In addition to the courses required for the Psychology Major, students will take:

Biology 110, 111, 112, 113, 220 or 230* and 221 or 230*

Physics 207, 208, 215, and 216

Chemistry 107 (or 105H), 108 (or 106H), 115, 231, 232, 233, 234, and 317

Starting in the 2021-2022 catalog, either Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 220/221) or Cell and Mollectular Biology (BIOL 230/231) can apply to the PSYC Pre-Med concentration. If you are in teh 2020 or earlier catalog and elect to substitute BIOL 230/231 for 220/221, please meet with your advisor to submit substitution paperwork.

Course Descriptions

See the University's on-line catalog for the most current course descriptions.

BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Organic molecules, cell structure and function, Mendelian genetics, general physiology and reproduction.

Prereq: Minimum ACT English score of 23 or better or ENGL 101 with a grade of “C” or better, and eligibility for MATH 105
Rstr: Students will be allowed to enroll in this course only three times. Only one course of BIOL 110, BIOL 121, or BIOL 206 can be used towards a degree.

BIOL 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Molecular genetics, evolution, speciation, plant reproduction and structure, community structures and interactions, biochemical cycles, biodiversity, and conservation.

Prereq: BIOL 110 with a grade of “C” or better

BIOL 112 - Fundamentals of Biology I Lab
1 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 2 Lab Hour(s)

Pre/Coreq: BIOL 110
Rstr: Students may enroll in this course a maximum of three times.

BIOL 113 - Fundamentals of Biology II Lab
1 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 2 Lab Hour(s)

Prereq: BIOL 112
Pre/Coreq: BIOL 111

BIOL 220 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Structure and function of all body systems.

Prereq: BIOL 110 with a grade of “C” or better
Coreq: BIOL 221
Rstr: Biology and allied health majors. Students will be allowed to enroll in this course only twice.

BIOL 221 - Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory
1 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 2 Lab Hour(s)

Integrated cat anatomy and basic human physiology principles.

Prereq: BIOL 110 with a grade of “C” or better
Coreq: BIOL 220
Rstr: Students will be allowed to enroll in this course only twice.

BIOL 230 - Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology

3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Structure and function of cells and molecules essential to cellular process.

Prereq: BIOL 110 and BIOL 112 with a grade of “C” or better, BIOL 111 and CHEM 107

Coreq: BIOL 231

BIOL 231 - Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory

1 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 3 Lab Hour(s)

Prereq: BIOL 111 and BIOL 112
Coreq: BIOL 230

PHYS 207 - Introduction to Physics I
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Prereq: MATH 110, MATH 143, MATH 210, MATH 270, or MATH 272

PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Prereq: PHYS 207

PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I
1 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 3 Lab Hour(s)

Experiments illustrating principles in mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics.

Prereq: PHYS 201 or PHYS 207

PHYS 216 - Physics Laboratory II
1 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 3 Lab Hour(s)

Experiments illustrating principles in electricity, magnetism, optics, and atomic physics.

Prereq: PHYS 202 or PHYS 208

CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Principles and problems of chemistry.

Prereq: Minimum ACT Math score of 23, or SAT Math score of 570, or credit in MATH 103 and MATH 104 or MATH 105 or MATH 109 or MATH 270 with a grade of “C” or better.
Rstr: Credit for CHEM 107 prohibits earning additional degree credit in CHEM 101, CHEM 105, or CHEM 212.

CHEM 108 - General Chemistry II
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Continuation of principles and problems of chemistry.

Prereq: CHEM 105 or CHEM 107

CHEM 115 - General Chemistry Laboratory
2 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 6 Lab Hour(s)

Pre/Coreq: CHEM 106 or CHEM 108

CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Structure, nomenclature, preparation, reactions, stereochemistry and mechanisms of reactions of organic compounds.

Prereq: CHEM 106 or CHEM 108

CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry II
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Continuation of structure, nomenclature, preparation, reactions, stereochemistry and mechanisms of reactions of organic compounds.

Prereq: CHEM 231

CHEM 233 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
1 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 3 Lab Hour(s)

Prereq: CHEM 106 or CHEM 108 and CHEM 115
Pre/Coreq: CHEM 231 or CHEM 240

CHEM 234 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
2 Credit Hour(s) 0 Lecture Hour(s) 4 Lab Hour(s)

Prereq: CHEM 233
Pre/Coreq: CHEM 232

CHEM 317 - Biochemistry I
3 Credit Hour(s) 3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)

Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzymes and metabolism.

Pre/Coreq: CHEM 232