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.

University Core (35 hours)

(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 1401 with BIOL 1400 or CHEM 1402 needed for the major.)

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Major (61 hours)

Biology Foundation Courses-All Concentrations (23 hours)

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

Molecular Biotechnology Major Only Concentration(11 hours)

Required 3hrs of Research Credits(BIOL 4189 ,BIOL 4289 ,orBIOL 4389 to equal 3hrs)

Molecular Biology BIOL 4417

Biotechnology BIOL 4418

Plus Elective Courses (6 hours required)

List of current approved Molecular Biotechnology electives

BIOL 3100 - Genetics Laboratory
BIOL 3400 - Developmental Biology
BIOL 4189 - Undergraduate Research
or
BIOL 4289 - Undergraduate Research
or
BIOL 4389 - Undergraduate Research
BIOL 4311 - Neurobiology
BIOL 4315 - Toxicology
BIOL 4401 - Cell Biology
BIOL 4413 - Immunology
BIOL 4415 - Biometry
BIOL 4419 - Plant Physiology
BIOL 4422 - Human Physiology
BIOL 4426 - Plant and Human Nutrition
BIOL 4427 - Tissue Engineering
* Must include at least three courses with laboratories either as part of the course or as a separately numbered laboratory course

Additional Requirements (21 hours)

8 hours of freshman chemistry (CHEM 1402 , CHEM 1403 , or CHEM 1405 )

4 hours of organic chemistry (CHEM 2450 or CHEM 3350 /CHEM 3150 )

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

3 hours of computer science or statistics (CPSC 1310 , CPSC 1370 ,CPSC 1375 ,STAT 2350 )

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.