Health Science
8 Semester Plan
2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog
| Semester 1 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 149 – General Biology |
4 |
X |
|
C |
| CHEM 201 – General Chemistry |
4 |
X |
|
C |
| HSCI 101 – Medical Terminology* |
3 |
X |
|
|
| MATH 1192 – College Algebra |
3 |
X |
|
CS3 |
| ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education |
1 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
2 Professional schools may require a higher math course.
* Fall only |
| Semester 2 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 150 – General Biology II |
4 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 202 – General Chemistry II |
4 |
X |
|
|
| ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition |
3 |
|
|
CS1 |
| MATH 109 – Probability & Statistics |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
14 |
** Spring only |
| Semester 3 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 3212 – Anatomy & Physiology I* |
4 |
X |
|
|
| IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia |
3 |
|
|
E |
| PSYC 150 – General Psychology |
3 |
X |
|
D |
| Health Science Elective (1 of 9) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| HSCI 291 – Intro. to HS Seminar |
1 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
2 Veterinary should take BIOL 427.
* Fall only |
| Semester 4 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 3222 – Anatomy & Physiology II** |
4 |
X |
|
|
| Technology Fluency Course |
3 |
|
TF |
|
| SOCI 100 – Intro to Sociology |
3 |
X |
|
D |
| Health Science Elective (2 of 9) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
14 |
2 Veterinary should take BIOL 302.
** Spring only |
| Semester 5 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| PHYS 215 – General Physics I* |
4 |
X |
|
E |
| GEP Identity & Difference |
3 |
|
|
F |
| Health Science Elective (3 of 9) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| HSCI Social Science Elective (1 of 2) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
* Fall only |
| Semester 6 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| Advanced Writing Course |
3 |
|
|
CS2 |
| PHYS 216 – General Physics II** |
4 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Fine & Performing Arts |
3 |
|
|
A |
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| Health Science Elective (4 of 9) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
17 |
** Spring only |
| Semester 7 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| HSCI 491 – Health Science Capstone |
1 |
X |
|
|
| Health Science Elective (5 of 9) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| Health Science Elective (6 of 9) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| HSCI Social Science Elective (2 of 2) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 8 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| Health Science Elective (7 of 9) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| PHIL 313 – Biomedical Ethics |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Health Science Elective (8 of 9) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| Health Science Elective (9 of 9) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
14 |
|
Total Credits: 120
Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Karen Keller, Health Science Coordinator, 5/28/26
