Science Electives for ALPP and SCPP

One Semester Science Electives

From the Bulletin of Information:

"The choice of elective courses in science by a student interested in a career in the health professions will be based upon the requirements of the professional schools and upon the lists of courses suggested or recommended by those schools in which the student is interested. The choice will be based also upon the advice and counseling of the student's advisor. From the Medical and Dental School Requirements Books, the following courses, in order of frquency of appearance, would be the most highly recommended in addition to the five basic science, giving the student applicant the best science background to be a most attractive candidate to any school to which he or she wishes to apply: genetics, analytical chemistry, embryology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, physiology, cell biology, and microbiology. Additional courses in higher mathematics, statistics, and computer science are recommended for qualified students."

Talk with your advisor regarding which science electives to consider

The College of Science has an excellent chart outlining recommended science courses including prerequisites and comments.
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The following courses are common science electives taken by students preparing for the health professions at the University of Notre Dame. Undergraduate research is also available with faculty in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Physics.

Please see your academic advisor to determine the best set of courses for your major.

BIOLOGY

	Number	Semester Offered
Fundamentals of Genetics	BIOS 20303	Spring
Fundamentals of Genetics Lab (1 credit)	BIOS 21303	Spring
Cellular Biology	BIOS 30341	Fall and Spring
Cellular Biology Lab (1 credit)	BIOS 31341	Fall
Developmental Biology	BIOS 40342	Spring
Vertebrate Physiology	BIOS 30344	Fall
Vertebrate Physiology Lab (1 credit)	BIOS 41344	Fall
Principles of Microbiology	BIOS 30401	Fall
Principles of Microbiology Lab (1 credit)	BIOS 31401	Fall
Animal Behavior	BIOS 30407	Spring
Arthropods and Human Disease	BIOS 30408	Spring
Biostatistics	BIOS 40411	Spring
Medical/Vet Parasitology	BIOS 40415�	Spring
Virology	BIOS 40416	Spring
Comparative Physiology	BIOS 30421�	Spring
Human Genetics	BIOS 30326	Spring
Cellular and Molecular Basis for Human Disease	BIOS 40435	Spring
Embryology	BIOS 30301	Fall
Human Musculoskeletal Anatomy	BIOS 40417	Fall
A.I.D.S	BIOS 40440	Fall

CHEMISTRY

Biochemistry	CHEM 40420	Fall and Spring
Environmental Chemistry *	CHEM 20204	Spring
Physical Chemistry	CHEM 30321/30322	Fall and Spring
Analytical Chemistry	CHEM 30333	Fall

MATHEMATICS

Calculus III	MATH 20225	Fall and Spring
Introduction to Statistics *	MATH 20340	Spring

PHYSICS

Medical Physics

PHYS 40371

Fall and Spring

* This course does not fulfill one of the ALPP science electives, but it does fulfill an SCPP science elective. Please see your advisor for assistance choosing your science electives.

Jennifer Ely Nemecek, Assistant Dean, Advisor for ALPP�
jennifer.e.nemecek.1@nd.edu
James K. Foster, CSC, MD�
Assistant Professional Specialist and Sophomore Advisor for SCPP�
james.k.foster.34@nd.edu
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