Biohealth, Biological Commercialization Concentration, BS

Major Requirements

Research or Internship Requirement

Students must complete one of the following:

Students must complete a second research or internship course from the following:

Concentration Electives

Students must complete three courses from the following:

Typical Program

First Year

Fall Term

Spring Term

Sophomore Year

Fall Term

Spring Term

CM 307 - Fundamentals of Advertising and Public Relations
MK 240 - Marketing
PL 201 - Foundations of Philosophy * or
TH 201 - Theology Matters *
Elective
Elective

Junior Year

Fall Term

BL 315 - Bench to Bedside: Translating Science to Patient Care
MK 346 - Consumer Behavior or
MK 444 - New Product Development and Management
EN 200-Level or HS 200-Level Course *
TH 200-Level Course or PL 200-Level Course*
Elective

Spring Term

WR 326 - Technical Writing
Concentration Elective
Ethics Core*
Fine Arts Core*
Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term

BL 399 - Biology Internship I or
BL 481 - Biology Research I
MK 440 - Selling Concepts and Strategies
Concentration Elective
Elective
Elective**

Spring Term

Key:

* Terms may be interchanged,

** Depending upon their progression through the major, students may not need these two elective courses to achieve the graduation requirement of a minimum of 38 courses and 120 credits.

*** Students going abroad in their junior year should work with their advisors to find equivalent courses and/or take some of these courses in their senior year.

Notes:

AC 201 – Financial Accounting may only be utilized as a Biological Commercialization Concentration elective if MG 201 – Marketing is taken as a program (major) core course.
Students must complete the Diversity-Justice requirement by completing two Diversity-Justice designated courses anywhere in their curriculum (see Diversity-Justice Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).
One course in statistics is required for the biohealth major. A second math course, or a course in calculus, may be required for entry into graduate or professional schools. An elective may be used for this purpose.
Biohealth majors should successfully complete BL 150 /BL 151 , BL 152 /BL 153 , and BL 154 /BL 155 before starting their junior year.
Two research or internship courses are required for the Biohealth major. Additional research or internship course(s) may be taken as a free elective. Students should consult their academic advisor before selecting their electives.
Research or Internships completed during the summer or abroad can fulfill the experiential course requirement, but only with prior approval of the program director and with concurrent enrollment in an approved research or internship course.
For students intending to double major in Biohealth and another major, no more than three courses from each major may be double-counted. The following courses are exceptions and do not count as one of the three courses: BL 150 /BL 151 , BL 152 /BL 153 , and BL 154 /BL 155 .