Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Health Sciences (Pre-Medical Studies Concentration)

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

The program can be completed at the Mexico Queretaro Campus (MXQ).

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
  2. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  3. Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
  4. Any student who did not complete at least two years of the same foreign language in high school is required to take 6-8 hours of the same foreign language.
  5. A minor in Biology is required. Additionally, students must complete BIO 3421 or 3426 as part of their required Biology electives.
  6. Students entering Texas State with fewer than 16 credit hours completed after high school graduation will be required to take US 1100. All others will be exempt from taking this course. Students may be required to earn an additional elective to reach the 120 minimum total credit hour requirement for the awarding of a degree.
  7. Students may declare the BS with a major in Health Sciences and the Pre-Medical Concentration upon admission to Texas State University.
  8. Individual medical schools may require or recommend additional courses, and prerequisties can change without notice. Visit the admissions websites for medical schools you are interested in to ensure you meet all their requirements.

Course Requirements 

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
BIO 1330 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN BIOL 1306])3BIO 1331 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN BIOL 1307])3
BIO 1130 (TCCN BIOL 1106, [taken with TCCN BIOL 1306])1BIO 1131 (TCCN BIOL 1107, [taken with BIOL 1307])1
Mathematics Component Code 0203CHEM 1341 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN CHEM 1311])3
Choose 1 of the following: CHEM 11411
MATH 1315 (TCCN MATH 1314)
 ENG 3303 (Communication Component Code 10)3
MATH 1319 (TCCN MATH 1324)
 PSY 1300 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 [TCCN PSYC 2301])3
MATH 1329 (TCCN MATH 1325)
 CS 1308 or ISAN 13233
MATH 2321 (TCCN MATH 2313)
  
MATH 2417 (TCCN MATH 2412)
  
MATH 2471 (TCCN MATH 2413)
  
ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301])3 
American History Component Code 0603 
US 11001 
HS 13103 
 17 17
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
PHYS 1315 (TCCN PHYS 1301)3PHYS 1325 (TCCN PHYS 1302)3
PHYS 1115 (TCCN PHYS 1101)1PHYS 1125 (TCCN PHYS 1302)1
CHEM 1342 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN CHEM 1312]))3CHEM 2341 (TCCN CHEM 2323)3
CHEM 1142 (TCCN CHEM 1112)1CHEM 2141 (TCCN CHEM 2123)1
COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311])3BIO 2400 (TCCN BIOL 2421)4
ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 23133POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306])3
 14 15
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
CHEM 23423BIO 24504
CHEM 21421PHIL 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 2306])3
CHEM 3375 or 43753HS 3331, HA 3308, or HIM 33013
PSY 3300 (TCCN PSYC 2314)3ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327 or 2328] 3
HP 3325, SOCI 3307, or CJ 33473 
 13 13
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
HS 33503HA 43153
HIM 43313HA 43223
NUTR 33623American History Component Code 0603
BIO 3426 or 34214HA 33243
HIM 23603POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]))3
 16 15
Total Hours: 120