Two Honors Programs are available to undergraduate majors in the Department of Biomedical Sciences: The University Honors Scholar Option (Track 1) and the Biomedical Sciences Honors Scholar Option (Track 2).
Students participating in the University Honors Program as a University Honors Scholar must complete the 23-credit Honors Core Curriculum and achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 at the time of graduation.
| Integrated Core of Four Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars | ||
| HONR 192, First-Year Seminar | 4 credits | |
| HONR 193, Seminar | 3 credits | |
| HONR 392, Seminar | 3 credits | |
| HONR 492, Senior Seminar | 3 credits | |
| Honors Thesis or Project | ||
| HONR 399, Honors Pre-Thesis | 1 credit | |
| HONR 499, Senior Honors Thesis | 3 credits | |
| Two Honors Courses in the Department | 6 credits | |
| Total | 23 credits | |
Two Honors Courses in the Department
1st Honors Course (choose one of the following): BMS 301, BMS
305, BMS 360
2nd Honors Course (choose one of the following): BMS 302H, BMS
325, BMS 405, BMS 420, BMS 430, BMS 450
Please note: Students will be required to Honors-Option the above departmental courses (except for BMS 302H which will be offered as an Honors section in spring semesters).
Suggested Four-Year Plan - Track 1
Students participating in the University Honors Program as Biomedical Sciences Honors Scholars (Track 2) are required to complete 16-17 credits distributed as follows:
| IU 193H, Freshman Seminar (Honors) | 1 credit | |
| HONR 399, Honors Pre-Thesis | 1 credit | |
| HONR 499, Senior Honors Thesis | 3 credits | |
| 3-4 Honors courses in major/discipline | 12 credits | |
| Total | 17 credits | |
Major/Discipline Course Requirements (12 credits)
| 1. Choose 6 credits from the following: | |||
| BMS 302 H | Laboratory in Principles of Physiology -- Honors Section | 2 credits | |
| Honors-Option Courses | |||
| BMS 301 | Human Gross Anatomy | 5 credits | |
| BMS 305 | Domestic Animal Gross Anatomy | 4 credits | |
| BMS 325 | Cellular Neurobiology | 3 credits | |
| BMS 360 | Fundamentals of Physiology | 4 credits | |
| BMS 405 | Nerve and Muscle -- Toxins, Trauma, and Disease | 3 credits | |
| BMS 420 | Cardiopulmonary Physiology | 3 credits | |
| BMS 430 | Endocrinology | 3 credits | |
| BMS 450 | Pharmacology | 3 credits | |
| 2. Choose 6 credits from the following: | |||
| BMS 384 | Supervised College Teaching | (max 3 cr) | |
| BMS 487 | Internship | (max 3 cr) | |
| BMS 495 | Independent Study | (max 3 cr) | |
| BMS 496 | Group Study | 1 credit | |
| BMS 498 | Research | (max 6 cr) | |
| BMS 500 | Mammalian Physiology I | 4 credits | |
| BMS 501 | Mammalian Physiology II | 4 credits | |
| BMS 531 | Domestic Animal Dissection | 3 credits | |
| BMS 575 | Human Anatomy Dissection | 4 credits | |
Suggested Four-Year Plan - Track 2
