Podiatric Bachelor of Science Biology to Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 3 + 4 Program
Total Credit Hours: 164-172
Major Credit Hours: 65
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. We do not award any credit 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)
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. If a student does not complete the first year credit hours in one of the graduate programs, he/she must consult with the Lewis University advisor and fulfill the usual B.A. or B.S. degree requirements listed elsewhere in this catalog. 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 |
See Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine Catalog for course descriptions.
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 Immunology | 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 |
See Scholl College of Podiatry Catalog for course descriptions.
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: 02-111, 02-116 General Biology Labs I and II; 02-226 General Microbiology Lab.
IV. Consult the program Fact Sheet for the sequence of General Education courses. (37)