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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biomedical Sciences, B.S.


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This degree will provide students with the academic preparation for acceptance into various professional and graduate degree programs such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, optometry, pharmacy, clinical laboratory technology, cytotechnology, and physician assistant. Core courses selected by each student will be based on his or her career goals.

Admission

To be accepted into the Bachelor of Science degree, a student must meet the general requirements for admission into Adventist University of Health Sciences (see General Studies Admission  in the Admission Information  section), and:

  1. Submit the Biomedical Sciences Program Application once admitted to the University. The application can be accessed at http://my.adu.edu.
  2. Have a minimum admissions GPA of 3.00 in high school or a GPA of 3.00 on a minimum of 12 college credits. GPAs presented to the Admissions Committee for each applicant will be a cumulative record of all college-level work.
  3. Submit two recommendations on ADU Recommendation Forms. If an applicant to an undergraduate program has completed at least one trimester at Adventist University of Health Sciences before being admitted to a program, one of the two recommendations must come from any Adventist University faculty member, adjunct professor, tutoring coordinator, chaplain, or academic coach/ advisor. Special recommendation forms for this requirement are available in the Office of Enrollment Services.
  4. Have a minimum ACT composite score of 19 or a minimum combined score of 910 on the SAT. Applicants having 24 or more college-level credits from a regionally accredited college are exempt from this requirement.

Progression

Students may progress toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences when they:

  1. Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.70.
  2. Earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in all science and health science requirements.
  3. Successfully repeat courses in which a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) was not achieved.

Completion

Adventist University of Health Sciences will consider students for graduation and conferral of a Bachelor of Science degree when they have met the general University requirements for graduation (see Graduation  in the Academic Information  section) and have:

  1. Completed a minimum of 124 trimester hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50.
  2. Completed the prescribed course of study with a minimum of 42 upper division credits.
  3. Achieved a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) in all science and health science requirements.
  4. Completed competency assessment requirements.
  5. Completed a minimum of 86 trimester hours in residence at Adventist University of Health Sciences. For students entering the Baccalaureate program with a degree, 36 trimester hours must be completed at Adventist University.
  6. Completed the service-learning requirement.

Curriculum


Liberal Arts Requirements - 58 credits


Humanities (6 credits)


Religion (13 credits)


Health and Physical Education (3 credits)


Note:


1 Precalculus or Calculus strongly recommended.
2 American Government or American Political Science will be accepted as a History Elective.

Note:


1 Mandatory (Students may choose between Anatomy and Physiology and General Biology.)

Electives - 13 credits


All students must complete 42 upper division credits. This requirement may be completed with 300- and 400-level elective courses.

Suggested Course of Study


First Year


Second Year


Third Year


Fourth Year


Trimester Total: 14

Trimester Total: 14/15

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