Program: Biomathematics, BS - University of Scranton

Apr 05, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017

The Biomathematics major leads to employment or graduate study ranging from biostatistics through public health to medicine. Students interested in medical school should take General and Analytical Chemistry in the first year, Organic Chemistry in the second year, and General Biochemistry in the third year.

For more information about the Mathematics department, visit its website.

Biomathematics Pre-Health Track Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I – MATH 221 - Calculus II	4	4
MAJOR	BIOL 141 - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology – BIOL 142 - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology	4.5	4.5
COGNATE	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L	4.5	4.5
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ²
		16	16
Second Year
MAJOR	MATH 222 - Calculus III – MATH 341 - Differential Equations	4	4
MAJOR	BIOL ELECT - Biology Electives¹	5	3
COGNATE	CHEM 232 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 232L – CHEM 233 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 233L	4.5	4.5
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
		16.5	17.5
Third Year
MAJOR	MATH 310 - Applied Probability and Mathematical Statistics – MATH 351 - Linear Algebra	4	3
COGNATE	CHEM 350 - General Biochemistry I ³	3
COGNATE	PHYS 140/PHYS 140L - (E) Elements of Physics I – PHYS 141/PHYS 141L - (E) Elements of Physics II	4	4
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Electives	3	6
GE ELECT	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective		3
		14	16
Fourth Year
MAJOR	BIOL ELECT – Biology Elective¹		3-5
MAJOR	MATH 463 - Topics in Biomathematics		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3	6
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Elective	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT – Social/Behavioral Electives	3
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective	3
		12	12-14
	Total: 120-122 Credits

¹The three biology electives must be Biology Major Electives with at least two of them being from exactly one of three content areas: Molecular & Cellular (MC), Systems (S) and Multi-Organismal (MO).

²The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³Lab only. Additionally, CHEM 450 - Biochemistry I may be substituted for CHEM 350 - General Biochemistry I

Biomathematics Research Track Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I – MATH 221 - Calculus II	4	4
MAJOR	BIOL 141 - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology – BIOL 142 - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology	4.5	4.5
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	3	3
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ²
		14.5	14.5
Second Year
MAJOR	MATH 222 - Calculus III – MATH 341 - Differential Equations	4	4
MAJOR	BIOL ELECT - Biology Electives¹– MATH 351 - Linear Algebra	5	3
COGNATE	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L	4.5	4.5
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
		16.5	17.5
Third Year
MAJOR	MATH 371 - Applied Combinatorics	3
MAJOR	MATH 441 - Partial Differential Equations or MATH 463 - Topics in Biomathematics ³		3
COGNATE	CHEM 232 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 232L – CHEM 233 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 233L	4.5	4.5
COGNATE	PHYS 140/PHYS 140L - (E) Elements of Physics I – PHYS 141/PHYS 141L - (E) Elements of Physics II	4	4
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Electives	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective		3
		14.5	17.5
Fourth Year
MAJOR - BIOL ELECT	MATH 310 - Applied Probability and Mathematical Statistics – BIOL ELECT - Biology Elective	4	3-5
MAJOR	MATH 441 - Partial Differential Equations or MATH 463 - Topics in Biomathematics ³		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Electives⁵	3	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT – Social/Behavioral Electives	3	3
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy or T/RS ELECT– T/RS Elective	3
		13	12-14
	Total: 120-122 Credits

¹The two biology electives must be from exactly one of three content areas: Molecular & Cellular (MC), Systems (S) and Multi-Organismal (MO).

³Since MATH 441 runs in the spring semester of odd-numbered years, students whose third year spring semester will be in an even-numbered year should plan to take MATH 463 in their third year spring semester and MATH 441 in their fourth year spring semester.

Biomathematics, BS

Biomathematics Pre-Health Track Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 120-122 Credits