{"id":86,"date":"2015-11-12T10:16:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cob-dev\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:58:55","slug":"degrees-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/degrees-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Degrees &amp; Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students in the College of Science\u00a0have a <strong>variety of options<\/strong> when it comes to choosing a degree program. Each degree at Marshall University starts with the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.marshall.edu\/undergraduate\/core-curriculum\/\">core curriculum<\/a>, a series of courses designed to <strong>foster critical thinking skills<\/strong> and <strong>introduce students to the basic domains<\/strong> of thinking in the disciplines. From there, students will have a foundation from which to explore there chosen field. Each curriculum is\u00a0 from the respective fields, pairing <strong>modern approaches and standards<\/strong> with <strong>proven teaching methods<\/strong>. Details about the various programs, including the required courses, can be found via the links below.<\/p>\n<h2>Medical Professions Pathways<\/h2>\n<p>Many of the programs offered by the College of Science are an excellent choice for students wanting to prepare for\u00a0 a professional career in healthcare. Students seeking <strong>pre-medicine (pre-med)<\/strong>, <strong>pre-pharmacy (pre-pharm)<\/strong>, and other <strong>healthcare-related programs<\/strong> will find curricula that align well with professional school prerequisites.<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/pathways\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button brown-text \">\n\t\t<span>Explore Pathways to Careers in Professional Healthcare<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<p><a id=\"s\" name=\"s\"><\/a><br \/>\n<div id=\"\" x-data=\"programList('cos', '', '?college=cos', false, false)\">\n\t\t\t<h2>College of Science Degree Programs<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<form class=\"accent-green mt-8 lg:mt-12\">\n\t\t<div class=\"my-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden border border-gray-200\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-green px-5 py-3 flex items-center justify-between\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-white font-bold text-sm uppercase tracking-wide hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">Filter Programs<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-white\/80 text-sm font-semibold bg-white\/15 px-2.5 py-0.5 rounded-full hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tx-text=\"filteredPrograms.length + ' Programs'\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-gray-50 px-5 py-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full sm:flex-1 sm:min-w-[200px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"absolute left-3 top-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-4 h-4 text-gray-400 pointer-events-none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"21\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"16.65\" y2=\"16.65\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"pl-1-search\" class=\"sr-only\">Search by Name<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"pl-1-search\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tx-model=\"filters.searchTerm\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Search programs...\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full pl-10 pr-4 py-2 text-sm! font-medium text-gray-900 bg-white border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:border-green focus:ring-2 focus:ring-green\/10 placeholder:text-gray-400\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button x-on:click.prevent=\"filtersOpen = !filtersOpen\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sm:hidden flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-500 hover:text-green-dark transition-colors duration-150 py-2 hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"w-4 h-4 transition-transform duration-200\" :class=\"filtersOpen && 'rotate-180'\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m6 9 6 6 6-6\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span x-text=\"filtersOpen ? 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Developing a strong background in both domains will provide those who complete the program with a tremendous advantage when applying for these competitive positions.<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/natural-resources-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button brown-text \">\n\t\t<span>Explore Natural Resources Law Enforcement<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students in the College of Science\u00a0have a variety of options when it comes to choosing a degree program. Each degree at Marshall University starts with the core curriculum, a series of courses designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to the basic domains of thinking in the disciplines. 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