Bachillerato en Ciencias Biopsicología (B524)

BACHILLERATO EN CIENCIAS BIOPSICOLOGÍA (B254)

Efectivo a partir de: julio 2021

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Credits Information
Information Credits
 General Education Requirements: 45
Major Requirements: 38
Core Requirements: 30
Prescribed Distributive Requirements: 12
Elective Courses: 3
TOTAL: 125

In the English curriculum the student will take one of the following sequences, according to PAA score:

Level 1 – Basic: 440 or less (GEEN 1101-1102-1103)

Level 2 - Intermediate: 441-580 (GEEN 1201-1202-1203)

Level 3 – Advanced: 581 or more (GEEN 2311-2312-2313)

Students are exempt to take GEMA 1200 course if a score of 520 or higher is obtained on the Math section of the PAA test.

*Students can take MATH 1500 Precalculus (5 credits) instead

 

FIRST YEAR

First Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Note
GEIC 1010 Information and Computing Technologies 3
GEMA 1200 Fundamentals of Algebra 3
GEEN English I (1101,1201 or 2311) 3
GESP 1101 Literature and Communication: Narrative and Poetry 3
BIOL 1101 General Biology I 3 Concurrent with BIOL 1103
BIOL 1103 Biology Skills Laboratory I 1 Concurrent with BIOL 1101
TOTAL 16

 

Second Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Note
MATH 1511* Precalculus I 3 GEMA 1200
BIOL 1102 General Biology II 3 BIOL 1101/1103 Concurrent with 1104
BIOL 1104 Biology Skills Laboratory II 3 BIOL 1101/1103 Concurrent with 1102
GESP 1102 Literature and Communication: Essay and Theater 3 GESP 1101
GEEN English (1102,1202 or 2312) 3 GEEN 1101, 1201 or 2311
PSYC 1051 General Psychology I 3
TOTAL 16

SECOND YEAR 

First Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Note
BIPS 1200 General Biospychology 3 BIOL 1102, PSYC 1051
GESP 2203 Literature and World View 3 GESP 1102
GEEN English III(1103,1203 or 2313) 3 GEEN 1102, 1202 or 2312
MATH 1512* Precalculus II 3 MATH 1511
GECF 1010 Introduction to the Christian Faith 3 CHEM 1111, MATH 1512 Concurrent with Lab
TOTAL 15

 

Second Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Note
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I 4 GEMA 1200 Concurrent with Lab
GEPE 3010
GEPE 3020
GEPE 3030
One of the following:
Art Appreciation
Music Appreciation
Teather Appreciation
3
BIOL 2100 Introduction to Neurobiology 3 BIPS 1200
BIOL 3010 Genetics 3 BIOL 1102, GEMA 1200
GEEC 2000 Entreprenurial Culture 3
TOTAL 16

THIRD YEAR

First Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Nota
CHEM 2212 General Chemistry II 4 MATH 1500, CHEM 1111 Concurrent with Lab
MATH 2100 Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3
PSYC 4234 Personality Psychology 3 PSYC 2010
GEHS 3020
GEHS 3050
GEHS 4020
GEHS 4030
One of the following:
Global Society
Human Formation, Society and Culture
Ancient and Medieval Western Civilization
Modern and Contempory Western Civilization
3
Prescribe Distributive Course 3
TOTAL 16

 

Second Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Note
BIOL 3106 Modern Biology I 4 BIOL 1102, 1104 Concurrent with Lab
CHEM 2221 Organic Chemistry I 4 CHEM 2212 Concurrent with Lab
PSYC 3200 Comparative Psychology 3
GEPE 4040 Etics and Social Responsability 3
Prescribe Distributive Course 3
TOTAL 17

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Note
CHEM 2222 Organic Chemistry II 4 CHEM 2221 Concurrent with Lab
PHYS 3001 General Physics 4 MATH 1512 or MATH 1500 Concurrent with Lab
BIPS 3900 Neuroscience of Human Behavior 3
GEHS 2010 Historical Process of Contemporary Puerto Rico 3
Prescribe Distributive Course 3
TOTAL 17

 

Second Semester
Code Course Title Credits Prerequisites Note
BIPS 4900 Integrative Seminar 3 CHEM 2222, BIPS 3900 PSYC 3200 / 3234
PHYS 3002 General Physics II 4 PHYS 3001 Concurrent with Lab
Prescribed Distributive Course 3
Elective Course 3
Prescribed Distributive Requirements: 12 Credits
The Students will select Six (6) credits from group A and Six (6) credits from group B from the following courses:
GROUP A
Code Title Cr. Prerequisites
BIOL 4200 Neuroscience 3 BIOL 3106 or BMSC 3012
BIOL 4494 Pharmacology 3 BIOL 3106 or CHEM 2222
BIOL 4604 Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 BIOL 3010, CHEM 2221
BIOL 4960 Bioethics 3 90 credits approved
MATH 2251 Calculus I 5 MATH 1500

GROUP B
Code Title Cr. Prerequisites
PSYC 2010 Development Psychology 4 PSYC 1052
PSYC 3100 Learning 3 PSYC 1052
PSYC 3144 Motivation and Emotion 3 PSYC 1051
PSYC 3300 Social Psychology 3 PSYC 1051
PSYC 397 Special Topics 1-6
PSYC 4213 Psychopathology3 PSYC 2010

NOTES:

  • Students are exempt from taking courses in the categories of Scientific and Technological Context (GEST 2020 or GEST 3030), and Health of Quality of Life (GEHP 3000).
  • Students interested in taking courses in foreing languages, such as French, Portuguese, Italian German, and Mandarin, among others, may take two courses (6-8) credits as part of their general academic training. These courses will be replaced by six(6) credits of GEP presribed courses, specifically: three (3) of the Philosophical and Aesthetic Thought category and three (3) of the Historical and Social Context category.

Revised: July 2021 due to calendar change