Students in the Biomedical Sciences major are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree upon completion of all requirements. Students choose from one of the following seven areas or submajors:
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Biomedical Science
- Cytotechnology
- Radiologic Technology
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Diagnostic Imaging (degree completion program)
- Health Science (degree completion program)
- Public Health Microbiology
All students will be required to comply with a background check, drug screen, and maintain health insurance during the professional training experience.
Public Health Microbiology
Public health microbiology prepares students for a career in the laboratory disciplines of public health. Specifically, students will be educated in a broad range of sciences in order to perform investigatory and laboratory-based analyses of environmental samples for microbial contaminants of interest. Emphasis is placed on pathogenic disease and the human populations that they affect. Graduates can work in a variety of settings, such as public health, hospital and research laboratories. Students successfully completing this program may sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP-BOC) Technologist in Microbiology national certification exam.
Requirements
Students must achieve the satisfactory completion of 130 credits.
Students in the Biomedical Sciences major are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree upon completion of all requirements. All students, with the exception of students in the Diagnostic Imaging or Health Sciences degree completion program, will be required to comply with a background check and maintain health insurance during the professional training experience.
The process of application to the professional training occurs at the end of the first semester of the junior year.
Entry into professional training or internship is competitive and dependent upon:
- Completion of UWM's General Education Requirements (GER);
- A cumulative UWM minimum grade point average of 2.5;
- A cumulative minimum grade point average of 2.5 in specific, required science courses;
- Completion of:
- all required courses and electives (87 credits) through the second semester of junior year for students pursuing Cytotechnology, or Medical Laboratory Science;
- all required courses and electives (114 credits) through the first semester of senior year for students pursuing Public Health Microbiology; and
- A grade of C or better in all junior-level courses.
Students who meet these minimum requirements for entry into professional training will be evaluated on the basis of their science GPA for placement at one of the training sites.
To remain eligible to continue in the professional training, students must earn a grade of C or better in all senior-level courses.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Competency Requirements | ||
| Oral and Written Communication (OWC) Part A & B | ||
| Quantitative Literacy (QL) Part A & B | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Distribution Requirements | ||
| Arts | 3 | |
| Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| Humanities | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences | 6 | |
| Social Sciences | 6 | |
| Biomedical Science Core | ||
| BIO SCI 150 | Foundations of Biological Sciences I 1 | 4 |
| BIO SCI 202 | Anatomy and Physiology I 1 | 4 |
| BIO SCI 203 | Anatomy and Physiology II 1 | 4 |
| BIO SCI 325 | Genetics 1 | 4 |
| BIO SCI 383 | General Microbiology 1 | 4 |
| BMS 205 | Introduction to Diagnostic Medicine | 3 |
| BMS 301 & BMS 302 & BMS 303 & BMS 304 & BMS 305 | Human Pathophysiology: Fundamentals and Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems I and Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems II and Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems III and Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems IV 1 | 5 |
| BMS 427 | Clinical Immunology 1 | 3 |
| BMS 428 | Clinical Immunology Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| BMS 534 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BMS 535 | Medical Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| BMS 536 | Applied Clinical Microbiology | 2 |
| BMS 537 | Medical Parasitology and Mycology | 2 |
| BMS 560 | Molecular and Genetic Diagnostics | 2 |
| BMS 561 | Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry 1 | 5 |
| CHEM 104 | General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis 1 | 5 |
| CHEM 341 | Introductory Survey of Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 342 | Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 2 |
| CHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| HS 224 | Computational Tools for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
| KIN 270 | Statistics in the Health Professions: Theory and Practice | 3 |
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Course counts towards a student's science GPA.
Public Health Microbiology Requirements
Students in the Public Health Microbiology submajor complete an eight-week internship with the City of Milwaukee Health Department. The process of application to the professional training occurs at the end of the first semester of the junior year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO SCI 350 | 4 | |
| BIO SCI 405 | General Virology | 3 |
| BMS 201 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS | 3 |
| BMS 245 | Client Diversity in Health Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Perspective | 3 |
| BMS 531 | Advanced Lectures in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 1 |
| BMS 538 | Advanced Clinical Microbiology Practicum | 3 |
| BMS 539 | Public Health Microbiology | 2 |
| BMS 540 | Public Health Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| BMS 547 | Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis | 2 |
| BMS 548 | Clinical Laboratory Practice | 5 |
| BMS 549 | Professional Development in Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 3 |
| BMS 555 | Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | 1 |
| ENGLISH 205 | Business Writing | 3 |
| HCA 212 | Drugs Used and Abused | 3 |
| HCA 307 | Epidemiology for the Health Sciences | 3 |
| HS 101 | Introduction to Health and Disease | 2 |
| HS 311 | Law and Ethics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
| HS 222 | Language of Medicine | 3 |
| Electives | 8 | |
Plan of Study
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
| BIO SCI 202 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| HS 101 | Introduction to Health and Disease | 2 |
| HS 222 | Language of Medicine | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| BIO SCI 203 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| CHEM 104 | General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis | 5 |
| HS 224 | Computational Tools for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
| GER Elective: Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| BIO SCI 150 | Foundations of Biological Sciences I | 4 |
| BMS 205 | Introduction to Diagnostic Medicine | 3 |
| BMS 301 | Human Pathophysiology: Fundamentals | 1 |
| BMS 302 | Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems I | 1 |
| BMS 303 | Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems II | 1 |
| CHEM 341 | Introductory Survey of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 342 | Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| BIO SCI 325 | Genetics | 4 |
| BMS 201 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS | 3 |
| BMS 245 | Client Diversity in Health Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Perspective | 3 |
| BMS 304 | Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems III | 1 |
| BMS 305 | Human Pathophysiology: Organ Systems IV | 1 |
| KIN 270 | Statistics in the Health Professions: Theory and Practice (QLB) | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| BIO SCI 383 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| BMS 427 | Clinical Immunology | 3 |
| BMS 428 | Clinical Immunology Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry | 3 |
| HCA 212 | Drugs Used and Abused | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| BMS 534 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BMS 535 | Medical Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| BMS 560 | Molecular and Genetic Diagnostics | 2 |
| BMS 561 | Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory | 1 |
| HCA 307 | Epidemiology for the Health Sciences | 3 |
| HS 311 | Law and Ethics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
| ENGLISH 205 | Business Writing (OWCB) | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Summer | ||
| BMS 536 | Applied Clinical Microbiology | 2 |
| BMS 537 | Medical Parasitology and Mycology | 2 |
| Electives | 4 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| BMS 539 | Public Health Microbiology | 2 |
| BMS 540 | Public Health Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| BMS 547 | Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis | 2 |
| BMS 555 | Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | 1 |
| BIO SCI 350 | ||
| BIO SCI 405 | General Virology | 3 |
| GER Elective: Humanities | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| BMS 531 | Advanced Lectures in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 1 |
| BMS 538 | Advanced Clinical Microbiology Practicum | 3 |
| BMS 548 | Clinical Laboratory Practice | 5 |
| BMS 549 | Professional Development in Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 3 |
| GER Elective: Humanities | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 126 | |
Honors in the Major
Honors in the major are granted to students who earn a GPA of 3.500 or above on a minimum of 30 completed credits at UWM.
College of Health Professions and Sciences Dean's Honor List
GPA of 3.500 or above, earned on a full-time student's GPA on 12 or more graded credits in a given semester.
Honors College Degree and Honors College Degree with Distinction
Granted to graduating seniors who complete Honors College requirements, as listed in the Honors College section of this site.
Commencement Honors
Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.500 or above, based on a minimum of 40 graded UWM credits earned prior to the final semester, will receive all-university commencement honors and be awarded the traditional gold cord at the December or May Honors Convocation. Please note that for honors calculation, the GPA is not rounded and is truncated at the third decimal (e.g., 3.499).
Final Honors
Earned on a minimum of 60 graded UWM credits: Cum Laude - 3.500 or above; Magna Cum Laude - 3.650 or above; Summa Cum Laude - 3.800 or above.