Podiatric / Bachelor of Science in 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 BIOL 10000 (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 BIOL 35500 Biochemistry 1 – 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
Program: BS-BIOL-1
Concentration: PODM
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 as follows:
A. Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine (62)
See Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine Catalog for course descriptions.
B. Scholl College of Podiatry at Rosalind Franklin University (70)
See Scholl College of Podiatry Catalog for course descriptions.
I. Core Courses (65)
III. The Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of the curricula at Lewis University and Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine or Scholl College of Podiatry at Rosalind Franklin University.
IV. Consult the program Fact Sheet for the sequence of General Education courses. (37)