Course Descriptions

1.0 CREDIT 
Grades 10, 11, 12

PLTW Biomedical Science Pathway

College Credit Capable
Milwaukee School of Engineering - Transcripted Credit
Students who attend MSOE may earn college credit for certain PLTW courses. Learn more at msoe.edu. The comparable college course is BI-1002. 

To earn credit, a student will need:

• A grade of B or better in the course
• A score of 7 or higher on the end-of-course exam
• To pay a $200 fee

Through projects such as determining the identity of a skeleton using both forensic anthropology and DNA analysis, students examine the interactions of human body systems and apply what they know to solve real-world medical cases.

• Prerequisite: Principles of Biomedical Science or junior/senior with instructor approval
• Required: No
• Note: In order to stay in the course for the full year, a student must have a B- at the semester.