Biology, Molecular Biotechnology Concentration, B.S.

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 General Education Requirements ) (In completing courses required in the biology major, 8-hour lab science core requirement must also be met and can be done by using BIOL 10104 with BIOL 10004 or CHEM 10234 needed for the major.)

(none required)

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

Required 3hrs of Research Credits(BIOL 48991 ,BIOL 48982 ,orBIOL 48973 to equal 3hrs)

Molecular Biology BIOL 41784

Biotechnology BIOL 41884

List of current approved Molecular Biotechnology electives

8 hours of freshman chemistry (CHEM 10234 , CHEM 14204 , or CHEM 10544 )

4 hours of organic chemistry (CHEM 25034 or CHEM 36053 /CHEM 36001 )

6 hours of physics(PHYS 1321 and PHYS 1322 , or PHYS 2321 and PHYS 2322 )

3 hours of computer science or statistics (CPSI 11003 , CPSI 10003 ,CPSI 17503 ,STAT 2350 )

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.