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Degree Requirements

Cellular and Molecular Biology (BS)

107 Credits Minimum, Including 26 Upper Division (UD)

General Core Requirements

BIO 1859 Biology Cornerstone Seminar

-

1

BIO 2101 General Biology (5)
BIO 2102 General Biology (5)
BIO 2103 General Biology (5)

WKFS
-
WKAS

15

BIO 3325 Genetics

UD

5

BIO 3899 Scientific Literature

UD

1

BIO 3351 General Microbiology

UD

5

BIO 4325 Molecular Biology

UD, W

5

BIO 4352 Cell Biology

UD, W

5

BIO 4410 Human Physiology (5)
BIO 4413 Animal Physiology (5)
BIO 4415 Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4418 Neurobiology (5)
BIO 4256 Environmental Physiology (5)

UD
UD, W
UD, W
UD
UD, W

5

BIO 4361 Biochemistry (5)
BIO 4362 Biochemistry (5)

UD, W
UD

10

BIO 4978 Biological Research Proposal (1)
BIO 4979 Biological Research (2)

UD, W
UD

3

BIO 4899 Natural Sciences Seminar

UD

2

Section Credits Required

57

Required Supporting Courses

CHM 1211 General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 1212 General Chemistry II (5)

WKFS
-

10

CHM 3371 Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHM 3373 Organic Chemistry III (5)

UD
UD
UD

15

CHM 3225 Quantitativ Analysis&Equilibrm

UD

5

MAT 1221 Survey of Calculus (5)
MAT 1234 Calculus I (5)

WKQR
WKQR

5

MAT 2360 Intro to Stats for Sciences

WKQR

5

Section Credits Required

40

Electives*

BIO 3320 Principles of Development (5)
BIO 3350 Immunology (3)
BIO 3615 Issues and Values in Biology (3)
BIO 4330 Evolutionary Mechanisms (5)
BIO 4360 Biostatistics (5)
BIO 4420 Histology & Microscopic Tech (5)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (5)

UD, W
UD
WE, UD, W
UD, W
UD
UD
UD

10

Section Credits Required

10

Recommended Courses

CHM 1213 General Chemistry III

-

3

CHM 2213 Inorganic Qualitative Analysis

-

2

MAT 1235 Calculus II

-

5

PHY 1101 General Physics (5)
PHY 1102 General Physics (5)
PHY 1103 General Physics (5)

WKFS
-
-

15

- OR -

PHY 1121 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1122 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1123 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)

WKFS
-
-

15

Section Credits Required

0

Minimum Total Credits Required

107

Additional Requirements and Information

Max 6 credits from BIO 4900-4999 may be applied to major.
*BIO 4415 and 4418 may count as Elective if not used in Core

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Cellular And Molecular Biology Degrees

Cellular and Molecular Biology (BS)