Biomedicine Certificate
Some students wish to become more competitive applicants for professional health school and only need a one-year program to enhance their application. Our Biomedicine Certificate allows you to pick and chose which graduate-level natural science courses you need and would like to take. Our curriculum will set your application apart with our built-in cross-cultural experience, practicum shadowing, and interdisciplinary course offerings.
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The biomedical teaching certificate includes 15 semester hours of of core curriculum courses and 13 hours of electives.
Curriculum (28 SH)
Core Courses (15 SH)
- BMC 551 Developmental Biology
- BMC 612 Human Anatomy
- BMC 562 Human Physiology
- BMC 561 Biochemistry
- BMC 610 Interdisciplinary Seminar I
- BMC 611 Interdisciplinary Seminar II
- BMC 613 Research Design and Statistics
- BMX 603 Cross-cultural Healthcare
- BMC 623 Research in Biomedicine Summer
- BMC 623 Research in Biomedicine Fall
- BMC 598 Biomedicine Practicum
- BMX 611 Biomedicine Faith and Ethics
*For the Biomedical Teaching concentration 1 of the 3 core required laboratory science courses (BMC 551, BMC 561 or BMC 612) may be replaced with equivalent hours in elective BMS courses.
Biomedical Teaching Concentration Courses (6 SH)
- EDCC 501 Creating Cultures of Change
- EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education
Electives (12 SH)
Choose 4 of the below courses
- EDCI 501 Curriculum and Instruction Strategies
- EDDA 511 Teaching Diverse Learners
- EDCI 511 Teaming and Collaboration
- EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution
- EDCT 681 Online Learning Tools for Classroom (online)
- EDCT 681 Everything Google for Classroom (online)
- EDDT 581 Language and Culture (online)
- EDCT 541 Instructional Technology for Problem-based Learning (online)
Requisite courses
- BMS 501 Biomed Organic Chemistry I
- BMS 502 Biomed Organic Chemistry II
** Requisite courses if not completed as undergrad prerequisites. Both these courses will count toward elective credit.
Biomedicine Pre-Medical Certificate
With a Pre-Medical Certificate, you will simultaneously take undergraduate and graduate level pre-health courses. By taking basic natural science courses and more advanced science, psychology, ethics, and research courses, you will be adequately prepared for the MCAT and the rigors of medical school.
Curriculum (48 SH)
Biomedicine Core Courses (35 SH)
- BMC 561 Biochemistry
- BMC 610 Interdisciplinary Seminar I
- BMC 611 Interdisciplinary Seminar II
- BMX 603 Cross-cultural Healthcare
- BIOL 245 Animal Form and Function
- CHEM 223 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 224 General Chemistry II
- PHYS 251 Physics I
- PHYS 262 Physics II
- BMC 598 Biomedicine Practicum
- BIOL 225 Molecules, Genes and Cells
Requisite Courses **
- BMS 501 Biomed Organic Chemistry I
- BMC 502 Biomed Organic Chemistry II
** Requisite courses if not completed as undergraduate prerequisities.
Other Pre-Medical Certificate Courses (10 SH)
Other Electives (3 SH)
Choose one of the below
- BMC 561 Immunology
- BMS 562 Neurobiology
- BMS 570 Medical Microbiology
- BMS 585 Infectious Diseases (summer and online)
- BMS 540 DRUGS: Discovery, Design, Action (online)