Program Overview

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers a post-baccalaureate Certificate in Biomedical Sciences (CBioMed) administered through the Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC). This rigorous curriculum allows students to further develop their scientific knowledge in preparation for application to schools of medicine, dentistry, or podiatry.

Admission Requirements

Prospective students interested in enrolling in the Certificate in Biomedical Sciences program will be considered for admission based on the following standards:

• Met University admission requirements established for transfer undergraduate students
• Earned a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university
• Exhibited clear motivation for a career in medicine, dentistry, or podiatry
• Completed the CBioMed program supplemental application
• Earned an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.750

Program Requirements

The certificate program is designed for students who are preparing for entrance into a medical, dental, or podiatry school. Requirements for completion of the Certificate in Biomedical Sciences program include:

• A minimum of 24 post-baccalaureate undergraduate semester credit hours of approved courses at UT Dallas
• Of the 24 semester credit hours completed toward the certificate, a minimum of 9 semester credit hours must be HPAC advisor-approved upper-division science courses
• In addition to the science courses, students must complete at least one course with content covering health disparities, professionalism, and/or ethics
• Completion of all admission prerequisite courses for the health profession schools to which the student will be applying
• A UT Dallas post-baccalaureate GPA of at least 3.300
• Evidence of at least 50 clock hours of approved clinical, community service, and/or research activities documented according to program standards
• Completion of the Health Professions Evaluation (HPE) Process and recommendation by the HPAC Advisory Committee

Curriculum

A variety of classes are available to students, depending on their particular needs and previous experience in undergraduate science courses. Students are required to work with an HPAC advisor to plan their curriculum for the program. Courses that may be included to fulfill the certificate program requirements are listed below:

Biology

• BIOL 2311 Introduction to Modern Biology I
• BIOL 2111 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop I
• BIOL 2312 Introduction to Modern Biology II
• BIOL 2112 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II
• BIOL 3101 Classical and Molecular Genetics Workshop
• BIOL 3102 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology Workshop
• BIOL 3161 Biochemistry Workshop I
• BIOL 3162 Biochemistry Workshop II
• BIOL 3301 Classical and Molecular Genetics
• BIOL 3302 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology
• BIOL 3303 Introduction to Microbiology
• BIOL 3305 Evolutionary Analysis
• BIOL 3318 Forensic Biology
• BIOL 3320 Applied Genetics
• BIOL 3335 Microbial Physiology
• BIOL 3336 Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure
• BIOL 3355 Clinical Pathophysiology
• BIOL 3357 Mammalian Physiology with Lab
• BIOL 3361 Biochemistry I
• BIOL 3362 Biochemistry II
• BIOL 3370 Exercise Physiology
• BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Laboratory
• BIOL 3385 Medical Histology
• BIOL 3455 Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab I
• BIOL 3456 Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab II
• BIOL 3520 General Microbiology with Lab
• BIOL 4310 Cellular Microbiology
• BIOL 4341 Genomics
• BIOL 4345 Immunobiology
• BIOL 4350 Medical Microbiology
• BIOL 4353 Molecular Biology of HIV/AIDS
• BIOL 4357 Molecular Neuropathology II
• BIOL 4366 Molecular Biology of Cancer
• BIOL 4385 Oral Histology and Embryology
• BIOL 4V40 Special Topics in Molecular and Cell Biology

Chemistry

• CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II
• CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II
• CHEM 2123 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM 2125 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
• CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 2401 Introductory Quantitative Methods in Chemistry
• CHEM 3321 Physical Chemistry I
• CHEM 3322 Physical Chemistry II
• CHEM 4381 Green Chemistry and Green Fuels

Neuroscience

• NSC 3361 Introduction to Neuroscience
• NSC 4351 Medical Neuroscience
• NSC 4352 Cellular Neuroscience
• NSC 4354 Integrative Neuroscience
• NSC 4356 Neurophysiology
• NSC 4358 Neuroscience of Pain
• NSC 4362 Molecular Neuroscience
• NSC 4363 Neuropharmacology
• NSC 4366 Neuroanatomy
• NSC 4367 Developmental Neurobiology
• NSC 4371 Neural Plasticity
• NSC 4373 Sensory Neuroscience

Physics

• PHYS 3330 Numerical Methods in Physics and Computational Techniques

Statistics

• STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences

Other Disciplines

• ISIS 3309 Dental Anthropology
• GEOG 3357 Spatial Dimensions of Health and Disease
• GEOS 2324 Energy, the Environment and Human Health

All certificate students are required to take, as a part of their program curriculum, a class covering topics in health disparities, professionalism, and/or ethics.

Elective Courses

• ECON 3330 Economics of Health
• GEOG 3357 Spatial Dimensions of Health and Disease
• HIST 3328 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
• HLTH 1100 Career Explorations for the Health Professions
• HLTH 1322 Human Nutrition
• HLTH 3101 Medical Terminology
• HLTH 3300 Pre-Health Professional Development
• HLTH 3305 The U.S. Healthcare System
• HLTH 4380 Special Topics in Healthcare
• HMGT 3301 Introduction to Healthcare Management
• PHIL 3320 Medical Ethics
• PHIL 4321 Philosophy of Medicine
• PSY 2301 Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 4346 Human Sexuality
• PSY 4328 Health Psychology
• SOC 1301 Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 4369 Public Health and Society
• SOC 4371 Mental Health and Illness
• SOC 4372 Health and Illness
• SPAN 3330 Medical Spanish