Biomedical Sciences (T300) (B.S.)

Prerequisite Coursework

The following prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher prior to starting upper division coursework:

• BSC 2010C - Principles of Biology I Credit Hours: 4
     
• BSC 2011C - Principles of Biology II Credit Hours: 4
    
• CHM 2045C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
   
  Students must either test into CHM 2045C or take the course sequences that are prerequisites to CHM 2045C. 
• CHM 2046C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis II Credit Hours: 4
    
• MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 4
   
  Students must either test into MAC 2311 or take the course sequences that are prerequisites to MAC 2311.  

Curriculum

General Education Coursework

Credit Hours: 51

• Communications Credit Hours: 9
  Refer to General Education Requirements .
• Humanities Credit Hours: 6
  Refer to General Education Requirements .
• Social and Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 9
  Refer to General Education Requirements .
• BSC 2010C - Principles of Biology I Credit Hours: 4
    
• BSC 2011C - Principles of Biology II Credit Hours: 4
    
• CHM 2045C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
   
  Note: Students must either test into CHM 2045C or take the course sequences that are prerequisites to CHM 2045C. 
• CHM 2046C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis II Credit Hours: 4
    
• PHY 2053C - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4
    
• MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 4
     
  Note: Students must either test into MAC 2311 or take the course sequences that are prerequisites to MAC 2311. 
• STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
   
  Note: Students must either test into STA 2023 or earn a C or higher in MGF 1107, MGF 1106 or MAC 1105.
  or
  MAC 2312 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II Credit Hours: 4
    

Lower Division Coursework

Credit Hours: 23

• BSC 1421C - Introduction to Biotechnology Methods Credit Hours: 4
    
• BSC 2093C - Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Biomedical Sciences Majors Credit Hours: 4
    
• BSC 2094C - Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Biomedical Sciences Majors Credit Hours: 4
    
• CHM 2210C - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
    
• CHM 2211C - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
    
• HSC 2732 - Research Methods and Applications Credit Hours: 3
    

Upper Division Coursework

Credit Hours: 30

• MCB 3020C - Basic Biology of Microorganisms Credit Hours: 4
    
• BCH 4024 - Introduction to Biochemistry Credit Hours: 4
    
• PCB 3103C - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
    
• PCB 3513C - Genetics and Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 4
    
• CHM 3120C - Elementary Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
     
• CHM 3130C - Chemistry Instrumentation Credit Hours: 4
    
• IDS 4936 - Biomedical Sciences Degree Capstone Credit Hours: 3
    
• HSC 4730 - Health Science Research Credit Hours: 3
      

Upper Division Concentration Coursework

Minimum Credit Hours: 16

Biomedical

• ISC 4930 - Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences Credit Hours: 3
   
  Note: Students may take this course twice for a total of 6 credits.
• ISC 4934 - Biomedical Science Program Analysis Credit Hours: 1
    
  Note: Students with a catalog year prior to 2019-20 may take this course.
• MCB 4203 - Pathogenic Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
    
• MCB 4404 - Microbial Physiology and Genetics Credit Hours: 3
    
• MCB 4503 - Virology Credit Hours: 3
    
• PCB 3713C - General Physiology Credit Hours: 4
   
  or
  ZOO 3713C - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Credit Hours: 4
    

Education

• EDG 4410 - Classroom and Behavior Management Credit Hours: 3
    
• EDG 4930 - Instructional Strategies for Varying Student Populations Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEC 4301 - Cognitive, Psychosocial and Physical Development, Birth through Adolescence Credit Hours: 3
    
• EEX 4231 - Assessments and Methods for Students with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3
    
• ISC 4934 - Biomedical Science Program Analysis Credit Hours: 1
    
• TSL 3081 - Teaching English Language Learners Credit Hours: 3
     

Total Credit Hours: 120

Credit hours may vary depending on whether a student has satisfied the foreign language requirements of the College as well as if the student chooses to take a 4-credit Calculus II course instead of a 3-credit Statistics course.

Foreign Language Requirement for Baccalaureate Degree

Baccalaureate degree-seeking students must meet a foreign language requirement prior to graduation. Students may fulfill the requirement by completing eight semester hours of the same foreign language or sign language. Alternative options that will be considered include the following:

1. Successful completion of two sequential high school credits in one foreign language as listed in Florida Statute 1007.262 at bit.ly/FS-foreign-language and DOE Board Rule 6A.10.02412 at bit.ly/FR-foreign-language. The student is responsible to send official high school transcripts to the Registrar’s Office for evaluation.
2. Submitting an English translated high school course-by-course transcript from a country of origin, exits test scores or certificates not acceptable. Students must have an English translation performed, at students’ expense, by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Visit naces.org/members for a list of NACES members. Examples of acceptable services are Josef Silny & Associates at jsilny.com and World Education Services at wes.org.
3. Also, appropriate College Level Examination Program (CLEP) level one and two scores in French, German, and Spanish will be accepted.

Courses offered are in American Sign Language (ASL 1140  and ASL 1150 ), Brazilian Portuguese (POR 1120  and POR 1121 ), Chinese (CHI 1120  and CHI 1121 ), French (FRE 1120  and FRE 1121 ), French Conversation (FRE 2210  and FRE 2211 ), French Intermediate (FRE 2200  and FRE 2201 ), German (GER 1120  and GER 1121 ), German Intermediate (GER 2200  and GER 2201 ), Latin (LAT 1120  and LAT 1121 ), Spanish (SPN 1120  and SPN 1121 ), Spanish Conversation (SPN 2210  and SPN 2211 ), and Spanish Intermediate (SPN 2200  and SPN 2201 ) fulfill this eight credit hour requirement. Students may use the ASL prefix course combination to satisfy the foreign language requirements of the College.

Writing and Mathematical Skills Requirement

The Florida State Board of Education Rule regarding the required writing and mathematical skills was revised in December 2005. 6A-10.030 specifies the policies and procedures for implementing the requirement (Table 5).

Graduation Requirements

To receive a bachelor’s degree, students must:

1. Fulfill all academic requirements for the chosen program of study as outlined in the Florida State College at Jacksonville catalog and curriculum.
2. Earn minimum prescribed semester hours for the selected bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 (C) on a 4.0 scale for an all college cumulative grade point average. This includes Florida State College at Jacksonville college-credit semester hours and transferred credits (excluding developmental education) in lower and upper division courses;
3. Earn at least a C in each course used to satisfy the General Education Requirements and any other area designated with a C or higher in each course.
4. Earn a minimum of 25 percent of all credits counting toward the baccalaureate degree from Florida State College at Jacksonville (for example, a minimum of 30 credits for a 120-credit bachelor’s degree). Credit by examination and credit for prior learning do not count toward this residency requirement.
5. Fulfill the 36 college credit Florida General Education Requirements (note: 45 semester hours of required General Education for the B.S.N. degree and 51 semester hours of required General Education for the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree), including the required core course options as listed in s. 1007.25(3) Florida Statue and State Board Rule 6A.14.0303;
6. Demonstrated competency in civic literacy in accordance with s. 1007.25, Florida Statutes (F.S.) at bit.ly/FS-gen-ed-courses and State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.02413, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) at bit.ly/FR-civic-lit-comp. Pursuant to guidelines established by Senate Bill 1108, competency is demonstrated by completion of one of two civic literacy courses (either AMH 2020  or POS 2041 ) with a grade of C or higher AND by achievement of the standard score on a state-approved assessment;
7. Fulfill the Foreign Language requirement. Students may fulfill the requirement by demonstrating foreign language proficiency (at the intermediate level) equivalent to 2-years in high school or a sequence of two college credit courses in a single foreign language. Alternative options that will be considered include the following:
   1. Successful completion of two sequential high school credits in one foreign language as listed in s. 1007.262 Florida Statute and State Board Rule 6A.10.02412. The student is responsible for sending official high school transcripts to the Registrar’s office for evaluation.
   2. Submitting a transcript from the country of origin; exit test scores or certificates not acceptable. Students may be required to have an English translation performed, at students’ expense, by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) (visit naces.org/members for a list of NACES members). Examples of acceptable services are Josef Silny & Associates and World Education Services.
   3. Appropriate College Level Examination Program (CLEP) level one and two scores in French, German, and Spanish will also be accepted.
8. Fulfill all obligations, financial or otherwise, to the College before they may graduate.

 Note: Students are cautioned to pay particular attention to the following statements.

• A student’s graduation date will be the date of the end of the College term in which the student has fulfilled all academic requirements. (The removal of an incomplete grade does not affect students’ graduation dates, since the grade change is effective at the end of the term in which the incomplete grade was assigned rather than the term in which the incomplete work was made up.)
• Students who enter under the (2023/2024) catalog will be assigned to the degree or certificate requirements in effect during the 2023/2024 academic year. The student’s assigned catalog year will remain in effect as long as the student maintains continuous enrollment. Changes to requirements as mandated by law or by rule of the District Board of Trustees may supersede this provision.
• Many courses in this catalog have prerequisite requirements and/or corequisite courses listed in the course descriptions. Students are advised to be guided by these requirements.