Biology Major/Pre-Medical Emphasis

Major requirements total a minimum of 54 hours. This includes 31 hours in the Biology core and 23 hours in cognate requirements.

Note to Pre-Medical Students:

Biology/Pre-Med or Chemistry/Pre-Med majors automatically become members of The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, which serves as a national focus for evangelical approaches to issues in medicine, nursing, and other health care professions. In collaboration with the Christian Medical and Dental Society and other organizations, the center organizes conferences that students may attend for credit, as well as facilitating involvement in public and professional discussion of Christian values in health care. Members receive the international journal Ethics and Medicine, the center’s newsletter, and access to resources. This provides students with an opportunity to prepare for a career in medicine from a distinctively Christian perspective. Also associated with the center are Trinity’s graduate programs in bioethics, the only such opportunities offered in any evangelical school.

Required Courses for General Education (12 hrs):

BIO 111 General Biology

4 hrs

CH 111 General Chemistry I

4 hrs

MA 121 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

4 hrs

Required Courses for Major (54 hrs):

Core (31 hrs):

BIO 112 Biology: the Plant and Animal Kingdoms

4 hrs

BIO 310 Microbiology

4 hrs

BIO 340 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4 hrs

BIO 341 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4 hrs

BIO 410 Biology Seminar

1 hr

BIO 420 Cell and Molecular Biology

4 hrs

BIO 430 Developmental Biology

4 hrs

BIO 474X Introduction to Bioethics

3 hrs

BIO 475X Topics in Bioethics

3 hrs

Cognate Courses (23 hrs):

CH 112 General Chemistry II

4 hrs

CH 211 Organic Chemistry I

4 hrs

CH 212 Organic Chemistry II

4 hrs

CH 320 Biochemistry

3 hrs

PHY 111 General Physics I

4 hrs

PHY 112 General Physics II

4 hrs

Electives (highly recommended additional courses):

BIO 315 Genetics

4 hrs

BIO 320 Immunology

4 hrs

BIO 330 Animal Physiology

4 hrs

BIO 460 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy           

4 hrs

Updated to 2008-09 Catalog

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