Podiatric / Bachelor of Science in Biology to Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 3 + 4 Program

Total Credit Hours: 164-172

Major Credit Hours: 65

A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.

Biology majors may take a Biology class only two times. If the student has not achieved a minimum of a “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class BIOL 10000 (Introduction to Biology) when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. We do not award any credit for major classes based on AP scores.

It is the policy of the Biology department to support with letters of recommendation for professional school applications only those students who have achieved a cumulative and science GPA of 3.25 by the time they complete BIOL 35500 Biochemistry 1 – Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates and have no withdrawals in their records. In the event that a student has his/her request for letters of recommendation denied, he/she has the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any professional school is solely determined by the admissions committees of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.

A student entering this program must have an ACT composite score of 23.

Degree Requirements

Program: BS-BIOL-A
Concentration: PODM

I. Core Courses (65)

BIOL-11000General Biology 1

4

BIOL-11100General Biology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-11500General Biology 2

4

BIOL-11600General Biology 2 Lab

1

BIOL-22000Genetics

4

BIOL-22100Genetics Lab

1

BIOL-22400General Microbiology

4

BIOL-22600General Microbiology Lab

1

BIOL-32000Biostatistics

3

BIOL-33500Advanced Clinical Physiology

3

BIOL-33600Case Studies in Human Physiology

1

BIOL-35500Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

BIOL-35600Molecular Biochemistry Lab

1

CHEM-11000General Chemistry 1

4

CHEM-11100General Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHEM-11500General Chemistry 2

4

CHEM-11600General Chemistry 2 Lab

1

MATH-20000Calculus 1

4

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OR

MATH-21100Calculus for the Life Sciences

4

CHEM-22000Organic Chemistry 1

4

CHEM-22100Organic Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHEM-22500Organic Chemistry 2

4

CHEM-22600Organic Chemistry 2 Lab

1

PHYS-20000College Physics 1

4

PHYS-20100College Physics 1 Lab

1

PHYS-20500College Physics 2

4

PHYS-20600College Physics 2 Lab

1

II. Students admitted to the podiatry programs in this manner will be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Lewis University at the successful completion of their first year of study at these institutions. If a student does not complete the first year credit hours in one of the graduate programs, he/she must consult with the Lewis University advisor and fulfill the usual B.A. or B.S. degree requirements listed elsewhere in this catalog. The courses to be transferred back to Lewis University are:

A. Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine (62)

BSC -111Human Anatomy

8

BSC -112Human Cell and Tissue Biology

6

BSC -113Medical Biochemistry

6

BSC -114Medical Genetics and Embryology

3

PMD -113Medical Ethics

1

PMD -114Principles of Medical Research

1

PMD -115Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar

1

BSC -124Lower Extremity Anatomy

8

BSC -125Neurobiology

3

BSC -126Human Systems Biology

6

BSC -128Medical Microbiology & Immunology

6

GMD -121Physical Assessment & Diagnosis

3

PMD -116Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar

1

ORT -131Biomechanics I

3

ORT -132Rehabilitative Medicine

2

PMD -132Lower Extremity Assessment & Diagnosis

2

PMD -133Introduction to Medical Imaging

1

CLI -101Introduction to Patient Care

1

See Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine Catalog for course descriptions.

B. Scholl College of Podiatry at Rosalind Franklin University (70)


MCBA -500 A B & CClinical Anatomy

10

PBBS -502 A & BBiochemistry

7

PBBS -503 A & BStructure and Function

11

PBBS -504Neuroscience

5

PBBS -505 A & BMicrobiology and Immunology

7

PBBS -506 A & BLower Extremity Anatomy

8

PAPB -501Understanding and Implementing Clinical Research

1

PAPB -502Biomechanics

6

PMED -502 A & BPodiatric Medicine and Surgery

4

PMED -503Podiatric Clinical Skills and Reasoning I

3

HMTD -500Interprofessional Healthcare Teams

1

HMTD -501Culture in Healthcare

1

MCUR -502 A B & CEssentials of Clinical Reasoning I

6

See Scholl College of Podiatry Catalog for course descriptions.

III. The Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
BIOL-11100General Biology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-11600General Biology 2 Lab

1

BIOL-22600General Microbiology Lab

1

IV. Consult the program Fact Sheet for the sequence of General Education courses. (37)