Curriculum

Year I-Fall

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
BIO 150L	Biology I Laboratory	1
BIO 151	Biology I: Cell and Molecular Biology	3
CHE 131	Chemical Principles I	3
CHE 131L	Chemical Principles I Laboratory	1
ITM 101	Introduction to the Major	1
LIB 111	Expository Writing I	3
MAT 151	Calculus I	3
TOTAL		15

Year I-Spring

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
BIO 152	Biology II: Biology of Organisms	3
BIO 152L	Biology II: Biology of Organisms Laboratory	1
CHE 132	Chemical Principles II	3
CHE 132L	Chemical Principles II Laboratory	1
LIB 112	Expository Writing II	3
LIB 120	Introduction to Psychology OR	3
LIB 133	American Culture, Identity, and Public Life
MAT 152	Calculus II	3
TOTAL		17

Year II-Fall

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
CHE 231	Organic Chemistry	3
CHE 231L	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
LIB 120	Introduction to Psychology OR	3
LIB 133	American Culture, Identity, and Public Life
LIB 252	Introduction to Speech	3
PHY 270	Foundations of Physics I**	3
PHY 272L	Foundations of Physics I Laboratory**	1
	Distributive Elective	3
TOTAL		17

Year II-Spring

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
BIO 255	Medical Microbiology	3
BIO 255L	Medical Microbiology Laboratory	1
BIO 260	Molecular Biology	3
CHE 232	Organic Chemistry II	3
PHY 274	Foundations of Physics II**	3
PHY 274L	Foundations of Physics II Laboratory**	1
TOTAL		14

Year III-Fall

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
LIB 512	Healthcare Ethics	3
MAT 261	Statistics	3
PSB 326	Principles of Anatomy and Physiology I	3
PSB 331	Biochemistry I	3
	Distributive Elective	3
TOTAL		15

Year III-Spring

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
BIO 332	Genetics	3
PSB 327	Principles of Anatomy & Physiology II	3
PSB 332	Biochemistry II	3
PSB 370	Analytical Methods in Pharmacology & Toxicology I	2
PSB 401	Pharmacology & Toxicology Seminar I	1
	Distributive Elective	3
TOTAL		15

Year IV-Fall

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
PSB 371	Analytical Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology II	2
PSB 402	Pharmacology & Toxicology Seminar II	1
PSB 460	Principles of Toxicology I	3
PSB 462	Basic Pharmacology I	3
	Program Electives	6
TOTAL		15

Research or Curricular Track

Fourth year students will be required to designate their selected track (research vs. curricular) by end of add/drop period of fall semester of senior year to facilitate appropriate course registration. The research track provides students the ability to participate in a senior research project in parallel with a seminar course during the spring semester.

Candidates who wish to pursue the Research Track in the Spring of Year IV must meet the following criteria:

Achieve Good Academic Standing at the end of the Spring semester of Year III, and maintain Good Academic Standing through the Fall of Year IV
Identify a temporally appropriate internship, cooperative education, research laboratory, or equivalent to complete the 5 credit PSB 535: Senior Research Project or Industrial Internship course
Obtain a written approval from the Director of the B.S. in Pharmacology & Toxicology Program by the last day of the 12 Week Summer Semester
Designate Research Track as the preferred track by the end of the Add/Drop period of the Fall semester of Year IV

Year IV-Spring (Research Track)

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
PSB 403	Pharmacology & Toxicology Seminar III	1
PSB 461	Principles of Toxicology II	3
PSB 464	Basic Pharmacology II	3
PSB 535	Senior Research Project or Industrial Internship	5
TOTAL		12

Year IV-Spring (Curricular Track)

COURSE	TITLE	SEMESTER HOURS
PSB/BIO	Course #1*	3
PSB 461	Principles of Toxicology II	3
PSB 464	Basic Pharmacology II	3
PSB/BIO	Course #2*	3
TOTAL		12

*Course #1 and Course #2 would come from the following select list:

PSB 440: Molecular Biotechnology – 3 credits – offered in Spring semester
PSB 346: Physicochemical Properties of Drug Molecules – 3 credits – offered in Fall semester
PSB 452: Pharmacokinetics – 3 credits – offered in Spring semester
BIO 434: Immunology – 3 credits – offered in Fall semester
PSB 457: Pharmacognosy – 3 credits – offered in Fall semester
BIO 430: Molecular Biology of Cancer – 3 credits – offered in Spring semester
BIO 440: Cell Biology – 3 credits – offered in Spring semester
PSB 420: Pharmaceutical Analysis/Lab – 3 credits – offered in Spring semester
BIO 470: The Biology of Obesity – 3 credits – offered in Spring semester

Students selecting the curricular track cannot utilize courses from the above list as additionally fulfilling program elective requirements.

**For students who will be taking professional school entrance exams such as the MCAT, GRE, or OAT, they should take PHY 280/280L & 284/284L in the place of PHY 270/270L & 274/274L. These students should also take CHE 234L in Year II-spring.

Total credits to complete degree requirements: 120 credit hours

Elective Requirements

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology and Toxicology program are required to select a minimum of two program elective courses (or at least 6 credits) in areas of pharmacology, biotechnology, or toxicology. The following is a list of recommended courses. Other courses offered by the Colleges of the Fenway also may be acceptable upon approval of the student's academic advisor or the program director.

Recommended Electives

BEH 457: Drugs & Behavior
BIO 430: Molecular Biology of Cancer
BIO 434: Immunology
BIO 440: Cell Biology
BIO 445: Applied Human Physiology
BIO 465: Medical Parasitology
CHE 450: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PBH 340: Environment Public Health
PBH 450: Occupational Health
PSB 210: Macroeconomics
PSB 376: Management
PSB 377: Marketing
PSB 375: Fundamentals of Drug Development
PSB 410: FDA and Regulatory Affairs
PSB 415: Financial Accounting
PSB 420: Pharmaceutical Analysis/Laboratory
PSB 452: Pharmacokinetics
PSB 440: Molecular Biotechnology
PSB 444: Organizational Development
PSB 456: Entrepreneurship
PSB 530: Undergraduate Research
SSC 432: Medical Anthropology
SSC 444: Cigarettes in American Culture