The majority of credits toward all certificates must be earned through courses offered by EMU.
Biomedicine Certificate
Semester Hours: 24
Some students want 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 choose which graduate-level natural science courses suit your academic goals the best. Our curriculum will set your application apart with our built-in cross-cultural experience, practicum shadowing, and interdisciplinary course offerings.
Biomedicine Courses (22-25 SH)
BMC 598 Biomedicine Practicum (1 SH)
BMC 610 Interdisciplinary Seminar I (2 SH)
BMX 603 Cross-Cultural Health Care (3 SH)
Select 16-19 SH from the following:
BMC 552 Cell Biology (3 SH) (Fall 2022)
BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
BMC 562 Human Physiology (4 SH)
BMC 612 Human Gross & Microscopic Anatomy (4 SH)
BMS 501 Biomedical Organic Chemistry I (4 SH)
BMS 502 Biomedical Organic Chemistry II (4 SH)
BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 SH)
BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH)
BMS 562 Neurobiology (3 SH) (Spring 2023)
BMS 563 Molecular Genetics (3 SH) (Spring 2024)
BMS 570 Medical Microbiology (3 SH) (Spring 2023)
BMS 572 Cognitive Psychology (3 SH)
BMS 585 Infectious Diseases (3 SH)
BMS 595 Bioinformatics (2 SH) (Spring 2023)
Additional natural science course options are available.
Electives (0-3 SH)
Select from the following:
BMS 530 MCAT Preparation OR BMS 531 DAT Preparation Course (3 SH)
One course from any other master’s program at EMU
Gap Year Certificate
Semester Hours: 21-28
Gap Year Certificate students take courses at EMU’s Harrisonburg campus in the fall and EMU’s Washington Community Scholars Center in Washington D.C. in the spring and complete cross-cultural travel in the summer.
Fall Courses, Harrisonburg campus (9-14 SH)
Select from the following:
BMC 552 Cell Biology (3 SH) (Fall 2022)
BMC 561 Biochemistry Foundations (3 SH)
BMC 612 Human Gross and Microscopic Anatomy (4 SH)
BMS 517 Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (4 SH)
BMS 561 Immunology (3 SH)
BMS 571 Abnormal Psychology (3 SH)
One course from any other master’s program at EMU
Additional natural science course options are available.
Spring Courses, Washington, D.C. campus (9-11 SH)
BMS 599 Internship (6-9 SH)
BMS 654 Internship Theory and Practice (1 SH)
BMS 655 Servant Leadership (2 SH)
Summer Course, off campus (3 SH)
BMX 603 Cross-Cultural Health Care (3 SH)