Podiatric Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 164-172

Major Credit Hours: 65

This is a 3+4 program in which students will earn a B.S. in Biology and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree in 7 years instead of 8 years. The first three years of the program consist of a minimum of 90 credit hours after which the student applies to EITHER the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine or the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University. If accepted, students complete the 4th year at the podiatric college, which allows them to earn a B.S. in Biology from Lewis University. The 4th year also serves as the first year of the professional program in podiatric medicine.

A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.

Biology majors may take a Biology class only two times. If the student has not achieved a minimum of a “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 (Introduction to Biology) when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.

It is the policy of the Biology department to support with letters of recommendation for professional school applications only those students who have achieved a cumulative and science GPA of 3.25 by the time they complete 02-355 Biochemistry I – Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates and have no withdrawals in their records. In the event that a student has his/her request for letters of recommendation denied, he/she has the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any professional school is solely determined by the admissions committees of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.

A student entering this program must have an ACT composite score of 23.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (65)

02-110	General Biology I	4
02-111	General Biology I Lab	1
03-110	General Chemistry I	4
03-111	General Chemistry I Lab	1
02-115	General Biology II	4
02-116	General Biology II Lab	1
03-115	General Chemistry II	4
03-116	General Chemistry II Lab	1
13-200	Calculus I	4
-	OR
13-211	Calculus for the Life Sciences	4
02-220	Genetics	4
02-221	Genetics Lab	1
02-224	General Microbiology	4
02-226	General Microbiology Lab	1
03-220	Organic Chemistry I	4
03-221	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1
03-225	Organic Chemistry II	4
03-226	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1
02-320	Biostatistics	3
02-335	Advanced Clinical Physiology	3
02-336	Case Studies in Human Physiology	1
02-355	Biochemistry I- Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates	3
02-356	Biochemistry I Lab	1
17-200	College Physics I	4
17-201	College Physics I Lab	1
17-205	College Physics II	4
17-206	College Physics II Lab	1

II. Students admitted to the podiatry programs in this manner will be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Lewis University at the successful completion of their first year of study at these institutions. The courses to be transferred back to Lewis University are:

Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (62)

BSC -111	Human Anatomy	8
BSC -112	Human Cell and Tissue Biology	6
BSC -113	Medical Biochemistry	6
BSC -114	Medical Genetics and Embryology	3
PMD -113	Medical Ethics	1
PMD -114	Principles of Medical Research	1
PMD -115	Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar	1
BSC -124	Lower Extremity Anatomy	8
BSC -125	Neurobiology	3
BSC -126	Human Systems Biology	6
BSC -128	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	6
GMD -121	Physical Assessment & Diagnosis	3
PMD -116	Podiatric Medical Practice Seminar	1
ORT -131	Biomechanics I	3
ORT -132	Rehabilitative Medicine	2
PMD -132	Lower Extremity Assessment & Diagnosis	2
PMD -133	Introduction to Medical Imaging	1
CLI -101	Introduction to Patient Care	1

Scholl College of Podiatry at Rosalind Franklin University (70)

MCBA -500A, B & C	Clinical Anatomy	10
PBBS -502A & B	Biochemistry	7
PBBS -503A & B	Structure and Function	11
PBBS -504	Neuroscience	5
PBBS -505A & B	Microbiology and Immunlogy	7
PBBS -506A & B	Lower Extremity Anatomy	8
PAPB -501	Understanding and Implementing Clinical Research	1
PAPB -502	Biomechanics	6
PMED -502A & B	Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	4
PMED -503	Podiatric Clinical Skills and Reasoning I	3
HMTD -500	Interprofessional Healthcare Teams	1
HMTD -501	Culture in Healthcare	1
MCUR -502A B & C	Essentials of Clinical Reasoning I	6

III. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by the successful completion of the following courses that contain strong writing components: General Biology Labs I and II and General Microbiology Lab.