2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, BS (0401)


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Overview:


  General Biology Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Physician’s Assistant Cell and Molecular Biology
College Core* 43 credits 43 credits 43 credits
Co-requisite Courses 31 credits 32 credits 29 credits
Biology Core**  27 credits 28 credits 37 credits
Required Upper Level Biology 14-20 credits 6-10 credits 6-10 credits
Required Internship   6 credits  
Liberal Arts Requirements 0-5 credits 1-5 credits 1-5 credits
TOTAL 120-121 120 120

Note:


*college core is noted at 43 credits which is three less than required due to science requirements for Biology majors.

**includes an upper level psychology course.

GPA Requirement for all Biology Majors


(Including all tracks & Environmental Science):

Students must complete BIO 101  and BIO 102  with a grade of C or better in order to continue in the Biology major. Students that fail to earn a C or better must retake the 100-level course(s) before attempting additional Biology courses. Intended majors must earn a C or better in all Biology courses. Students that fail to earn a C or better must repeat that course for it to be considered for major credit.

College Core


To Satisfy College Core Area: STEM


Major Requirements


Co-requisite Courses (29 credits)


Must be taken by all Biology, Environmental Science majors.

Note


Six of these science credits are applied to Area III of the college core. MTH 232  may substitute for MTH 270  .

Biology Core for General Biology Concentrations


(37 credits)

Note:


BIO 270  and BIO 451 are no longer in the Biology core.

Recommended Upper-Level Biology Electives


Below are several recommended upper-level Biology electives for students pursuing entrance into medical, dental, graduate and other professional schools. Other upper-level Biology electives may be substituted for the ones listed below in consultation with the student’s advisor.

Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration


Two additional upper-level biology electives from those at the 200 to 400 level, not to include BIO 440  - Research 1 , BIO 441  - Research 2 Biology,  BIO 445  - Internship in Biology, BIO 446  - Internship in Biology, unless the permission of the department chair is obtained. Note: The combination of BIO 419  /BIO 420  is counted as one course. The combination of BIO 480  /BIO 481   is counted as one course.

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