Suggested Course Selection for Various Career Interests

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A degree in Biology is very flexible and so can be customized largely to meet your specific needs.  Below we list some guidelines and links for those you interested in health-related, as well as for those of you interested in non-medical biology areas.   Remember that your departmental advisor can help you to choose within these lists as to which will best meet your specific career goals.

Pre-health Professions

Generic Pre-health majors:

Biology majors planning a career in medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or other pre-professional fields should follow the recommended curriculum for biology majors.

A year of physics, Calculus I, and one or more semesters of genetics and cell biology are strongly recommended for pre-health professional students.

Biology Pre-Med / Pre-Vet:

• download this PDF file for Biology Pre-Med / Pre-Vet

Physical Therapy:  ST210, PH114/115, Human Phys. or Animal Phys (BLY436)., & Microbiology (BLY314)

USA’s Physicians Assistant program: Click here for details

Auburn Harrison School of Pharmacy at USA: Click here for details

As a service, we have put together series of Biology courses that are related to specific areas of interest.  Your departmental advisor can help you to choose from within these lists as to which will best meet your specific career goals.

* These courses are taught in the summer at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Thinking about graduate school...

For student planning to pursue graduate education in the sciences, you should consider PH 114/115, MA 125 and ST210 as the choices for courses within general biology requirements. You should consult with graduate programs of interest to pre-requisite courses specific to those programs. You may well be able to work them into your undergraduate curriculum while here at South.