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major: Biology

Degree: Bachelor of Science (BS) Concentration: Molecular/Cell Biology & Biotechnology 2024-2025

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Prerequisites (31 credits)

Requires grades of C or above.

BSC1010C General Biology I (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: PCB x011C, BSC x040/L, x010/L
BSC1011C General Biology II (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: ZOO x010, BOT x010/L, BSC x041, BOT x013/L, BSC x011/L

CHEMISTRY 1 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2045 General Chemistry I
CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab
Acceptable substitutes: CHM x040 & x041 or CHMX045C

CHEMISTRY 2 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2046 General Chemistry II
CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab
Acceptable substitute: CHM x046C

ORGANIC 1 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab
Acceptable substitutes: PHY 2053/L, 2048C, CHM x210C

ORGANIC 2 REQUIREMENT
CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II
CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab
Acceptable substitutes: PHY x054/L, x049/L, CHM x211C

MAC2311 (GM) Calculus I (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: MAC x233, x253, x281, x241
MAC2312 (GM) Calculus II (4 Credits)
Acceptable substitutes: STA X014, STA x023, x024, x321, MAC x234, x282

Core Requirements (12 credits)

The Department of Biology has specific requirements that must be completed as preparation for major courses. The following courses must be taken in addition to the prerequisites indicated above. Requires a grade of C or above

BSC2012C General Biology III (4 Credits)
Prerequisites: BSC 1010C & BSC 1011C

SELECT 1 SEQUENCE FROM:
Any Organic I & II or Physics I & II not completed as part of the prerequisites must be taken as core courses.
PHY 2048C Calculus Physics I
PHY 2049 Calculus Physics II
PHY 2049L Calculus Physics II Lab
Or
PHY 2053 Algebra Physics I
PHY 2053L Algebra Physics I Lab
PHY 2054 Algebra Physics II
PHY 2054L Algebra Physics II Lab
Or
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II
CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab

Students may take either CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II & CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II lab or CHM 3120 Quantitative Analytical Chemistry & CHM3120L Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Lab:
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I Lecture
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHM 3120/3120L Quantitative Analytical Chemistry and Lab

Major Requirements (18 credits)

Requires grades of C or above. Courses must be taken in prerequisite order. Electronic approval must be obtained each semester for courses whose prerequisites are transfers. Please check the catalog course description section for prerequisites required for each course prior to registering. If one course is a prerequisite for another, the two may not be taken together. Students will be administratively withdrawn from courses if earned grades in prerequisite courses are less than a C.

PCB3043C Principles of Ecology (4 Credits)
Prerequisites: BSC 2012C
PCB3063 Genetics (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: BSC 2012C and CHM 2210/2210L
PCB3063L Genetics Lab (1 Credit)
Corequisites: PCB3063
PCB3023C Molecular and Cell Biology (4 Credits)
Prerequisites: BSC 2012C and CHM 2210/2210L
BSC3842 Writing Skills in Biology (1 Credit)
Corequisite: BSC2012C General Biology III
BSC4947 Senior Seminar Practicum (1 Credit)
Prerequisites: BSC3842

SELECT 1 from the following:
BSC4801C Animal Physiology (4 credits)
Prerequisites: PCB3023C 
BOT 4503C Plant Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits)
Prerequisites: BSC2012C

Major Electives (11 credits)

Major electives require a grade of C or above. One Biology elective must have a lab to complete this requirement. Students are encouraged to take BSC 4921 Biology Lecture Series as part of their major elective coursework. No more than 2 credits of BSC 4921 may be used in the Major Elective area.

BCH4024 Mol Biol Biochem (3 Credits)
BCH4024L Mol Biol Biochem Lab (1 Credit)

SELECT 1 BIOTECHNIQUES COURSE:
MCB 4021C Molecular Biology Techniques (4 Credits)
MCB 3020C Microbial Biology (4 Credits)
BSC 4434C Introduction to Bioinformatics (4 Credits)

SELECT 1 ADV. MOLECULAR/CELL COURSE:
PCB 4067C Molecular Basis of Inheritance (4 credits)
PCB 4234 Biology of Cancer (3 Credits)
PCB 4233 Immunology (3 Credits)
PCB 4805 Endocrinology (3 Credits)
PCB 4843 Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience (3 Credits)
MCB 3020C Microbial Biology (4 Credits)
MCB 4503 Virology (3 Credits)\
BSC 4434C Introduction to Bioinformatics (4 Credits)
BSC 4930 Special Topics in Biology (3 Credits)
BSC 4022 Biology of Aging (3 Credits)
MCB 4203 Pathogenic Bacteriology (3 Credits)
ZOO 4753 Histology (3 Credits)
ZOO 4234C Parasitology (4 Credits)
PCB 4674 Evolution (3 Credits)
PCB 4253C Developmental Biology (4 Credits)
BSC 4941 Mayo Clinic Research Internship I (1-6 Credits)
PCB 4540 Genomics (3 Credits)
PCB 4707 Human Physiology in Extreme Environments (3 Credits)

Free Electives (19 credits)

ELECTIVES 3000/4000 LEVEL

This degree requires a minimum of 120 total hours with 48 upper (3000/4000) level hours. Free electives may be courses in any discipline (provided the required prerequisites are met) and they are the hours needed to satisfy the total hour requirement. These hours may vary (consult your advisor about free elective hours needed to graduate).