Biological Science: Natural Sciences - Pre-Physical Therapy (4 plus 3)

Credit Hours: 120 credits

Requirements

In order to be prepared for the academic rigors of this program, students should take a college-prep track in the math and sciences, with a particular emphasis  in physics.

Recommended Course Sequence

The recommended course sequences listed here are for marketing purposes only. Students should consult their academic adviser for course selection and degree progress.

FIRST YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 113	General Biology I	4
CHEM 105	General Chemistry I	4
ENGL 101	College Writing I	3
IDS 101	The First-Year Seminar	1
IT 105	PC Office Applications	3
BIOL 114	General Biology II		4
CHEM 106	General Chemistry II		4
COMM 107	Speech Communication		3
ENGL 102	College Writing II		3
MATH 113/225	Pre Calculus or Calculus I		4
	Total Semester Credits	15	18

 

SECOND YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 105	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIOL 215	Genetics	3
CHEM 203	Organic Chemistry I	4
MATH 225/230	Calculus I or II	4
BIOL 106	Anatomy and Physiology II		4
BIOL 211	Microbiology		4
CHEM 204	Organic Chemistry II		4
MATH 205	Statistics		3
	Total Semester Credits	15	15

 

THIRD YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 310	Cell Biology	4
BIOL 326	Biochemistry	3
MATH 314	Statistics and Research	3
PHYS 200	General Physics I	4
PSYC 101	General Psychology	3
BIOL 115	Medical Terminology		3
BIOL 210	Nutrition		3
SCI ELECT	Natural Science Elective4		3 or 4
PHED 105	Wellness and Fitness		2
PSYC 200	Developmental Psychology		3
	Total Semester Credits	17	14

 

FOURTH YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
ELECTIVE	Arts/ Humanities Elective¹	3
BIOL 214	Introductory Ecology	4
BIOL 240/ENVT 215	Bioethics or Environmental Ethics	3
BIOL 355	Immunology	3
BIOL 445	Biology Seminar and Research		3
EXPL	Experiential Learning³		3
ANTH 101	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology		3
ELECTIVE	Arts/ Humanities Elective 200-level²		3
BIOL 450	Biology Capstone Project		3
PSYC 314/315	Psychopathology or Psychology of Disability		3
	Total Semester Credits	13	18

Free Elective:

Sufficient free electives must be taken to ensure the student has 120 credits for graduation.

Footnotes:

¹To be chosen from: HIST 109, or 110; and PHIL 101 or 102.

²Please see page 60 of this catalog for a list of courses fulfilling this requirement.

³Students must complete a minimum of 1 credit of EXPL.

4Environmental Science, Physical Science, Physics. Physics 205 is recommended.

Students must either take or test out of ENGL 050: Critical and Analytical Reading, in their first semester at Keystone College. The credits and quality points earned are included in student averages; however, these credits do not count toward fulfilling graduation requirements.