Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [OFFICIAL CATALOG]

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  

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.

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