Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, B.S., Specialization in Pre-clinical professions for medicine, dentistry, optometry, and veterinary medicine

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The Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences (CDS) provides excellent preparation for admission to a variety of professional schools. For a student desiring greater flexibility in planning their academic program, the Pre-Professional Specialization professions specialization may be of interest. Students should consult with the CDS adviser as to the academic option most suitable for the individual student’s academic career goals.

Academic Advising

All students are required to meet with their professional academic adviser in the School of Health Sciences at least once a year to review progress toward their degree.

Pre-Clinical Professions Specialization course requirements

Students pursuing a specialization in pre-clinical professions must complete the degree requirements for the major in Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, B.S. and take the following courses for the specialization (a minimum of 120 credits required):

PHY 1010 - General Physics I (4) and PHY 1100 - General Physics Lab I (1)
PHY 1020 - General Physics II (4) and PHY 1110 - General Physics Lab II (1)
CHM 1440 - General Chemistry I (4)
CHM 1450 - General Chemistry II (4)
CHM 1470 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHM 1480 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHM 2340 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHM 2350 - Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHM 2370 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
CDS 4000 - Medical Genetics (4)
CDS 4050 - Pharmacology (3)
CDS 4140 - Hematology/Hemostasis I (3)
CDS 4230 - Medical Immunology (3)
CDS 4250 - Medical Biochemistry (4)
CDS 4300 - Clinical Microbiology (4) or CDS 3300 - Microbiology of Infectious Diseases (3)
CDS 4310 - Clinical Microbiology Laboratory (1) or CDS 3310 - Microbiology of Infectious Diseases Laboratory (1)

And a minimum of 12 elective credits from the following courses:

BIO 1300 - Biology II (4)
BIO 3140 - Histology (4) and BIO 3141 - Histology Laboratory (1)
BIO 3620 - Medical Physiology (4)
BIO 4100 - Advanced Visceral Human Anatomy (4)
BIO 4112 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy (4)
BIO 4620 - Advanced Human Physiology (4)
BIO 4622 - Endocrinology (4)
CDS 4010 - Human Pathology (4)
CDS 4020 - Molecular Diagnostics (3)
CDS 4150 - Hematology/Hemostasis Laboratory I (1)
CDS 4160 - Hematology/Hemostasis II (4)
CDS 4170 - Hematology/Hemostasis Laboratory II (1)
CDS 4270 - Clinical Chemistry (4) and CDS 4280 - Clinical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CDS 4350 - Clinical Parasitology, Mycology, Virology (3) and CDS 4360 - Clinical Parasitology, Mycology, Virology Lab (1)
CDS 4600 - Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis (3)
CDS 4929 - Directed Readings (1 TO 3)
CDS 4995 - Directed Research (1 TO 4)
HS 1000 - Careers in Health (1)
HS 3430 - Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)
MTH 1441 - Precalculus (4)
MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
NTR 2500 - Human Nutrition and Health (3)
NTR 4100 - Nutrition and Lifecycles (4)
PH 3000 - Introduction to Public Health (3)
PHL 3500 - Clinical Ethics (4)
PSY 2250 - Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
PSY 2410 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4)
PSY 2420 - Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (4)
SOC 3230 - Alcohol, Drugs and Society (4)
SOC 3430 - Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)
WHP 3250 - Issues in Women’s Health (4)
WRT 1050 - Composition I (4)
or additional electives as approved. Some prerequisite courses may not count as electives, please consult with the professional academic adviser in the School of Health Sciences.