2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Requirements
Degree Requirements
Students must complete the general university degree requirements as identified in the General Academic Policies section of the Grand Valley State University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.
Required Biomedical Sciences Courses
- BMS 208 - Human Anatomy (3 credits)
- BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
- BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology (1 credit)
- BMS 290 - Human Physiology (3 credits)
- BMS 391 - Laboratory in Human Physiology (2 credits)
- BMS 495 - Concepts in Wellness (Capstone) (3 credits)
Additional Required Courses
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits)
- BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3 credits) OR BOTH BIO 375 - Genetics (3 credits) AND BIO 376 - Genetics Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHM 115 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
- CHM 116 - Principles of Chemistry II (5 credits)
- CHM 241 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I (5 credits)
- CHM 242 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II (4 credits)
- CHM 461 - Biochemistry I (4 credits)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits)
- MTH 123 - Trigonometry (3 credits)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5 credits)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Biomedical Sciences Electives
Nine additional hours of upper-division (BMS 300-level and higher) biomedical sciences courses, excluding BMS 374 and BMS 495.
In addition, the following courses outside of BMS may also be included in these nine hours:
- BIO 302 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4 credits)
- BIO 416 - Advanced Genetics Laboratory (2 credits)
- BIO 422 - Animal Developmental Biology (3 credits)
- CMB 451 - Bioinformatics: Tools and Techniques for Life Scientists (3 credits)
- CMB 405 - Cell and Molecular Biology (4 credits)
- CMB 406 - Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (2 credits)
- CMB 411 - Genetics of Development and Cancer (3 credits)
- CMB 414 - Molecular Biology of the Gene (3 credits)
- CMB 426 - Research Applications in Molecular Genetics (4 credits)
- CMB 440 - Research Applications in Drosophila Genomics (3 credits)
- CMB 452 - Computer Modeling and Drug Design (3 credits)
- CMB 460 - Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics (3 credits)
- CHM 462 - Techniques in Biochemistry (3 credits)
- CHM 463 - Biochemistry II (3 credits)
Nutrition Science Emphasis
Graduates from this emphasis will be prepared to pursue graduate training in many disciplines within the biomedical sciences, especially nutrition or physiology. Students who wish to become a registered dietician can do so by completing an accredited didactic program in dietetics at the graduate level and an approved dietetic internship program. The nutrition emphasis also offers outstanding preparation for premedical or prephysician assistant students who are interested in understanding the mechanisms by which diet influences health and disease. In addition, this emphasis will prepare graduates for career opportunities as a laboratory technician. Because it is impossible to design one curriculum to fulfill the requirements of every graduate school or career choice, it is the student's responsibility, in consultation with an advisor, to see that requirements are met for the graduate schools or careers in which the student is interested.
Required Biomedical Sciences Courses
- BMS 105 - Basic Nutrition (3 credits)
- BMS 208 - Human Anatomy (3 credits)
- BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
- BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology (1 credit)
- BMS 290 - Human Physiology (3 credits)
- BMS 391 - Laboratory in Human Physiology (2 credits)
- BMS 495 - Concepts in Wellness (Capstone) (3 credits)
AND any four of the following five nutrition courses (12 credits):
- BMS 305 - Clinical Nutrition (3 credits)
- BMS 306 - Advanced Human Nutrition (3 credits)
- BMS 304 - Community Nutrition (3 credits)
- BMS 407 - Nutrition in the Life Cycle (3 credits)
- BMS 415 - Nutrition and Physical Performance (3 credits)
Additional Required Courses
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits)
- BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3 credits) OR BOTH BIO 375 - Genetics (3 credits) AND BIO 376 - Genetics Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHM 115 - Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
- CHM 116 - Principles of Chemistry II (5 credits)
- CHM 241 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I (5 credits)
- CHM 242 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II (4 credits)
- CHM 461 - Biochemistry I (4 credits)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits)
- MTH 123 - Trigonometry (3 credits)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5 credits)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)