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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BIOTECHNOLOGY(BBT))
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CONCENTRATION: BIOTECHNOLOGY(BBT)


University and College Requirements for BS degree in Biology with Concentration.

CURRICULUM CREDITS

I. Required lower level Biology courses
BISC 207 Introductory Biology I 4
BISC 208 Introductory Biology II 4
BISC 280 Fundamentals of Biotechnology 1
BISC 300 Introduction to Microbiology 4
BISC 305 Cell Physiology 3
BISC 401 Molecular Biology of the Cell 3
BISC 403 Genetic and Evolutionary Biology 3

II. Required lower-level Biology Laboratory courses
Note that for all the two credit labs, the lecture is a prerequisite. (THE LECTURE AND THE LAB CANNOT BE TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.)
BISC 411 Experimental Molecular Biology 3
BISC 315 Experimental Cell Biology 3

III. Biology Breadth Requirement
Choose at least one from the following courses:
BISC 306 General Physiology 3
BISC 408 Mammalian Histology 4
BISC 471 Immunobiology 3
BISC 492 Human and Mammalian Cytogenetics 3

IV. Laboratory Classes
Choose three of the following courses:
BISC 468 Research* 4
BISC 484 Computer Based Genetics Laboratory 3
BISC 601 Immunochemistry 4
BISC 604 Nucleic Acids Laboratory 4
BISC 619 Gene Expression Laboratory 4
* The four credits of BISC 468 must be taken with the same professor and must be over at least two semesters. An approved summer experience, such as University-sponsored summer research, can be substituted for one semester. UNIV 401 plus UNIV 402 or BISC 451 plus BISC 452 (6 credits total) can also substitute for BISC 468.

V. Required Courses from Other Departments
Chemistry
CHEM 103/CHEM 104 General Chemistry 8
CHEM 321/CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry 8

One of the following options:
CHEM 527 Introductory Biochemistry 3
or
CHEM 641/CHEM 643 Biochemistry/ Intermediary Metabolism 6

Physics
PHYS 201/PHYS 202 Fundamentals of Physics I & II 8

Math
MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A 4

VI. Upper Division Requirements
Choose two courses from the following list. (At least one must be a BISC course.)
ANFS 670 Principles of Molecular Genetics
BISC 600 Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine
BISC 602 Molecular Biology of Animal Cells
BISC 605 Advanced Mammalian Physiology
BISC 612 Advanced Cell Biology
BISC 615 Vertebrate Developmental Biology
BISC 654 Biochemical Genetics
BISC 656 Evolutionary Genetics
BISC 665 Advanced Molecular Biology & Genetics
BISC 671 Cellular and Molecular Immunology
BISC 679 Virology
BISC 693 Human Genetics
CHEM 645 Protein Structure and Function
CHEM 646 DNA-Protein Interactions

Any additional laboratory class (IV) taken above the minimum of three may also count towards the upper division requirements (VI).

Other upper division classes may also be approved at the discretion of the Undergraduate Program Director.

A grade of D (not D-) or better must be obtained in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics courses required for all Biological Sciences majors and minor.



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