 1/6)
Credits: 16-17 Credits: 18
Second Year
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I  and CHEM 325 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I   CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II  and CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II  
Foreign Language (3/3) BISC 305 - Cell Biology  or BISC 401 - Molecular Biology of the Cell  
Humanities & Social Sciences Req. (1/3) & Multicultural MSP Specialization (2/2)
BISC 306 - General Physiology   Breadth Requirement (2/6)
MSP Specialization (1/2) Breadth Requirement (3/6)
Credits: 17 Credits: 16
Third Year
PHYS 203 - Fundamentals of Physics with Biomedical Applications I  or PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I  and PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I    PHYS 204 - Fundamentals of Physics with Biomedical Applications II  or PHYS 202 - Introductory Physics II  and PHYS 222 - Introductory Physics Laboratory II     
CHEM 527 - Introduction to Biochemistry or CHEM 214 - Elementary Biochemistry  and CHEM 216 - Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory   BISC 403 - Genetics  
Second Writing Requirement Breadth Requirement (5/6)
Breadth Requirement (4/6) Elective (1/8)
  Elective - Second ENGL course (2/8)
Credits: 13-14 Credits: 16
Winter of Third Year: ARSC 480 - Medical Scholars Healthcare Practicum I  or ARSC 482 - Medical Scholars Healthcare Practicum II 
Fourth Year
Humanities & Social Sciences Req. (2/3) Humanities & Social Sciences Req. (3/3)
HOSP 300 - Hospitality in Healthcare Management  or SOCI 410 - Health Services Practicum and Seminar  (DLE) Elective (5/8)
Breadth Requirement (6/6) Elective (6/8)
Elective (3/8) Elective (7/8)
Elective (4/8) Elective (8/8)
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

  *Students must complete at least 60 credits at the 300-level or higher

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department.  It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit.  Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.