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Bachelor of Science in Biology - Pre-Professional.
Bachelor of Science in Biology - Pre-Professional.

Bachelor of Science in Biology - Pre-Professional.

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • Qualifications for this program include the following criteria: a. Completion of at least the sophomore year (8 units in the college preparatory curriculum) of high school; b. A grade average of 3.00 or better in all academic subjects completed in high school; and c. Recommendation of the high school principal or counselor.

  • International applicants must provide official copies of academic records from all secondary, pre-university program, and colleges/universities attended. 

  • Have all academic records sent directly from the schools (whenever possible).

  • All documents must be in English or have a certified English translation.  

  • Send external examination results or predicted results.  Examples: predicted IB results, GCSE/IGCSE results, WAEC results, etc.

  • Explanation of educational gaps larger than 13 months.

  • Submit any additional documents requested by the Concord University Office of Admissions

  • Transfer international applicants are required to submit:

  • Students who have attended an international college or university must submit an official transcript evaluation from WES (World Education Services) or ECE (Education Credential Evaluators).  

English requirements

  • All international applicants looking to enroll directly into an undergraduate program must demonstrate English proficiency in the following manner:

  • SAT ERW Score of at least 470 or

  • ACT English score of at least 15 and Reading score of at least 18 or

  • TOEFL iBT score of at least 60 or

  • IELTS band of at least 6.0 or

  • Duolingo English Test score of at least 85 or

  • GTEC score of at least 1095 or

  • Eiken scores of at least 2A or

  • iTEP score of at least 3.5 or

  • ​Successful completion of an Intensive English Program 

  • ​Applicants may still be admitted without these minimum scores.  For those who do not demonstrate English proficiency, Concord University will required students to enroll in English language courses taught by our ESL department.

Course Information

 the Bachelor of Science in Biology - Pre-Professional. The pre-professional major is designed for students planning on going to medical school, dental school, veterinary school, or pursuing a career in another health related area and for students interested in graduate school or other pre-professional programs.

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Core Requirements:

  • The degree of Bachelor of Science, with a major in biology, requires successful completion of 120 semester hours including (1) the Program of General Studies (six hours of foreign language is recommended); (2) one of the biology programs listed below; and (3) a program of electives or a minor as worked out with the student’s adviser; recommended minors include chemistry, geology, physics, psychology, mathematics, computer science, or statistics.

  • Biology - Preprofessional Requirements:

  • 78 Hours

  • 34 hours in Biology

  • BIOL 101 General Biology I (4)

  • BIOL 102 General Biology II (4)

  • BIOL 201 Ecology and Field Methods (4)

  • BIOL 202 Animals as Organisms (4)

  • BIOL 301 Plants as Organisms (4)

  • BIOL 302 Cell and Molecular Biology (4)

  • BIOL 401 Genetics (4)

  • BIOL 455 Biology Capstone (2)

  • One course from the following:

  • BIOL 235 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)

  • BIOL 237 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)

  • BIOL 330 Microbiology (4)

  • 19 hours in Chemistry

  • CHEM 101 General Chemistry I (3)

  • CHEM 111 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)

  • CHEM 102 General Chemistry II (3)

  • CHEM 112 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)

  • CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry I (4)

  • CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry II (4)

  • CHEM 341 Biochemistry I (3)

  • 8 hours in Physics

  • PHYS 101 Introductory Physics (4)

  • or

  • PHYS 201 University Physics with Calculus, Part 1 (4)

  • PHYS 102 Intermediate Physics (4)

  • or

  • PHYS 202 University Physics with Calculus, Part 2 (4)

  • 7-13 hours in Mathematics

  • MATH 105 Elementary Statistics (3)

  • MATH 250 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (4)

  • *(MATH 103 /MATH 104 or equivalent proficiency required).

  • 10 hours of Science Electives

  • At least 6 hours in biology; N SC 300C/N SC 300D/N SC 300E may be substituted for three of these hours

  • *Note:

  • Science electives for each program may come from courses listed under Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Mathematics (course numbers 200 and higher), N SC 300C/N SC 300D/N SC 300E, or PSY 370 and/or PSY 402. N SC 325 may be used only once to fulfill science elective credit.

  • MATH 103 and/or 104 will be waived for those students establishing “equivalent proficiency” as defined by the Department of Mathematics (Mathematics ACT 25 or 28)

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