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Below is the list of Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) Courses necessary to complete a BIMS degree. All CBKs must be completed with a grade of \u201cC\u201d or better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please direct any questions to bims@tamu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas A&M Course<\/th>Texas Common Course Number<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credit Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
BIOL 111<\/td>BIOL 1406<\/td>Introductory Biology I<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 112<\/td>BIOL 1407<\/td>Introductory Biology II<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 119<\/td>CHEM 1411<\/td>Fundamentals of Chemistry I & Lab<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 120<\/td>CHEM 1412<\/td>Fundamentals of Chemistry II & Lab<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 227 & 237<\/td>CHEM 2423<\/td>Organic Chemistry I & Lab<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
CHEM 228 & 238<\/td>CHEM 2425<\/td>Organic Chemistry II & Lab<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
PHYS 201<\/td>PHYS 1401<\/td>College Physics I<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
PHYS 202<\/td>PHYS 1402<\/td>College Physics II<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Math 142*<\/td><\/td>Business Calculus<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
*Acceptable course substitutions for MATH 142 include MATH 151, with the Texas Common Course Number being MATH 2413, and MATH 147.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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MEET WITH AN ADVISOR<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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TRANSFER STUDENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
ADVISING FORMS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE COURSES<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
REGISTERING FOR CLASSES<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Please reach out to an advisor about sequencing of these courses. Keep in mind that the CHEM courses listed above are a four semester sequence that needs to be completed by the first semester of your junior year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Undergraduate Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas A&M Course Texas Common Course Number Course Title Credit Hours BIOL 111 BIOL 1406 Introductory Biology I 4 BIOL 112 BIOL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":48,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-112","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCommon Body of Knowledge Courses - Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Undergraduate Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Below is the list of Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) Courses necessary to complete a BIMS degree. All CBKs must be completed with a grade of \u201cC\u201d or\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/bims\/advising\/common-body-of-knowledge-courses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Common Body of Knowledge Courses\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Below is the list of Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) Courses necessary to complete a BIMS degree. All CBKs must be completed with a grade of \u201cC\u201d or\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/bims\/advising\/common-body-of-knowledge-courses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Undergraduate Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/tamuvetmed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-15T16:34:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@tamuvetmed\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vetmed.tamu.edu\\\/bims\\\/advising\\\/common-body-of-knowledge-courses\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vetmed.tamu.edu\\\/bims\\\/advising\\\/common-body-of-knowledge-courses\\\/\",\"name\":\"Common Body of Knowledge Courses - 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