Biomedical sciences are the interventional applied life sciences that connect clinical, service, and research experiences to improve human, animal, and environmental health. This degree is offered on both the College Station campus and at the Texas A&M Higher Education Center in McAllen, Texas.  Our mission is to educate and prepare students to catalyze the improvement of human, animal, and environmental health through innovation, discovery, and global service and outreach.  The program both emphasizes versatility in the biological and medical sciences, and prioritizes a One Health approach to education through courses that emphasize the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health; while bringing together students with interest in medical careers that impact all three. A highly effective counseling program assists the students with the development of an individualized approach and course package that orients and prepares the students for entry into the medical, allied health field or graduate program of their choice. Such an approach enhances their educational experiences, improves their placement in professional and graduate programs, and facilitates their entry into the biomedical science job market.

Biomedical Sciences graduates enter professional programs in human medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, podiatry, optometry, and pharmacy. Some become medical technologists, physician assistants, nurses, and laboratory and research technicians. Others pursue radiation technology, hospital administration, and a wide variety of health-related fields. Many Biomedical Sciences students continue their education in graduate schools and specialize in various biology- and medicine-related disciplines. Other graduates are employed by clinical practices, industrial companies, government agencies, private foundations, public schools, colleges and certain aspects of business. Positions are available in pharmaceutical and drug marketing, research equipment manufacture and sales, food safety, biomedical research, disease control, zoonoses and epidemiology, laboratory animal care, zoo and aquatic animal supervision, health-related inspection and regulatory work. The BS in Biomedical Sciences is also awarded to students who complete the three year Early Admission Option to Professional Schools and one year of professional school.

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Common Body of Knowledge Courses (CBK) must be completed with a grade of C or better. All CBK courses must be complete prior to advancing to the third and fourth year upper-division requirements.

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Complete 6-8 hours of mathematics core courses as follows:

• Select one of the following: MATH 142, MATH 147, MATH 151, MATH 171.  This is a CBK course and must be completed with a grade of C or better.
• Select one of the following: MATH 140, MATH 148, MATH 150, MATH 152, MATH 168, MATH 172, STAT 201.

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Professional school prerequisites and entrance exams often recommend or require specific courses that can fulfill component areas of the University Core Curriculum, including 3 or 6 hours chosen from 

ENGL 103, ENGL 104, ENGL 203, and ENGL 210, and 3 or 6 hours of social and behavioral sciences courses such as PBSI 107 and SOCI 205. 

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A list of approved courses that fulfill the directed elective hours is available below and on the BIMS Program website.

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HIST 105 and HIST 106 are recommended, however students may choose from other American History core courses.

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Students who complete STAT 201 in Mathematics core must take STAT 312.

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Select any course 100-499 except MATH 102-104; only 1 credit KINE 199 may be used.

When satisfying the required 25 hours of BIMS directed electives and 9 hours of general electives: Any combination of variable credit 285, 291, 484, 485, and/or 491 courses may not exceed 9 credit hours.  BIMS 484 on its own or in combination with other variable credit courses may not exceed 6 total credit hours.  Any combination of 289/489 courses may not exceed 9 credit hours.  Restrictions will be enforced by the BIMS academic advising office.

A minimum of two courses taken to complete the minimum hours of BIMS directed electives must be designated to fulfill the university's writing and oral communication graduation requirement.

A minimum of 36 hours of 3/400 level coursework must be completed in residence at Texas A&M University to earn a degree.

All students are required to complete 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity credit (ICD) and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse (CD) credits.  A course satisfying a core category, a college department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement.  Select in consultation with academic advisor. 

All students must complete the Foreign Language requirement: two units of the same foreign language at the high school level or a two course sequence of the same foreign language at the college level.  Please see the university catalog "Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree" for further details.

Directed Electives

Biomedical Science (BIMS) directed electives are courses that are specifically approved for the curriculum. A student must choose 25 semester credits from the following list of approved courses. The list of approved BIMS directed electives will also be available on the BIMS Program website: