Course Overview

This major overlaps with the Biomedical Sciences major for 21-24 hours of applied biology and requires the same prerequisites such as Fundamentals of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Comprehensive Biochemistry, etc. The curriculum is designed to provide a strong four-year that emphasizes versatility of the graduate in the biological and medical sciences. This University Studies degree requires two minors and the minors must be chosen from an approved list. Please note that Biology or Biomedical Sciences CANNOT be selected as minors to couple with this concentration.

General Eligibility

Undergraduate students who meet the following general admission requirements at the time of application are assured admission to  A&M-Central Texas:

• Minimum 2.0 cumulative transfer GPA on a 4.0 scale;

• Minimum 30 academic, college-level transferable semester hours. Applicants pursuing an Applied Science or Aviation Science degree may meet this requirement utilizing select workforce education credit from an approved Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree upon completion of 45 hours, to include all general education courses within the AAS.

• Must be eligible to return to all previously attended colleges or universities.

Part Time Work Details

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Language Requirement

• The University requires all students to take at least one year of a foreign language. This requirement is completed by having taken two units of the same foreign language in high school, completing one year of the same foreign language in college or completing the credit-by-examination process.

  Minimum TOEFL Essentials score of 8.5, or. Minimum IELTS Academic test score of 6.0 overall band (Texas A&M University does not accept the IELTS General test)