Director: Dr. Griffith Parks
Burnett Building at Lake Nona (BBS), 101K
407-823-5932
Admission Requirements
- Students who declare this major are admitted in a "Pending" status.
- In order for students to transition out of "Pending" status, they must earn a "C" or better in each of the following courses or their equivalents: BSC 2010C, CHM 2045C, CHM 2046, CHM 2210.
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students should complete the General Education Program before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
- Grades below "C" in Common Program Prerequisites, Core Requirements and Restricted Electives are not accepted.
- Students in undergraduate majors within the College of Medicine are expected to consistently make good progress towards their degrees. Therefore, the COM/BSBS Progress Policy mandates that undergraduate students meet the requirements of the policy. Below are the specific requirements of the Progress Policy:
- Students with 3 withdrawal (W) grades will be placed in a probationary status.
- Students with 5 withdrawal (W) grades will meet with an advisor from the Knights Major Exploration and Transition Center for selection of a different major.
- Medical withdrawals are not included in this withdrawal component.
- Students who earned 5 low grades (C-, D, F, W, NC, U) will be placed on a probationary status and will meet with a peer mentor for major advising.
- Students who earn more than 8 low grades (C-, D, F, W, NC, U), will meet with an advisor from Knights Major Exploration and Transition Center for selection of a different major.
- Students with 2 unsuccessful attempts of the same UCF course will be placed on a probationary status and will meet with a peer mentor for major advising.
- Students with 3 unsuccessful attempts of the same UCF course will meet with an advisor from the Knights Major Exploration and Transition Center for selection of a different major.
- Students should consult with a BSBS academic advisor at least one time each semester.
General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
- Certain courses must be selected in GEP for this major, bringing the total GEP hours to more than 36.
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- SPC 1603C - Fundamentals of Technical Presentations Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Cultural and Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 4 (Required)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Science Foundations (8 Credit Hours)
1 Requires Passing Chemistry Placement Test or Prerequisites CHM 1025 and MAC 1105 with a C or better
- BSC 2010C - Biology I Credit Hours: 4
- CHM 2045C - Chemistry Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 4 1
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)
See “Common Prerequisites” in the Transfer and Transitions Services section for more information.
1 See Transfer Notes for possible substitutions.
- BSC 2010C - Biology I Credit Hours: 4 (GEP)
- BSC 2011C - Biology II Credit Hours: 4
- CHM 2045C - Chemistry Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 4 1 (GEP)
- CHM 2046 - Chemistry Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2046L - Chemistry Fundamentals Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
- MAC 2311C - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 4 (GEP)
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
- CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2211L - Organic Laboratory Techniques I Credit Hours: 2
Select one of the following sequences of courses:
- PHY 2053C - College Physics I Credit Hours: 4
- PHY 2054C - College Physics II Credit Hours: 4
or
- PHY 2048C - General Physics Using Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
- PHY 2049C - General Physics Using Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
Core Requirements: Basic Level
Math and Statistics
- MAC 2311C - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 4 (GEP)
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
Chemistry
- CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2211L - Organic Laboratory Techniques I Credit Hours: 2
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
Biomedical Sciences (22 Credit Hours)
- The following core courses are for students completing the general Biomedical Science degree.
Life Sciences
- MCB 3020C - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 5
- BSC 3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods Credit Hours: 4
- PCB 3522 - Molecular Biology I Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 4524 - Molecular Biology II Credit Hours: 3
Select one of the following sequences of courses:
- PCB 4280 - Molecular Immunology Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 3233L - Immunology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
- or
- PCB 3233 - Immunology Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 3233L - Immunology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
Biochemistry (3 Credit Hours)
- BCH 4024 - Medical Biochemistry Credit Hours: 4
- or
- BCH 4053 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Electives
Biomedical Sciences Restricted Electives (17 Credit Hours)
- Select a minimum of five (5) courses from the list below. At least two (2) out of the five (5) must have a laboratory component. No more than two (2) may be MLS courses. Enrollment in some MLS courses is restricted. Check with an advisor before enrolling.
- Students can only select two (2) of the following BCH 4054, BCH 4103L, PCB 3063, PCB 4514, ZOO 4603C.
- As an alternative to one (1) of these listed electives, students can take part in a GEAR course, the PURE program, the PILOT course, or carry out an HIM thesis. Any one of these courses or programs will substitute for a restricted elective course with a laboratory component.
- Additional restricted electives can be taken as approved by the Associate Director.
1 Recommended for Preprofessional students
2 Students must take in order for the combination to count as 1 restricted elective.
- BCH 4054 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3 1
- BCH 4103L - Biochemical Methods Credit Hours: 2
- BOT 4434C - General Mycology Credit Hours: 4
- BSC 3424 - Nanobiotechnology Credit Hours: 3
- BSC 4434 - Biomedical Informatics: Sequence Analysis Credit Hours: 3
- BSC 4439 - Biomedical Informatics: Structure Analysis Credit Hours: 3
- MCB 3202 - Principles of Infectious Disease Credit Hours: 3 1
- MCB 3203 - Pathogenic Microbiology Credit Hours: 3 2
- MCB 4404 - Bacterial Genetics and Physiology Credit Hours: 3 1
- MCB 4114C - Determinative & Systemic Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
- MCB 4207 - Infectious Processes Credit Hours: 3 1
- MCB 4204 - Cellular Microbiology: Host-Pathogen Interactions Credit Hours: 3
- MCB 4276 - Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Credit Hours: 3 1
- MCB 4312 - Molecular Biotechnology Credit Hours: 3 1
- MCB 4503C - Virology Credit Hours: 3 1
- MCB 4603 - Environmental Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
- MCB 4721C - Methods in Biotechnology Credit Hours: 4
- MCB 4970H - Honors Undergraduate Thesis II Credit Hours: 3
- MCB 4224 - Molecular Biology of Diseases Credit Hours: 3 1
- MCB 4653 - Applied Industrial Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
- MCB 5932 - Current Topics in Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
- MLS 3220C - Techniques in Clinical Microscopy Credit Hours: 3
- MLS 3305 - Hematology Credit Hours: 3 1
- MLS 4334 - Hemostasis Credit Hours: 3 1
- MLS 4430C - Clinical Microbiology I Credit Hours: 4 1
- MLS 4505 - Immunodiagnostics Credit Hours: 3 1
- MLS 4625 - Advanced Clinical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
- MLS 4630 - Advanced Clinical Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 3063 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 3703C - Human Physiology Credit Hours: 4 1
- PCB 4028 - Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 4135 - Applied Molecular Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 4174 - Foundation of Bio-Imaging Science Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 4234 - Cancer Biology Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 4264 - Stem Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 4284 - Immunobiology Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 4514 - Genetics II Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 4521 - Tissue Engineering Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 4529C - Experimental Molecular Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
- PCB 4663 - Human Genetics Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 4708L - Laboratory Virtual Simulations in Physiology Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 4805 - Endocrinology Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 4832 - Cellular and Molecular Basis of Brain Functions Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 4833 - Advanced Human Physiology Credit Hours: 3 1
- PCB 4843 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 5275 - Signal Transduction Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
- ZOO 4701 - Dissection Techniques Credit Hours: 3 1
- ZOO 3733C - Honors Human Anatomy Credit Hours: 4 1
- ZOO 3744 - Neurobiology Credit Hours: 3 1
- ZOO 3755C - Introductory Histology Credit Hours: 4 1
- ZOO 4603C - Embryology/Development Credit Hours: 5 1
- ZOO 4605 - Human Clinical Embryology and Congenital Malformation Credit Hours: 3 1
- ZOO 4742 - Advanced Neurobiology Credit Hours: 3 1
- ZOO 4743C - Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience Credit Hours: 4 1
- ZOO 4747C - Clinical Neuroscience Credit Hours: 4
- ZOO 4756C - Comparative Vertebrate Histology Credit Hours: 4 1
- ZOO 5745C - Neuroanatomical Pathways and their Neurotransmitters Credit Hours: 4
- MCB 4414 - Microbial Metabolism Credit Hours: 3
Capstone Requirements
Electives
- Variable. Students are encouraged to participate in undergraduate research if interested in pursuing graduate or professional education.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
Graduation
Additional Requirements
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Students must complete all coursework in the baccalaureate curriculum as shown, and, earn a GPA of at least 2.0 for all coursework in the Core and Restricted Electives.
- Independent study, directed research, or similar credit may not be used as a Restricted Elective.
- A minimum of 20 hours must be taken at UCF in the department of the major.
- Students will be required to take a comprehensive test during their last semester.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Application and admission through the Department and the Burnett Honors College.
- Fulfill University requirements for Honors in the Major and maintain a 3.2 UCF GPA; 3.5 in the major; 3.2 cumulative average for graded upper division courses regardless of the institution.
- Complete the following course with a grade of B or better (4 credits):
- BSC 3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods Credit Hours: 4
- Complete the following with a grade of B or better and successfully complete the oral defense of the Honors Thesis (3 credits):
- MCB 4970H - Honors Undergraduate Thesis II Credit Hours: 1
Related Programs
- Biology (B.S.)
- Biotechnology (B.S.)
- Chemistry (B.S.)
- Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.S.)
Certificates
Related Minors
- Biology Minor
- Chemistry Minor
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
- Students who begin a two semester sequence course (e.g. General Chemistry) at a Florida College System institution are strongly encouraged to complete the sequence before transferring. If it will not be possible to complete the sequence before transferring, the student should postpone beginning the course until enrolling at UCF.
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $39 per term
- Full-Time Student: $78 per term
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (14 Credit Hours)
1 or follow math sequence determined by Math Placement Exam
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2045C - Chemistry Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 4
- MAC 2311C - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 4 1
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (14 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2046 - Chemistry Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 3
- CHM 2046L - Chemistry Fundamentals Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
- BSC 2010C - Biology I Credit Hours: 4
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (14 Credit Hours)
- CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
- MCB 3020C - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 5
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
- BSC 3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods Credit Hours: 4
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective or Elective Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- CHM 2211L - Organic Laboratory Techniques I Credit Hours: 2
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Summer (9 Credit Hours)
- Restricted Elective or Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- CHM 2211L - Organic Laboratory Techniques I Credit Hours: 2
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (13 Credit Hours)
- PCB 3522 - Molecular Biology I Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
1 Students electing to enroll in the PHY2048/2049 sequence must plan to accommodate MAC 2311/2312 as prerequisites
- PHY 2053C - College Physics I Credit Hours: 4
- PHY 2048C - General Physics Using Calculus I Credit Hours: 4 1
Junior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
- PCB 4524 - Molecular Biology II Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
1 Students electing to enroll in the PHY2048/2049 sequence must plan to accommodate MAC 2311/2312 as prerequisites
- PHY 2054C - College Physics II Credit Hours: 4
- PHY 2049C - General Physics Using Calculus II Credit Hours: 4 1
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- PCB 3233L - Immunology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
- and
- PCB 4280 - Molecular Immunology Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 3233 - Immunology Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- MCB 4414 - Microbial Metabolism Credit Hours: 3
- BCH 4053 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- PCB 3233L - Immunology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
- and
- PCB 4280 - Molecular Immunology Credit Hours: 3
- PCB 3233 - Immunology Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- BCH 4053 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
