Pre-Osteopathic Medicine

BIOL 150. General Biology I. 3 Credits.

Basic concepts of biology with emphasis on the process of science, metabolism, cell biology, plant and animal form and function, and physiology. Broadly designed to satisfy the needs of those pursuing biological and preprofessional curricula. F.

PSYC 241. Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. 4 Credits.

An introduction to statistics commonly used in psychology and other behavioral sciences. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics, measures of central tendency and variability, z-scores and the normal distribution, probability and hypothesis testing, t-tests, analysis of variance, correlation, regression, and non-parametric tests. Students will apply these statistical concepts to research scenarios in the behavioral sciences. Students will also learn about software used to compute statistics. Prerequisite: PSYC 111 and MATH 103 or higher. F,S,SS.

BIOL 442. Physiology of Organs and Systems. 3 Credits.

Study of the physiology of organs and organ systems in vertebrates. Prerequisite: BIOL 150, BIOL 150L, BIOL 151, BIOL 151L, and Junior or Senior standing or an equivalent approved by the department. F.

CHEM 121. General Chemistry I. 3 Credits.

Open to all students; no high school credit in chemistry required. Elementary principles and theories of chemistry; matter, measurement, atoms, ions, molecules, reactions, chemical calculations, thermochemistry, bonding, molecular geometry, periodicity, gases. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 103, MATH 107, MATH 146, MATH 165, or higher. F,S,SS.

SOC 110. Introduction to Sociology. 3 Credits.

A systematic examination of the social components of human behavior, including the norms, laws, cultural patterns, and economic forces that organize everyday life. Students will analyze theories of society, the structure of social institutions, social conflict and stratification, as well as social interactions among diverse groups of people. F,S,SS.

BIOL 390. Endocrinology. 3 Credits.

This course focuses on the endocrine system of vertebrates. Students will learn how endocrine glands synthesize and secrete hormones and how hormones regulate gene expression, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and cell physiology. Students build on these basic ideas to understand endocrine control of important developmental and physiological processes. Examples of positive and negative feedback loops will be presented throughout the semester. This reinforces the idea that endocrine glands and hormones work together as an integrated system to maintain homeostasis and produce complex biological cycles. Common endocrine disorders like diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia (abnormal cholesterol levels), osteoporosis, erectile dysfunction, and polycystic ovary syndrome will be discussed. In summary, hormones produced by endocrine glands are required for normal development, survival, and reproduction. F.