BioHealth Sciences Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This major offers the following option(s):
- Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science
- Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry
- Pre-Optometry
- Pre-Pharmacy
- Pre-Physical Therapy
- Pre-Physician Assistant
Administered by the Department of Microbiology under the School of Life Sciences.
The undergraduate BS degree in BioHealth Sciences is designed for students seeking an interdisciplinary background in the life sciences, public health, and social sciences. The major consists of a comprehensive core with a strong biological and physical science foundation combined with a variety of health and social science courses in a unique blend formulated to meet the needs of students interested in a career in the healthcare field. BioHealth Sciences majors receive excellent training for a variety of professional programs.
Students may elect to complete one transcript-visible option in Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, or Pre-Physician Assistant. An option is not required. Options in the BHS major require additional credits beyond the basic BHS major, although most students can complete the BHS core plus the additional course work in four years.
Major Code: 606
- Apply scientific knowledge from multiple fields to critically analyze health-related problems.
- Communicate science and health concepts, data, and analytical arguments clearly, professionally, and concisely; both verbally and in writing.
- Practice flexible professional skills needed for careers in health sciences professional fields.
- Recognize, evaluate, and respond appropriately to the needs of a diverse demographic population.
Students in the BHS major must complete the following courses (or the honors version) with a C– or better:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 12 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
BioHealth Sciences Core Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BHS 110 | BIOHEALTH SCIENCES ORIENTATION | 1 |
| Mathematics and Statistics Core | ||
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| or ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | |
| Select two MTH courses from the following: | 8 | |
| *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ||
| *ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS | ||
| *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | ||
| CALCULUS AND PROBABILTITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | ||
| *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | ||
| INTEGRAL CALCULUS | ||
| Chemistry and Physics Core + | ||
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| CH 331 & CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 8 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| PH 201 & PH 202 & PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS | 15 |
| Biological Sciences Core | ||
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BB 450 & BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 7 |
| BHS 329 | MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PATHOLOGY | 3 |
| BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 12 |
| MB 302 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| MB 310 | BACTERIAL MOLECULAR GENETICS | 3-4 |
| or BI 311 | GENETICS | |
| MB 416 | IMMUNOLOGY | 3 |
| or BHS 316 | PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY | |
| Writing Intensive Course | ||
| Select one of the following WIC courses: | 3 | |
| ^MICROBIAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN HEALTH | ||
| ^EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EPIDEMICS | ||
| Health and Social Sciences Core | ||
| H 210 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 3 |
| H 225 | *SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH DETERMINANTS | 4 |
| PHAR 210 | TERMINOLOGY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES | 2 |
| PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| Select two of the following Cultural Competency courses: | 6-8 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE | ||
| *FOOD JUSTICE | ||
| *THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION | ||
| *ETHNIC MINORITIES IN OREGON | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM | ||
| *CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES IN THE U.S. | ||
| *DISEASE AND SOCIETY | ||
| *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY | ||
| *PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| *FAT STUDIES | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO QUEER STUDIES | ||
| *SOCIAL INEQUALITY | ||
| SPANISH FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS I | ||
| SPANISH FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS II | ||
| *SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION IN WOMEN'S LIVES | ||
| Upper-division Science Courses 1 | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| *MOLECULAR MEDICINE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE | ||
| ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| TEACHING PRACTICUM | ||
| ADVANCED TEACHING PRACTICUM | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
UD CH 300–CH 498 2 | ||
UD MB 400–MB 498 3 | ||
| Remaining Bacc Core and/or electives to reach the 180 credit requirement | 52-58 | |
| Total Credits | 180-185 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | This requirement is automatically met if any BHS option is completed |
| 2 | Not to include CH 331, CH 332, CH 334, CH 335, CH 336, CH 337 or CH 374 |
| 3 | Not to include MB 416 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| No more than 3 credits may come from the following courses: | ||
| TEACHING PRACTICUM | ||
| ADVANCED TEACHING PRACTICUM | ||
| RESEARCH | ||
| THESIS | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| PROJECTS | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| RESEARCH | ||
| THESIS | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| SPECIAL PROJECTS | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
Major Code: 606
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BHS 110 | BIOHEALTH SCIENCES ORIENTATION | 1 |
| CH 231 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 261 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 1 |
| MTH 111 | *COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS | 1 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CH 232 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 262 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 1 |
| MTH 112 | *ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 233 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CH 263 | *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 1 |
| PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| ST 201 or ST 351 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS or INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Speech | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 221 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 4 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PHAR 210 | TERMINOLOGY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES | 2 |
| PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 222 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| H 225 | *SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH DETERMINANTS | 4 |
| Writing II | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 4 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| H 210 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 3 |
| Western Culture | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PH 201 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| BHS 323 or MB 385 | ^MICROBIAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN HEALTH or ^EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EPIDEMICS | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MB 302 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Literature and the Arts | 4 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BHS 316 or MB 416 | PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY or IMMUNOLOGY | 3 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Two Cultural Competency courses | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 311 or MB 310 | GENETICS or BACTERIAL MOLECULAR GENETICS | 4 |
| Synthesis: Science, Technology, and Society | 3 | |
| Elective | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BHS 329 | MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PATHOLOGY | 3 |
| Synthesis: Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Two upper-division science courses | 7 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
| 1 | Not to include CH 331, CH 332, CH 334, CH 335, CH 336, CH 337 or CH 374. |
| 2 | Not to include MB 416. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |