Biomedicine Certificate

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The majority of credits toward all certificates must be earned through instruction offered by EMU.

Curriculum (28 SH)

Natural Sciences (16-19 SH)

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• BMS 530 MCAT Preparation
• *An elective course can be taken in any other masters program at EMU

Biomedical Teaching Certificate

The biomedical teaching certificate includes 15 semester hours 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

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** Requisite course if not completed as an undergrad prerequisite. This course 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

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• BMC 561 Immunology
• BMS 562 Neurobiology
• BMS 570 Medical Microbiology
• BMS 585 Infectious Diseases (summer and online)
• BMS 540 DRUGS: Discovery, Design, Action (online)
• BMX 613 Behavior and Social Science Principles
• BMS 571 Abnormal Psychology
• BMS 574 Neuropsychology

Gap Year Certificate

Gap Year Certificate students will take courses at EMU’s Harrisonburg campus in the fall, EMU’s Washington Community Scholars Center in Washington D.C. in the spring, and will complete cross-cultural travel in the summer. 

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