BSPS Curriculum

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Freshman Year

Semester 1

Courses Credit Hours
CHEM 111/111L – General Chemistry I 4
BIOL 111/111L – Basic Biology 4
ENGL 101 – Academic Writing 3
PE 185 – Lifetime Wellness 2
CPHS 100 – Freshman Seminar 1
CHRS 125 – Introduction to Christianity 3
Total 17

Semester 2

Courses Credit Hours
CHEM 113/113L – General Chemistry II 4
BIOL 221/221L – Human Anatomy & Physiology 4
ENGL 102 – Academic Writing & Literature 3
MATH 122 – Calculus I 4
A/M/T 131 – Intro to Art/Music/Theatre 3
CUC 100 – CU Connections 0.5
Total 18.5

Sophomore Year

Semester 3

Courses Credit Hours
CHEM 227/227L – Organic Chemistry I 4
PHSC 285 P/L – Microbiology 4
PHYS 221 – General Physics I 4
HIST 1XX – Western Civ. I or II 3
LANG 201 – Foreign Language 3
CUC 200 – CU Connections 0.5
Total 18.5

Semester 4

Courses Credit Hours
CHEM 228/228L – Organic Chemistry II 4
PHYS 222 – Physics II 4
ENGL 2XX – Literature   3
See Listing – Humanities Elective 3
See Listing – Social Science Elective 3
Total 17

Junior Year

Semester 5

Courses Credit Hours
PHSC 323 – General Biochemistry 3
PHSC 325/325L – General Biochemistry Prelab/Lab 1
PHSC 210 – Laboratory Safety 1
CLNR 324 – Intro. to Biostatistics 3
PHSC 451 – Scientific & Technical Writing 2
PHSC 220/220L – Quantitative Lab Techniques 2
UNIV XXX – Elective 3
Total 15

Semester 6

Courses Credit Hours
PHSC 328 – Intro. to Pharmacology 4
PHSC 410 – Analytical Instrumentation 3
PHSC 411/411L – Analytical Instrumentation Prelab/Lab 1
PHSC 338 – Product & Process Validation 2
PHSC 326 – Molecular Biology 3
PHSC 327/327L – Molecular Biology Prelab/Lab 1
CLNR 442 – Interpersonal Skills 2
Total 16

Senior Year

Semester 7

Courses Credit Hours
PHSC 418 – Industrial Pharmacy 3
PHSC 419/419L – Industrial Pharmacy Prelab/Lab 1
PHSC 438 – Pharmaceutical Methods & Bioprocessing 3
PHSC 439L – Pharmaceutical Methods & Bioprocessing Lab 1
PHSC 336 – Scientific Literature Seminar II 1
UNIV XXX – Elective 3
Total 12

Semester 8

Courses Credit Hours
PHSC 420 – Senior Internship* 12-14
PHSC 416 – Senior Seminar .5
Total 12.5-14.5

Total credit hours earned= 126.5-128.5

*Students are required to submit and pass a criminal background check prior to the start of internship. Internship sites may require an additional criminal background check and/or drug screen before beginning internship. Summer internships earn 12 credit hours rather than 14 credit hours.