Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, BS (0401)

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

MTH 231 - Calculus 1 4 Credits

Major Requirements

Co-requisite Courses (29 credits)

Must be taken by all Biology, Environmental Science majors.

CHM 109 - General Chemistry 1 5 Credits
CHM 110 - General Chemistry 2 5 Credits
CHM 209 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credits
CHM 210 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credits
CHM 220 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 Credits
MTH 270 - Applied Statistics 3 Credits
PHY 101 - General Physics I 4 Credits
PHY 102 - General Physics II 4 Credits

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)

BIO 101 - General Biology 1 4.5 Credits
BIO 102 - General Biology 2 4.5 Credits
BIO 201 - Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity 4 Credits
BIO 211 - Classical Genetics 5 Credits
BIO 316 - Microbiology 4 Credits
BIO 399 - Cell Biology 3 Credits *
BIO 450 - Seminar 2 Credits
Plus 4 additional Biology Electives 14-20 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.

BIO 330 - Developmental Biology 5 Credits
BIO 402 - Histology 4 Credits
BIO 403 - Principles of Toxicology 3 Credits
BIO 406 - Neurobiology 5 Credits
BIO 410 - Introduction to Pharmacology 3 Credits
BIO 440 - Research 1 2 Credits
BIO 441 - Research 2 2 Credits

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.