Curriculum Requirements for B.S. in Life Sciences, Osteopathic Medicine Option

General Education

Foundations		Credits:
FCWR 101	Writing I: Foundations of College Composition	3
FCWR 151	Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing	3
FCWR 302	Communication for Healthcare Careers	3
		Total: 9 Credits

Data Literacy		Credits:
DATA 101	Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society	3

Philosophy and Ethics Core		Credits:
ICPH 306	Bioethics	3

Seminars (select courses from three of the four areas)		Credits:
ICBS 3XX	Behavioral Science choice	3
ICLT 3XX	Literature choice	3
ICSS 3XX	Social Science choice	3
ICPH 3XX	Philosophy choice	3
		Total: 9 Credits
Students must take three seminar courses from three different areas of study.

Math and Science Core Requirement		Credits:
MATH 170	Calculus I	4
BIOL/CHEM 3XX	Any 300-level BIOL or CHEM course	3
		Total: 7 Credits

Major Requirements

Life Sciences		Credits:
BIOL 110	General Biology I	4
BIOL 150	General Biology II	4
BIOL 155	Osteopathic Principles and Practices	1
BIOL 210	Human Gross Anatomy	4
BIOL 233	Genetics**	4
BIOL 235	Microbiology	4
BIOL 250	Biostatistics	3
BIOL 310	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 340	Biochemistry	4
BIOL 395	Introduction to Research Literature	3
CHEM 110	General Chemistry I	4
CHEM 150	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 210	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 250	Organic Chemistry II	4
		Total: 51 Credits
** BIOL 335 Genetics also counts towards this requirement.

Physics		Credits:
PHYS 175	Physics for Pre-Med I	5
PHYS 185	Physics for Pre-Med II	5
		Total: 10 Credits

Science Electives		Credits:
BIOL/CHEM/PHYS XXX	Electives must be 300- or 400-level.	6–7
At least one restricted elective must be: BIOL 315 Neuroscience, CHEM 420 Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BIOL 432 Cell Biology, or BIOL 370 Advanced Biochemistry.

General Electives		Credits:
	Consult with advisor on elective choices.	12
PSYC 101 and SOCI 101 courses are strongly recommended for proper MCAT preparation, and can be applied towards six (6) credits of the general elective degree requirement.

Total credits required = 110–111*

* When a student successfully completes the first year of NYITCOM, 15 credits completed at the medical school will be applied to the bachelor's degree. If a student does not successfully complete the first year of medical school, but has successfully completed some of the coursework, the student may complete a waiver to apply up to 15 successfully completed credits to the bachelor's degree. B.S./D.O. students are required to meet a semester GPA of a 3.5 or higher.