Advising > Allied Health Track, Pre-Physical/Occupational Therapy (Entered Fall 2007)

Required courses:

• Biology 105/155, Ecology & Evolution
• Biology 108/158, Attributes of Life
• Biology 206, Anatomy and Physiology I
• Biology 207, Anatomy and Physiology II
• Biology 306/356, Animal Physiology
• Biology 322, Neuroanatomy
• Biology 481 or 482, Senior Seminar

Required supporting courses:

• Chemistry 121/151, General Chemistry
• Chemistry 203/205, Essentials of Organic and Biochemistry
• Chemistry 224/152, General Inorganic Chemistry
• Physics 111 and 112, College Physics or Physics 151/152

Biology Majors are required to take at least one course, and earn a grade of "C-" or above, from each of the six Biology Content Categories.  Each course may count for only one content category for a student.

1. Ecology

BI 220/320, Field Ecology (PT/OT and Allied Health only)
BI 314, Ecology
BI 323, Animal Behavior
BI 380, Ecological Journey

2. Taxonomy

BI 303, Entomology
BI 307, Parasitology
BI 325, Vertebrate Biology
BI 326, Plant Biology
BI 328, Ornithology
BI 330, Microbiology
BI 380, Ecological Journey
BI 404, Evolution

3. Morphology

BI 204, Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology (Secondary Education only)
BI 206, Anatomy and Physiology I (Secondary Education, PT/OT, PA, and Allied Health only)
BI 207, Anatomy and Physiology II (PT/OT, PA, and Allied Health only)
BI 301, Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
BI 302, Histology
BI 303, Entomology
BI 304, Developmental Anatomy
BI 322, Neurobiology
BI 326, Plant Biology

4. Function

BI 204, Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology (Secondary Education only)
BI 206, Anatomy and Physiology I (Secondary Education, PT/OT, PA, and Allied Health only)
BI 207, Anatomy and Physiology II (PT/OT, PA, and Allied Health only)
BI 301, Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
BI 304, Developmental Anatomy
BI 306, Animal Physiology
BI 308, Plant Physiology
BI 312, Immunology
BI 322, Neurobiology
BI 325, Vertebrate Biology
BI 328, Ornithology
BI 413, Advanced Cell Biology

5. Molecules/Cells

BI 300, Genetics
BI 302, Histology
BI 305, Molecular and Cell Biology
BI 312, Immunology
BI 330, Microbiology
BI 407, Molecular Genetics
BI 413, Advanced Cell Biology

6. Reproduction

BI 300, Genetics
BI 307, Parasitology
BI 323, Animal Behavior
BI 404, Evolution
BI 407, Molecular Genetics

To complete the minimum of 36 biology credits, biology majors should select courses from Biology Content Categories, or other biology courses listed in the Bulletin. For those students doing research, a maximum of 6 credits of research from Biology 391 and 392 may count toward the 36 biology credits needed for the major.

Twelve biology credits must be at or above the 300-level. Exercise Science 310, Kinesiology, may count as three credits toward the minimum 36 biology credits needed for a biology major in the Allied Health Track.

Recommended courses:

• Mathematics 114, Functions
• Mathematics 140, Calculus I
• Mathematics 120, Elementary Probability and Statistics or Psychology 201, Statistical Methods in the Behavioral Sciences

Other recommended courses:
Psychology and sociology courses such as Psychology 130, Introductory Psychology; Psychology 220, Developmental Psychology: Child and Adolescent; Psychology 310, Principles of Psychopathology; Psychology 320, Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging; and Sociology 100, Introduction to Sociology; should be scheduled in consultation with the biology advisor.

Specific physical therapy/occupational therapy programs may require other courses such as communications, ethics, logic, political science, economics, computer science, and medical terminology. Consult the specific PT or OT program catalogs for this information.

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