2025-2026 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
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 309 - Laboratory in Human Anatomy (2 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) OR BOTH CMB 155 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3 credits) AND CMB 156 - Discoveries in Cell and Molecular Biology: A Research-based Laboratory Course (1 credit)
- BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3 credits) OR BOTH BIO 375 - Genetics (3 credits) AND BIO 376 - Genetics Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHM 125 - Principles of Chemistry I Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 126 - Principles of Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
- CHM 127 - Principles of Chemistry II Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 128 - Principles of Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
- CHM 235 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 236 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHM 237 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 238 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Laboratory (1 credit)
- 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)
Suggested Order of Coursework
Year One
Fall
- BIO 120 - General Biology I (4 credits) OR BOTH CMB 155 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3 credits) AND CMB 156 - Discoveries in Cell and Molecular Biology: A Research-based Laboratory Course (1 credit)
- CHM 125 - Principles of Chemistry I Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 126 - Principles of Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Winter
- BMS 208 - Human Anatomy (3 credits)
- CHM 127 - Principles of Chemistry II Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 128 - Principles of Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Year Two
Fall
- BMS 290 - Human Physiology (3 credits)
- CHM 235 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Lecture (4 credits) AND CHM 236 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I Laboratory (1 credit)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Winter
- BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
- BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology (1 credit)
- CHM 237 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Lecture (3 credits) AND CHM 238 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences II Laboratory (1 credit)
- MTH 123 - Trigonometry (3 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Year Three
Fall
- BMS 391 - Laboratory in Human Physiology (2 credits)
- CHM 461 - Biochemistry I (4 credits)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5 credits)
- General Education
- Elective
Winter
- BMS 309 - Laboratory in Human Anatomy (2 credits)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5 credits)
- General Education, Issues
- General Education
- Elective
Year Four
Fall
- BOTH BIO 375 - Genetics (3 credits) AND BIO 376 - Genetics Laboratory (1 credit) OR BIO 355 - Human Genetics (3 credits)
- BMS 495 - Concepts in Wellness (Capstone) (3 credits)
- Biomedical science elective
- General Education, Issues
- General Education
Winter
- Biomedical science elective
- Biomedical science elective
- General Education (if remaining)
- Elective
- Elective