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UMR Chancellor's Office (RCHA)201 - Bachelor of Science
Completion requirement

Complete all of the following courses.

Earn at least 38 credits from the following:
  • 8032181
  • 8188731
    OR
    8032191
  • 8180481
  • 8183941
  • 8032081
  • 8130571
  • 8032631
    OR
    8165991
  • 8032451
  • 8032511
  • 8032371
  • 8032521
    OR
    8271301
  • 8269161
  • 8253901
Completion requirement
Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8077781
OR
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8267751
  • 8195421
  • 8274021
  • 8032411
  • 8188111
  • 8188121
  • 8256641
  • 8255551
Completion requirement
Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:

Complete the following two courses.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8032571
    AND
    8032581
OR

Students with Spanish experience in high school or college or who are bilingual in Spanish are strongly encouraged to complete the Spanish Proficiency Interview. Depending on their demonstrated proficiency, students may waive one or both of the required Spanish courses. If students have sufficient fluency to waive both courses, the Language Requirement will be waived. See the Language Placement & Exemption Process document for more details.

OR

Students who can demonstrate at least an intermediate level of proficiency in a non-English language besides Spanish may also have the Language Requirement waived. See the Language Placement & Exemption Process document for more details.

Completion requirement

Complete any of the following courses.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8199041
  • 8199071
  • 8032501
  • 8032641
  • 8269171
Completion requirement

Complete at least 12 credits from the following.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 9-12 credits, depending on whether or not any Directed Study/Research credits are taken

Complete course(s) and earn 9 - 12 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8032171
  • 8176291
  • 8032131
  • 8063261
  • 8032221
  • 8130551
  • 8259761
  • 8063481
  • 8032331
  • 8256741
  • 8103221
  • 8032341
  • 8063491
  • 8270071
  • 8103231
  • 8130561
  • 8267751
  • 8255541
  • 8184861
  • 8166241
  • 8255531
  • 8063501
  • 8063511
  • 8146851
  • 8172541
  • 8146861
  • 8071331
  • 8071341
  • 8195421
  • 8063521
  • 8063531
  • 8267761
  • 8032471
  • 8032481
  • 8146871
  • 8112461
  • 8069781
  • 8077711
  • 8135951
  • 8191531
  • 8263901
  • 8162321
  • 8136421
  • 8125201
  • 8032411
  • 8188111
  • 8166271
  • 8032401
  • 8188121
  • 8257951
  • 8256641
  • 8032551
  • 8032561
  • 8063551
  • 8255551
  • 8063541
  • 8267991
  • 8268171
  • 8268501
  • 8112471
AND

May take up to 3 credits of Directed Study/Research as part of the Upper Division Courses

Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8032131
  • 8166741
  • 8166761
  • 8166781
  • 8166801
  • 8166821
  • 8166841
  • 8166861
  • 8166881
  • 8166901
  • 8166921
  • 8166941
  • 8166961
  • 8268511
  • 8166981
Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Complete both of the following courses.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8032251
    AND
    8083761
AND

Complete at least 6 credits of upper division courses (3xxx or higher) approved by the faculty through the Capstone Proposal process.

These credits cannot be used to satisfy any other program requirements.

Completion requirement

Students in the Early Assurance PA Pathway (offered in collaboration with MCSHS) should take the following courses, normally optional within the BSHS degree: BIOC 3321; BIOL 2331, 3332, 3344 & 4364; CHEM 1333, 2131, 2132, 2335, & 2336; MATH 1120 & 1121; and PSY 3510 & 3512. In addition, the following courses are recommended: BIOL 3311; additional upper division physiological sciences courses such as cellular biology or virology; and a research methodology course.

Completion requirements

UMR's Health Science Program and the School of Public Health (SPH) offer an early-admission opportunity for eligible Health Science students interested in pursuing the Environmental Health MPH degree.

The MPH program in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences emphasizes the scientific, technological, policy, and management skills required to address environmental health concerns. These concerns include investigating health hazards in our environment, protecting worker health, and establishing the basis for public health policy. The Division of Environmental Health is committed to graduating professionals with interdisciplinary training, which includes practicing innovative problem solving, and gaining experience with a diversity of approaches and applications.

To be eligible for this program, applicants must be admitted undergraduate students in Health Science, have completed at least 60+ credits, and have a GPA of a least 3.25. Students interested in pursuing this Integrated Degree Program should consult with UMR Public Health faculty and their Success Coach to identify electives they may wish to take to prepare for possible specializations in the MPH program.

Students admitted to the Integrated BS/MPH-Environmental Health program take 12 MPH credits during their Capstone year, in addition to their other Capstone requirements, and complete the MPH by taking the remaining credits as a full-time graduate student in the summer and academic year after completing their undergraduate degree.

Graduate courses cannot be applied toward both BSHS and MPH credit and degree requirements. Admitted students must maintain timely degree progress to ensure that the BSHS degree is awarded no later than the end of the senior year.

The application deadline for the Integrated BS/MPH-Environmental Health opportunity is the spring of the applicant's junior year. Interested students should consult with their Success Coach or the School of Public Health for application instructions.

Completion requirements
Earn at least 16 credits from the following:
  • 8166731
  • 8032171
  • 8176291
  • 8032131
  • 8146841
  • 8180481
  • 8180491
  • 8166751
  • 8202601
  • 8202611
  • 8203561
  • 8203571
  • 8166761
  • 8063491
  • 8103231
  • 8130561
Earn at least 16 credits from the following:
  • 8166731
  • 8032171
  • 8176291
  • 8032131
  • 8146841
  • 8199031
  • 8032051
  • 8032181
  • 8188731
  • 8032191
  • 8063261
  • 8032221
  • 8130551
  • 8166741
  • 8063481
  • 8032331
  • 8103221
  • 8032341
Designates that students have completed at least 16 credits of Chemistry courses and 16 credits of Biology courses. This satisfies the requirements of external human resources departments for certain laboratory-based positions. This concentration is added to the transcript of any student who meets the requirements prior to degree completion.

At least 16 credits of UMR Chemistry (CHEM) courses and 16 credits of UMR Biology (BIOL) courses, or direct equivalents. UMR Biochemistry (BIOC) courses may be used to satisfy either requirement, but each course can only count once, toward one subject area.
Completion requirements
Courses taken to fulfil this requirement can also be used to fulfil the Quantitative Reasoning requirement (e.g., a student may use MATH 1171 both to meet the Quantitative Reasoning requirement, as well as one of the two courses required here)
Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 7 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 8032501
  • 8032641
  • 8269171

Courses taken to fulfil this requirement can also be used toward the 12 credit Upper Division Courses requirement.

Complete 2 or more course(s) and earn 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 8032171
  • 8176291
  • 8146841
  • 8063261
  • 8032221
  • 8130551
  • 8259761
  • 8063481

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

CSCI 3003 - Introduction to Computing in Biology (3cr.)

The Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BICB) program and the University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) offer an integrated degree opportunity for eligible Health Science BS students interested in pursuing the BICB MS degree. Students admitted to the Integrated BSHS/BICB-MS sub-plan take 10 BICB credits during their senior (fourth) undergraduate year and complete the BICB-MS by taking the remaining credits as a full-time graduate student during their fifth year. Graduate courses cannot be applied toward both BS and MS credit and degree requirements. Admitted students must maintain timely degree progress to ensure that the BS degree is awarded no later than the end of the senior (fourth) year. The application deadline for the Integrated BSHS/BICB-MS opportunity is December 15 of the applicant's junior (third) year. Students should confer with their UMR coach and the BICB program for application instructions.

Completion requirement

The Center for Spirituality and Healing and the University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) offer an integrated degree opportunity for eligible Health Science BS students interested in pursuing the MA in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching degree. Students admitted to the Integrated BSHS/MA-IHWC sub-plan take 15 IHWC credits during their senior (fourth) undergraduate year and complete the MA-IHWC by taking the remaining credits as a full-time graduate student during their fifth year. Graduate courses cannot be applied toward both BS and MA credit and degree requirements. Admitted students must maintain timely degree progress to ensure that the BS degree is awarded no later than the end of the senior (fourth) year. The application deadline for the Integrated BSHS/MA-IHWC opportunity is the spring of the applicant's junior (third) year. Students should confer with their UMR coach and the IHWC program for application instructions.
Note that for this program students are not required to take any additional courses beyond those already required for the BSHS major. Students should consult with their UMR coach regarding recommended courses they should consider taking as electives.

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