Core Curriculum Requirements
Students majoring in either clinical laboratory science (CLS) or investigative and medical sciences (IMS) must complete the core curriculum requirements of the allied health majors at the College of Health Sciences, excluding the Anatomy and History requirements (a social science elective is substituted for the History requirement).

B.S. in IMS Curriculum Requirements
The Investigative and Medical Sciences program is designed to meet the needs of students considering a wide variety of career paths, including but not limited to careers related to medicine, research, and forensics. Many of these paths require course work beyond the undergraduate level. Therefore, the curriculum offers a strong foundation in both basic and medical sciences to prepare the student for both entry-level employment and advanced studies in the sciences.

In addtion, the curriculum provides flexibility with a minimum of 21 credit hours in an area of concentration chosen by the student to match his/her professional goals. These hours may be applied to a minor, certificate program, or course sequence that complements the student’s talents or interests.

Typical Course of Study

Freshman Year
Fall Semester			Spring Semester
ENGL 190	Strategies of Rhetoric & Research	3	CHEM 162	Intro to Chemistry II	4
CHEM 161	Intro to Chemistry I	4	PHIL 105	Introduction to Philosophy	3
MATH 141	Pre-Calculus	3	BIOL 106	Prin of Biology II	4
BIOL 104	Prin of Biology I	4	MATH 142	Calculus I	4
CLS 100	Intro to Clinical Lab Science	1
IPE 110	Intro to Interprof. Healthcare	1
semester total: 16			semester total: 15

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester			Spring Semester
BIOL 302	Cellular Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	3	ENGL 2xx	Literature	3
PPY 254	Human Physiology	4	PHIL 205	Ethics	3
THEO 100	Theological Foundations	3	CHEM 343	Prin of Organic Chemistry II	3
AOC	Area of Concentration	3	CHEM 345	Prin of Organic Chemistry II Lab	1
CHEM 342	Prin of Organic Chemistry I	3	lective	Philosophy or Theology Elective	3
CHEM 344	Prin of Organic Chemistry I Lab	1	AOC	Area of Concentration	3
semester total: 17			semester total: 16

Junior Year
Fall Semester			Spring Semester
PHYS 131	Physics I	3	PHYS 133	Physics II	3
PHYS 132	Physics I Lab	1	PHYS 134	Physics II Lab	1
PSY 101	General Psychology	3	lective	Fine Arts Elective	3
CLS 350	Medical Immunology	4	CLS 303 CLS 304	Immunohematology + Lab	4
RMET 410	Intro to Inferential Stats	3	lective	Social Science Elective	3
AOC	Area of Concentration	3	AOC	Area of Concentration	3
semester total: 16			semester total: 13-17

Senior Year
Fall Semester			Spring Semester
CLS 301 CLS 302	Hematology & Body Fluids + Lab	5	CLS 305	Urinalysis	2
CLS 352	Medical Microbiology	4	CLS 306	Hemostasis & Thrombosis	2
CLS 440	Research, Design, Critique, and Presentation	3	CLS 330	Clinical Biochemistry	4
AOC	Area of Concentration	3	CLS 353	Medical Microbiology Lab	2
AOC	Area of Concentration	3	AOC	Area of Concentration	3
			CLS 426 Research 4 or CLS 441 Senior Synthesis (Research) 3		3-4
semester total: 18			semester total: 16-17
total hours required: 125

06/06

Suggested Options for Electives

Fine Arts
Any Fine Arts (including THR-251 Acting I: Fundamentals)

Philosophy/Theology
Any additional 200 level or above philosophy or theology will fill the requirements for the last 3 credit hours in this area

Social Science
HIST-111 Origins of Modern World to 1600 or
HIST-112 Origins of Modern World 1600-Present
SOC-110 Introduction to Sociology
POLS-100 Introduction to Politics
Others (with departmental approval)

Areas of Concentration

Students will be individually advised in selecting an area of concentration and courses that correlate with their defined professional and career goals. The area of concentration will include a minimum of 20 credit hours to complete the B.S. in Investigative and Medical Sciences degree. These credits may be applied toward a minor or certificate program.

Possible areas of concentration include:

Pre-Professional Health
Pre-Physician Assistant
Biology
Certificate in Forensic Science
Psychology
Sociology
Research Emphasis
Health Information Management
Others