Curriculum
In the Biomedical Science curriculum, there are 120 semester
credit hours (SCH) to be completed for the B.S. degree. Within that
number there are 84 SCH of specified courses. The remaining 36 SCH
constitute electives. Within the elective hours, students have
options within certain constraints. Three of the 36 SCH must be
taken in approved courses in the social sciences, three in humanities, three in visual
and performing arts, and 24 must be from biomedical
sciences directed electives. The remaining 3 SCH of undirected
elective courses may be, but are not restricted to biomedical
science directed electives, also any other courses the student
wishes to experience are acceptable within university offerings,
curriculum limitations, and prerequisite requirements.
By proper selection of elective courses within the University Core Curriculum,
the 3 SCH of non-directed electives and the 24 SCH of biomedical
science directed electives, students may elect a vocational
emphasis. The emphasis pertains to an area in which the student has
unique interest and in which the student desires engagement on
being graduated with a baccalaureate degree. A vocational emphasis
provides increased knowledge and employment potential in a
particular vocational area, and indicates to a potential employer a
determined effort on the part of the student to become more fully
prepared for post-baccalaureate employment.