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Biomedical Sciences MA / MBS Comparison

	MA in Biomedical Science	MBS in Biomedical Science
Duration	9 months	21-24 months
Start Date	Fall Quarter only	Fall Quarter only
Credits (Qtr Hr)	45 minimum	72 minimum

Admission Requirements
Bachelor's degree	yes	yes
Minimum GPA	2.75/4.00	2.75/4.00
Test Scores	GRE, MCAT, PCAT, DAT	GRE, MCAT, PCAT, DAT
Letters of Recommendation	Two individual or One committee letter	Two individual or One committee letter
Transcripts	From each college/university attended	From each college/university attended

Prerequisite Courses
English	6 sem hrs / 9 qtr hrs	strongly recommended
General Biology	8 sem hrs / 12 qtr hrs	strongly recommended
General Chemistry	8 sem hrs / 12 qtr hrs	strongly recommended
Organic Chemistry	8 sem hrs / 12 qtr hrs	strongly recommended
Physics	4 sem hrs / 6 qtr hrs	strongly recommended
Mathematics	3 sem hrs / 4 qtr hrs	strongly recommended

Curriculum
Histology	x	x
Human Anatomy	x	x
Neuroanatomy	x	x
Biochemistry	x	x
Immunology	x	x
Microbiology	x	x
Pharmacology	x	x
Physiology	x	x
Medical Ethics	x	x
Intro to Capstone	x
Capstone	x
Research Topics & Methods		x
Research Literature Review		x
Design and Statistics		x
Research Protocol		x
Good Laboratory Practice		x
Research Seminar		x
Laboratory Research		x
Research Thesis		x
Electives	minimum of 8 credits	available but not needed