The University Studies major allows students to choose an area of concentration and two minors to constitute the 120 hours of the degree. The University Studies is a BS degree with an area of concentration in biomedical sciences. The area of concentration emphasizes applied biology in the context of the veterinary and human medical field, highlighting one health concepts and the interrelatedness of human, animal and environmental health and the factors affecting each. Students considering USVM as a major should note that all students are required to complete prerequisite coursework including biology, fundamentals of chemistry (2 semesters) and organic chemistry with lab (1 semester), prior to completing the area of concentration coursework. Minors must be chosen from an approved list (Biology or Biomedical Sciences cannot be chosen as minors to couple with this concentration). This major does not admit first time college students. Students can apply to change their curriculum according to approved university steps and in consultation with an academic advisor from the school. Students must maintain a minimum overall Texas A&M GPA of 2.0 and meet all requirements and prerequisite coursework for the declared area of concentration and two minors. The minors will be recognized after graduation on the student’s transcript, but not on the student’s diploma.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| BIOL 111 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| CHEM 119 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 4 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Spring |
|---|
| BIOL 112 | Introductory Biology II | 4 |
| CHEM 120 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 4 |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition | |
| Composition and Rhetoric | |
| Writing about Literature | |
| Technical and Professional Writing | |
| 3 |
| Business Calculus | |
| Engineering Mathematics I | |
| Calculus I | |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
CHEM 227
& CHEM 237 | Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3,4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3,4 | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| VTPB 421 | Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals | 3 |
| 4,5 | 3 |
| 6 | 9 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| BIMS 320/GENE 320 | Biomedical Genetics | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4,5 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 6 | 15 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 4,5 | 3 |
| 6 | 13 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
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.
Graduation requirements require two courses with the (UWRT) Writing Intensive, or 1 course with the Writing Intensive (UWRT)/1 course Oral communication (UCRT) attribute. Consult your academic advisor for choices. These credits may come from the concentration field of study or the minor areas.
Students must complete 36 hours 3/400 level coursework in residency at TAMU.
