Post-Baccalaureate Curriculum
The KU Edwards program requires the following courses before application, along with a cumulative 3.2 GPA:
- BIOL 150 Molecular & Cellular Biology
- BIOL 152 Organismal Biology
- CHEM 130 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 135 General Chemistry II
- CHEM 330/331 Organic Chemistry I lecture and lab
- PHSX 114 College Physics I (or Engineering Physics)
- ENGL 101
- Statistics (MATH 365, PSYC 270, BIOL 570)
- College-level math (Algebra or higher)
Two tracks to the Edwards program:
1. Pre-Health Science curriculum (22 credit hours):
- BIOL 350 Genetics
- BIOL 400 Microbiology
- BIOL 416 Cell Structure & Function
- BIOL 503 Immunology
- BIOL 600 Biochemistry
- BIOL 546 Mammalian Physiology
- LA&S 470 Job Search Skills
- BIOL 490 Practicum in Health Sciences
6-7 hours electives from the following classes:
- BIOL 402 Microbiology Lab
- BIOL 405 Genetics Lab
- BIOL 417 Biology of Development
- BIOL 435 Neurobiology
- BIOL 506 Bacterial Infectious Diseases
- BIOL 512 Virology
- BIOL 601 Biochemistry Lab
2. Pre-Research Science curriculum (23 credit hours):
- BTEC 300 Research Methods in Biotechnology
- BTEC 305 Applied Microbiology
- BTEC 400 Applied Immunology
- BTEC 475 Applied Separation Science
- BTEC 494 Topics in Biotechnology
- BIOL 600 Biochemistry
- LA&S 470 Practicum in Health Sciences
- BIOL 490 Practicum in Health Sciences
6-7 hours electives from the following classes:
- BIOL 350 Genetics
- BIOL 416 Cell Structure & Function
- BIOL 435 Neurobiology
- BIOL 506 Bacterial Infectious Diseases
- BIOL 512 Virology
- BIOL 546 Mammalian Physiology
- BIOL 601 Biochemistry Lab