Biology Major with Biotechnology Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)
Graduation Requirements: complete the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test for Biology.
Grade Requirements: a cumulative GPA ≥2.0 for all courses in student’s curriculum in Biology.
| BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| BIOLOGY III | 5 |
| BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| MICROBIOLOGY | 5 |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS | 5 |
| CELL BIOLOGY | 5 |
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 5 |
| TOPICS IN MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| BOTANY | |
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | |
| MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY | |
| IMMUNOLOGY | |
| VIROLOGY | |
| HEMATOLOGY | |
| EMBRYOLOGY | |
| INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM | |
| SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING | |
| CALCULUS II | |
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& | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
& | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | 6 |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 3 |
| BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 |
| CALCULUS I | 5 |
| ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | 5 |
| or | DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS |
| INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| or | GENERAL PHYSICS I |
| INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| or | GENERAL PHYSICS II |
| INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS III | 4 |
| or | GENERAL PHYSICS III |
| MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 124 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
& (Natural Science BACR 1) | 5 |
& (Natural Science BACR 2) | 5 | | 3 |
| 5 | | 5 |
& | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 13 |
| Second Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 5 |
& | 6 | | 5 |
| 5 |
& | 5 |
& | 5 |
& | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 |
| | 15 | | 16 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 5 | | 5 | | 5 |
| 4 | | 4 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| or | 5 | | 3 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 4 |
| | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | |
| | 14 | | 17 | | 14 |
| Fourth Year |
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| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 2 | | 5 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Biology Elective2 | 5 | | 2 | Biology Elective2 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 4 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | |
| | 16 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Total Credits 180 |