1. FGCU General Education (36 hrs)
   Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
   
   
   1. Communication (6 hrs)
   2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
      Select STA 2023
   3. Humanities (9 hrs)
   4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
   5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      Select from Common Prerequisites 
      
      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.


2. Common Prerequisites (27 hrs)
   
   
   • BSC xxxxC General Biology w/Lab I (4)
     [BSC 1010C recommended]
   • BSC xxxxC Anatomy & Physiology w/ Lab I (4)
     [BSC 1085C recommended]
   • BSC xxxxC Anatomy & Physiology w/Lab II (4)
     [BSC 1086C recommended]
   • CHM xxxxC General Chemistry w/Lab I (4)
     [CHM 1045C recommended]
   • CHM xxxxC General Chemistry w/Lab II (4)
     [CHM 1046C recommended]
   • CHM xxxxC Organic Chemistry I w/Lab (4)
     [CHM 2210C]
   • CHM xxxxC Organic Chemistry II w/Lab (4)
     [CHM 2211C]
   • MCB xxxxC General Microbiology (4)
     [MCB 3020C recommended]
   • STA xxxx Statistics (3)
     [STA 2023 recommended]  


3. Interdisciplinary College Core (12 hrs)
   
   
   • IHS 3101 Shaping Health Care in the 21st Century (3)
   • IHS 3203 Management & Leadership in Health Care Organizations (3)
   • IHS 4504 Research Methods in Health Care (3)
   • IHS 4938 Senior Seminar (3)  


4. Required Courses in the Major (48 hrs)
   
   
   • BCH 3023C Biochemistry (3)
   • MLS 3038 Essentials of CLS (3)
   • MLS 3220 Biological Fluid Analysis (2)
   • MLS 4191 Molecular Diagnostics (3)
   • MLS 4308 Hematology/Hemostasis (3)
   • MLS 4404 Diagnostic Microbiology (3)
   • MLS 4462 Diagnostic Virology/Mycology/Parasitology (3)
   • MLS 4505 Clinical Immunology (2)
   • MLS 4550 Immunohematology & Transfusion (3)
   • MLS 4627 Clinical Biochemistry (3)
   • MLS 4820C Clinical Biochemistry Practicum (3)
   • MLS 4821C Clinical Microbiology Practicum (3)
   • MLS 4822C Clinical Hematology Practicum (3)
   • MLS 4823C Clinical Immunohematology Practicum (3)
   • MLS 4826C Clinical Immunology Practicum (2)
   • PCB 2336 Human Genetics (3)
   • PCB 4233C Immunology (3)   


5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)  


6. Additional Electives (variable)
   
   Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 123 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree.

Additional Graduation Requirements

• Earn a minimum of 123 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on all course work attempted at FGCU.
• Within the 123 total credit hours, a minimum of 48 credit hours at the upper division (courses numbered 3000 and higher).
• Earn a grade of C or above in all courses identified in Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 above. A grade of C- does not satisfy the requirement of a minimum grade of C.
• Satisfy CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy service-learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
• At least 25% of the coursework required for the degree and 30 of the last 60 hours must be earned at FGCU.

Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes

• BSC xxxxC General Biology w/Lab I:
  May substitute BSC X010C, BSC X011C, BSC X010/X010L, BSC X011/X011L, PCB X011C, PCB X131/X131L, ZOO X010
• BSC xxxxC Anatomy & Physiology w/ Lab I :
  May substitute BSC X085/X085L, BSC X085C, BSC X093, BSC X093C, BSC X011C, BSC X011, PCB 4703, PCB 3703, PCB 3702, PCB 3702,3,4 (student's choice of one of these three labs), PCB 3703C, BSC X023C
• BSC xxxxC Anatomy & Physiology w/Lab II:
  May substitute X011, BSC X086/X086L, BSC X086C, BSC X094C, ZOO 3733C, ZOO 3731, PCB 3134C, PCB X131, BSC X094, BSC X096, BSC X011, PCB X510/X510L
• CHM xxxxC General Chemistry w/Lab I :
  May substitute CHM X045/X045L, CHM X045C
• CHM xxxxC General Chemistry w/Lab II:
  May substitute CHM X046/X046L, CHM X046C, CHM X040/X040L, CHM X041/X041L
• CHM xxxxC Organic Chemistry I w/Lab:
  May substitute CHM X210/X210L, CHM X010/X010L, CHM X210C, CHM 3210
• CHM xxxxC Organic Chemistry II w/Lab:
  May substitute CHM X211/X211L, CHM X011/X011L, CHM X211C, CHM 3211/3211L, CHM 3120/3120L, CHM X120/X120L, CHM X120C, CHM 3120C
• MCB xxxxC General Microbiology :
  May substitute MCB 3020/3020L, MCB X013/X013L, MCB X013C, MCB 3023/3023L, MCB 3020C, MCB X010/X010L
• STA xxxx Statistics:
  May substitute STA X023, STA X014, STA X122, STA X037, STA X040, STA X024, STA X321, STA 3023