Bachelor of Science in Biology for Pre-Health Professions
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Earn your bachelor of science degree in biology at TWU.
Our B.S. in biology degree offers excellent preparation for admission into health professions programs. With a major in biology and a minor in chemistry, you will satisfy the prerequisite coursework for medical, dental, pharmacy or physician assistant programs. Our program offers the flexibility to choose from exciting upper division elective courses, so that you can tailor the program to suit your individual professional goals.
You also have the opportunity to gain valuable research experience and marketable lab skills working with our expert faculty to investigate challenging, real-world problems, like improving crop yields and developing novel treatments for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Our pre-health professions advising committee will help you connect with professionals, identify shadowing opportunities, and prepare for admission into a health professions program.
Tracks
- Pre-medical track
- Pre-physician assistant track
We also offer pre-med and pre-PA minors for pre-health students majoring in disciplines outside the natural sciences. Our pre-health tracks and minors are designed to meet all undergraduate coursework prerequisites for the health professions, and the pre-med track and minor provide an excellent foundation for students preparing to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).
Program features
Unparalleled research opportunities
As an undergraduate student, you will participate in cutting-edge research with faculty who are strongly committed to their roles as teachers and as scholars. You will have opportunities to present your work at local, regional and national scientific conferences. Many of our undergraduate students are co-authors on peer-reviewed papers published in prestigious journals like Molecular Cell Biology and Evolution, Genetics, and Infection.
State of the art instrumentation
Learn the theory and practice behind laboratory work in molecular and cellular biology in our outstanding, state of the art biology laboratories. Our department features modern instrumentation such as the Nikon spinning disk confocal microscope, Beckman CytoFlex flow cytometer, Quant3 quantitative PCR thermal cycler, and MiSeq DNA sequence analyzer.
Award-winning faculty
Our faculty have been recognized with dozens of awards, including most recently the Distinction in Scholarship Award, the Mary Mason Lyons Award for Distinguished Junior Faculty, and the Humphries Award for Loyalty and Dedication to TWU. Biology faculty have also been selected as Chancellor’s Research Fellows and have won grant awards from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Degree details
- Degree plans
- Course Rotation
Admission requirements
Undergraduate Admission
When you apply to TWU, we will evaluate your academic achievement and preparation, as well as your standardized test scores. Admission to TWU is valid for four terms, unless you have attended another higher education institution.
Check out the links below for specific admissions information:
- How to apply
- Freshman Student Admissions
- Transfer Student Admissions
- International Student Admissions
- Other Types of Undergraduate Admissions
Questions about the admissions process? Contact the Office of Admissions.
Office of Admissions
Texas Woman’s University
Administrative & Conference Tower (ACT)
Mailing Address: 304 Administration Drive, Ste 102
Physical Address: 302 Administration Drive
Denton, TX 76204-5379
Phone: 940-898-3188 (Local), 866-809-6130 (Toll Free)
Email: admissions@twu.edu
Admission to the Pre-Medical and Pre-PA tracks
In addition to standard undergraduate admissions requirements, students must meet the following criteria to enroll in the pre-medical or pre-PA track of the Bachelor of Science in Biology. Additional information can be found in the undergraduate catalog.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Attend a pre-health info session hosted by TWU Pre-Health Advising
Need more information?
Please contact us at biology@twu.edu. We would love to hear from you!
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