Open the door to a biomedical career with a biomedical sciences degree from UWF. Our degree prepares you to succeed in post-graduate health professional school, graduate school, or the biotechnology industry.
Why Study Biomedical Sciences at UWF?
If your goal is medical school, dental school, pharmacy, physician assistant programs, veterinary medicine, or a research career in the biological and biomedical sciences, the Biomedical Sciences B.S. at UWF is built around that path. The degree fulfills prerequisite requirements for most national health professional schools and places you inside a department where faculty are actively conducting research in stem cell and regenerative biology, immunology and disease mechanisms, neurological conditions, and cellular biology, with undergraduates contributing as genuine participants in that work.
Students majoring in biological sciences make up close to half of all students admitted to U.S. medical schools nationally. At UWF you will not just complete the coursework. You will have genuine opportunities to participate in faculty research, present findings at professional conferences, and contribute to peer-reviewed publications before you graduate. Students interested in marine and environmental biology can explore our Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology, or choose the flexible Bachelor of Science in Biology to combine interests across both worlds.
What You Will Learn
Your coursework will take you through genetics, microbiology, cell biology, human anatomy, immunology, and biochemistry, building the knowledge base that health professional schools expect. You will also develop as a scientist and a professional, learning to read and evaluate primary literature, design experiments, analyze data, and communicate your findings.
UWF's active pre-health student organizations keep you connected to your goals and to the peers who share them. Alpha Epsilon Delta, the American Medical Student Association, the Pre-Pharmacy Society, the Pre-Dental Society, the Pre-Veterinary Society, the Future Physical Therapists Organization, the Medical Technology Student Association, and Health Occupations Students of America all offer community service opportunities, networking with professional school recruiters, and peer academic support throughout the application process.
Qualified students can complete up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework while still finishing their undergraduate degree, providing a meaningful head start on advanced study in biology or the biomedical sciences. Students who know early that graduate school is in their future should explore the Accelerated Biomedical Sciences B.S. to Biology M.S. option with their advisors as soon as possible. Biomedical Sciences is primarily a face-to-face program, c onsistent with the laboratory and clinical nature of the discipline.
UWF offers classes through various delivery methods, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online. Though UWF makes every effort to provide on-campus classes in face-to-face programs, there is a possibility that some classes will have limited availability and may be offered online only. For more information, review the modes of delivery and instructional methods.
