Biology: Cellular, Molecular Biology, and Genetics Concentration, B.S.

Complete the following courses:

• BIOL 121 Biological Science I - 3 credits AND *
• BIOL 121L Biological Science I Laboratory - 1 credit *

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• BIOL 122 Biological Science II - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 122L Biological Science II Laboratory - 1 credit

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• CHEM 111 General Chemistry I - 3 credits AND *
• CHEM 111L General Chemistry Laboratory I - 1 credit *

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• CHEM 112 General Chemistry II - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 112L General Chemistry Laboratory II - 1 credit

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• CHEM 331 General Organic Chemistry I - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 331L General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I - 1 credit

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• CHEM 332 General Organic Chemistry II - 3 credits AND
• CHEM 332L General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II - 1 credit

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• MATH 160 Calculus I - 4 credits * OR
• MATH 160A Calculus I A - 2 credits AND
• MATH 160B Calculus I B - 2 credits

Choose one course from the following:

• PHYS 211 Essentials of Physics I - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 211L Essentials of Physics I Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 205 Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 205L Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I Laboratory - 1 credit

Choose one course from the following:

• PHYS 212 Essentials of Physics II - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 212L Essentials of Physics II Laboratory - 1 credit

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• PHYS 206 Introductory Physics for Life Sciences II - 3 credits AND
• PHYS 206L Introductory Physics for Life Sciences II Laboratory - 1 credit

Choose one course from the following:

• STAT 201 Elementary Statistics - 3 credits AND *
• STAT 201L Elementary Statistics Computer Laboratory - 1 credit *

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• PSYC 225 Psychological Statistics - 3 credits AND
• PSYC 225L Psychological Statistics Laboratory - 1 credit

Note:

* Course credit hours only count once toward the total university graduation credit hour requirements. Click on Credit Sharing  for more information.

Complete the following courses:

• BIOL 340 Cell Biology - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 340L Cell Biology Laboratory - 1 credit

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• BIOL 350 Fundamentals of Genetics - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 350L Fundamentals of Genetics Laboratory - 1 credit

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• BIOL 370 Principles of Ecology - 3 credits AND
• BIOL 370L Principles of Ecology Laboratory - 1 credit

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Additional courses: (26-27 Credits)

Students are required to take an additional 26-27 credits as noted below. Following completion of BIOL 121  and BIOL 122 , students need to select one of the following three concentrations in accordance with their career goals with assistance from their academic advisers.

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all major requirements, BIOL 121 /BIOL 121L , BIOL 122 /BIOL 122L , and additional biology electives. All biology electives must be selected from 300-400 level courses offered by the Department of Biology (prefix BIOL), except that a student may take up to eight credit hours of coursework from biology related courses offered by other departments (prefix other than BIOL) toward his/her biology electives.