Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology Requirements

The BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology program requires students to complete 125 credit hours in 8 semesters (and 1 summer term).

The 125 credit hours are divided into:

·       48 credit hours of University General Education requirements (GER)

·       23 Credit hours of Additional Math/Science Courses

·       48 credit hours of Biology Core Requirements

·       6 credit hours of Biology Electives

Degree Requirements

 

Additional Math/Science Requirements (23 Credits)

The BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology program requires the following Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics courses, in addition to the GER:

CHEM 116General Chemistry II

4

CHEM 211Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

4

CHEM 241Introduction to Analytical Chemistry

4

CHEM 311Biochemistry I

4

MATH 252Introduction to Applied Statistics

3

PHYS 122University Physics II

4

Total Credit Hours:23

Biology Core Requirements (48 Credits)

BIOL 111General Biology I

3

BIOL 112General Biology II

4

BIOL 211General Genetics

4

BIOL 301Cell Biology

3

BIOL 312Biochemistry II

3

BIOL 321Applied Microbiology

4

BIOL 331Physiology

3

BIOL 335Developmental Biology

3

BIOL 399Internship

1

BIOL 411Immunology

3

BIOL 431Bioinformatics

3

BIOL 497Senior Research Project I

3

BIOL 498Senior Research Project II

3

BMED 341Molecular Cell Biology

4

BMED 342Molecular Genetics, Technologies and Tools

4

Total Credit Hours:48

Biology Electives (6 Credits)

Every student must select 2 Elective Courses from the List below.

HUMA 140Introduction to Psychology

3

HUMA 141Introduction to Sociology

3

HUMA 156Human Behavior and Well-Being

3

HUMA 277Introduction to Logical Reasoning

3

Total Credit Hours:6