Biology, Molecular Biotechnology Concentration, B.S.

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General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit. (See Academic Requirements, Regulations, & Policies for details)

Core (35 hours)

(See “General Education Requirements.”) (In completing courses required in the biology major, 8-hour lab science core requirement also met.)

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Major (79 hours)

Biology Foundation Courses-All Concentrations (23 hours)

Students must achieve a C or greater in each of these courses to complete the Foundation Course requirements.

Molecular Biotechnology Concentration

(Joint effort between UA Little Rock and UAMS)

UA Little Rock Biotechnology (8 hours)

Biology Electives-upper-level courses with laboratories (12 hours)

A recommended course list is available from the Biology Department

UAMS Biotechnology (13 hours)

Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Computations (24 hours)

Chemistry (12 hours)

Physics (6 hours)

Mathematics (3 hours)

MATH 1302 - College Algebra

Computer Science (3 hours)

CPSC 1370 - Computer Literacy or equivalent course

Minor

(none required)

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.