CTS Biology Major Concentration Form

Clinical & Translational Sciences Major Concentration Form

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Are you declaring your major for the first time, or switching your major from a previous declaration?*

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Are you intending to satisfy pre-med program requirements during your undergraduate?*

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Major Course Requirements
Major Requirements
This major has eight full-credit required courses (the CTSC 299 research seminar course spans two semesters and is equivalent to two courses), one 1-credit lab, and four electives. Students who complete this major will receive a bachelor of science degree that satisfies the natural science requirement of the Rochester Curriculum.

Students must have completed at least three of the following courses: PHLT 103, STAT 212, CHEM 203, BIOL 198 (or BIOL 190), BIOL 204 to be eligible to declare the CTSC major. Students must also have a average major GPA of at least a 2.0 to be able to declare a CTSC major.

Foundational Courses:

BIOL 110: Principles of Biology I or BIOL 112: Perspectives in Biology I (Prereq: CHEM 131)
BIOL 111: Principles of Biology II or BIOL 113: Perspectives in Biology II (Prereq: BIOL 110 or BIOL 112)
CHEM 131: Chemical Concepts, Systems, and Practices I
CHEM 132: Chemical Concepts, Systems, and Practices II (Prerequisite: CHEM 131)

Core Requirements:
Six courses plus the CTSC two-semester research seminars (CTSC 299/299W) and a one 1-credit lab:
- PHLT 103: Concepts of Epidemiology
- STAT 180: Introduction to Applied Statistical Methodology
- PHIL 225: Medical Ethics or PHIL 228: Public Health Ethics (instructor permission required)
- CHEM 203: Organic Chemistry I/ or CHEM 171: First-Year Organic Chemistry I *
- BIOL 198: Principles of Genetics or BIO 190: Genetics and the Human Genome*
- BIOL 204: Principles of Human Physiology*
- CTSC 299W: Research Seminar in Translational Sciences (CTS juniors or seniors only)*
- CTSC 299: Research Seminar in Translational Sciences (CTS juniors or seniors only)*
  *Requires prerequisite from either the foundational courses or other core requirement courses.
1-credit lab requirement:
- Chem 207: Organic Chemistry I: Lab or Chem 173: First-Year Organic Chemistry I Lab
Electives
Students must take a total of FOUR of the following:

Clinical research methods (at least one from this group):
- STAT 276: Statistical Computing in R
- DSCC 201: Tools for Data Science or BIOL 253: Computational Biology (H) (Prerequisite: CSC 161 or CSC 171)
- DSCC 210: Digital Imaging: Transforming Real into Virtual
- PM 415U: Principles of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: PHLT 103)
- PM 488 (H): Experimental Therapeutics (CTS juniors or seniors only)
- BST 465: Design of Clinical Trials (Prerequisite: BST 463 or equivalent)
Biomedical sciences:
- CHEM 204: Organic Chemistry II or CHEM 172: First-Year Organic Chemistry II (Prereq: CHEM 203, 207)*
- BIOL 202: Molecular Biology (Prerequisites: BIOL 198 or BIOL 190 and BIOL 250)
- BIOL 210: Cell Biology (Prerequisites: BIOL 110 or BIOL 111, BIOL 112 or BIOL 113)
- BIOL 222: Biology of Aging (Prerequisite: BIOL 198)
- BIOL 226: Developmental Biology (Prerequisite: BIOL 198)
  BIOL 250: Introduction to Biochemistry (Prerequisites: BIOL 110/112, BIOL 190/198, CHEM 203/204)
- MBI 220: Introduction to Microbiology (Prerequisites: BIOL 110, BIOL 111, BIOL 198, CHEM 203)
- MBI 221W: Microbiology Lab (Prerequisites: BIOL 110, BIOL 111, BIOL 198, CHEM 203)
  *Pre-health students should take this course as their biomedical sciences elective.
Population Sciences (Only one from this group):
- PHLT 116: Introduction to U.S. Health System
- PHLT 236: Health Care and Law
- PHLT 216: Peer Health Advocacy (valid until spring 2022)
- HIST 383W: Disease and Society
- PM 412U: Survey Research (Prerequisite: PM 415)
- PM 414U: History of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: PHLT 103)
- PM 418U or PM 418W: Cardiovascular Epidemiology (Prerequisite: PHLT 103)
- PM 424U or PM 424W: Chronic Disease Epidemiology (Prerequisite: PHLT 103)
- PM 451U or PM 451W: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (Prerequisite: PHLT 103 or PM 415 & BST 463, or PM 401, or STAT 216 or equivalent)
- PM 489U or PM 489W: Injury Epidemiology and Emergency Care Methods (Prerequisite: PHLT 103)
- PHLT 394E: Emergency Medicine Internship
Upper-Level Writing Requirement (two courses; one is CTSC 299W)
- Students will be required to register for two upper-level writing courses within this major, one of which is CTSC 299W: Research Seminar in Translational Sciences.
Courses designated with (W) have writing requirements that will satisfy the Rochester Curriculum’s upper-level writing requirement. Students would register for the “W” section. Registration in any “W” BIO course requires permission of the instructor. For each Preventative Medicine PM (W) course there will be a cap of five students registering for the writing component.

For each category, select the course that you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements. Each column should have a response. If planning to complete, please note when you are planning on taking the course. Be aware of the following:
- Transfer Credit: Must be approved before taking courses elsewhere. Includes biology and ancillary requirements.
- Courses with S/F Grades: Cannot apply S/F to major. Includes biology and ancillary requirements.
- BIO GPA Minimum: 2.00 or better is needed to maintain the major. Only BIOL coursework grades are calculated. Does not include grades from ancillary courses.
Foundational Courses: (4 courses; 16 credits)

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major prerequisites.*

	BIOL Intro I	BIOL Intro II	Chem I	Chem II
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. STAT 180 in Fall 2025
Core Courses:

Six courses plus the CTSC two-semester research seminar(CTSC 299/299W) and a one 1-credit lab

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete.*

	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5	Course 6
Planned*
Completed

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Laboratory Course: (1 credit)

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete.*

	Select one lab course from the drop-down options:	Term
Planned
Completed

Required CTSC Courses: Research Seminar in Translational Sciences (8 credits)

For each column, enter the date you have completed or plan to complete.*

	CTSC 299	CTSC 299W
Planned
Completed

Electives: 4 Courses (16 Credits)

Clinical research methods (at least one from this group), Biomedical sciences (at least one from this group) and Population Sciences (Only one from this group).

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete.*

	Biomedical or Clinical Elective	Biomedical or Clinical Elective	Biomedical or Clinical Elective	Population Science Elective
Completed
Planned*
Course Group

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Upper-Level Writing (ULW) Requirements: 2 courses (One must be CTCS 299W)
Select additional upper-level writing courses. List of eligible writing courses available at: http://www.sas.rochester.edu/bio/undergraduate/writing.html
ULW - Please indicate which additional course you have completed or plan to complete. If planning to take, please indicate which semester you are planning to take it.*

Major GPA Calculation

To be used by UPBM Office and Advisors ONLY

Calculating Major GPA

Letter Grade	Points of Credit
A	4.0
A-	3.7
B+	3.3
B	3.0
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	2.0
C-	1.7
D+	1.3
D	1.0
D-	0.7
E	0

Points for a course are calculated by the points of credit (numeric value for each letter grade) multiplied by the number of credits for the course. E.g. Receiving an A (4.0 points of credit) for a 4 credit course = 4 x 4 = 16 points for course.

The point-hour ratio (cumulative grade point average) is calculated by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of hours (excluding transfer credits, AP credits, or credits earned with a grade of CR) for which the student has received final grades, whether passing or failing. Grades of S, F, and P do not affect this ratio.

To run/calculate quickly, run Workday report URSTU N1189 (Academic History by Subject) with the following settings (if not noted, you can leave blank):

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Student: [Name]
Student ID: [Number] with comma after number

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Clinical & Translational Sciences Major Concentration Form

Major Course Requirements

Foundational Courses: (4 courses; 16 credits)

Core Courses:

Laboratory Course: (1 credit)

Required CTSC Courses: Research Seminar in Translational Sciences (8 credits)

Electives: 4 Courses (16 Credits)

Upper-Level Writing (ULW) Requirements: 2 courses (One must be CTCS 299W)

Major GPA Calculation