Learn More and ApplyAccelerated 3+ Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration, Biological Sciences (BA)

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This Accelerated 3+ Program is only for qualified Pathways Honors students who are majoring in one of the select College of Science and Health academic programs, and who have been conditionally accepted into the corresponding pre-professional program at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS). To pursue any of the pre-professional Accelerated 3+ Programs, a student must apply and coordinate carefully with the Pre-Health Advisor and Pre-Health Advising Committee (PAC).  Email CSHPreHealth@depaul.edu for information.

Students formally accepted into this Accelerated 3+ Program will complete their fourth year of coursework at RFUMS and apply the credit toward their bachelor’s degree in the College of Science and Health at DePaul. Students must apply for degree conferral via Campus Connect by the deadline outlined in the Student Handbook to be considered a candidate for earning their bachelor’s degree at the conclusion of their fourth year of study. The senior residency requirement will continue to be automatically waived for them, and they will earn at least 192 credit hours. Students must meet regularly with the Pre-Health Advisor to carefully plan their schedules. Please visit the Pathways Honors Program site for more information about eligibility requirements.

Required Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
BIO 191GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 14
BIO 192GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 14
BIO 193GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 14
BIO 201HUMAN ANATOMY4
BIO 206BIOSTATISTICS 14
BIO 250CELL BIOLOGY 14
BIO 308HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 14
CHE 130
CHE 131
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY 2
4
CHE 132
CHE 133
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II 2
4
CHE 134
CHE 135
GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III 2
4
PHY 150GENERAL PHYSICS I4
PHY 151GENERAL PHYSICS II4
PHY 152GENERAL PHYSICS III4
Total Hours52
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This course also fulfills one of the Major Requirements for the BA in Biological Sciences.

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Both of these courses also fulfill two of the Major Requirements for the BA in Biological Sciences.

Choose THREE from the list below: at least ONE must be 300-level (research courses are encouraged).

Electives taken here also fulfill Biology Majors-level Electives in the Major Requirements for the BA in Biological Sciences.

Course Title Quarter Hours
BIO 210MICROBIOLOGY4
BIO 215ECOLOGY4
BIO 220BIOTECHNOLOGY4
BIO 225PHYSIOLOGY OF POVERTY4
BIO 230EPIDEMIOLOGY4
BIO 235EVOLUTION4
BIO 250CELL BIOLOGY4
BIO 260GENETICS4
BIO 299INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH4
BIO 301ANIMAL BEHAVIOR4
BIO 306RESEARCH METHODS & APPLIED BIOSTATISTICS4
BIO 311HISTOLOGY4
BIO 315TOPICS IN ECOLOGY4
BIO 317AQUATIC BIOLOGY4
BIO 318FIELD STUDIES IN MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIOLOGY4
BIO 319TOPICS IN BEHAVIORAL PARASITOLOGY4
BIO 320ADVANCED MICROBIOLOGY4
BIO 321MOLECULAR METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION4
BIO 330DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY4
BIO 331TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY4
BIO 332POPULATION ECOLOGY4
BIO 335CONCEPTS IN EVOLUTION4
BIO 339CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY4
BIO 340BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE4
BIO 341TOPICS IN NEUROBIOLOGY4
BIO 342COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE4
BIO 345TOPICS IN PALEOBIOLOGY4
BIO 347TOPICS IN MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY4
BIO 348THE BIOLOGY OF INFECTION4
BIO 349TOPICS IN MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY4
BIO 352ADVANCED COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY4
BIO 355GENETIC TOXICOLOGY4
BIO 361TOPICS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY4
BIO 362ADVANCED GENETIC ANALYSIS4
BIO 365PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY4
BIO 370IMMUNOBIOLOGY4
BIO 375INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY4
BIO 380CANCER BIOLOGY4
BIO 381TOPICS IN CANCER4
BIO 385MAMMALIAN REPRODUCTION4
BIO 386ENDOCRINOLOGY4
BIO 360MOLECULAR BIOLOGY4
BIO 388RESEARCH METHODS IN BIOLOGY4
BIO 389RESEARCH IN FIELD BIOLOGY4
BIO 390SPECIAL TOPICS4
BIO 399INDEPENDENT STUDY - RESEARCH4

Research Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
BIO 299INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH4
BIO 307ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY4
BIO 318FIELD STUDIES IN MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIOLOGY4
BIO 320ADVANCED MICROBIOLOGY4
BIO 321MOLECULAR METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION4
BIO 362ADVANCED GENETIC ANALYSIS4
BIO 388RESEARCH METHODS IN BIOLOGY4
BIO 389RESEARCH IN FIELD BIOLOGY4
BIO 399INDEPENDENT STUDY - RESEARCH4