Biology B.S./B.A. with Cell and Molecular Biology Emphasis
Curriculum for the Biology B.S./B.A. with Cell and Molecular Biology Emphasis
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Warning: requirements can change without notice. Please check with an advisor for up to date information.
The Science Core (30 cr)
- CHEM 1210 or CHEM 1211, Gen Chem I or Honors Gen Chem I (4 cr)
- CHEM 1215 or CHEM 1240, Gen Chem Lab I or Honors Gen Chem Lab I (1 cr)
- CHEM 1220 or CHEM 1221, Gen Chem II or Honors Gen Chem I (4 cr)
- CHEM 1215 or CHEM 1241, Gen Chem Lab II or Honors Gen Chem Lab II (1 cr)
- CHEM 2310 or CHEM 2311, Organic Chem I or Honors Organic Chem I (4 cr)
- MATH 1170 or MATH 1210, Calculus for Biologists I or Calculus I(4 cr)
- MATH 1180 or MATH 1220, Statistics with Calculus for Biologists or Calculus II (4 cr)
- PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2210, Gen Physics I or Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (4 cr)
- PHYS 2020 or PHYS 2220, Gen Physics II or Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (4 cr)
The Biology Core (16–17 cr)
- BIOL 1610, Fundamental Principles of Biology I (4 cr)
- BIOL 1615, Fundamental Principles of Biology Lab I (1 cr)
- BIOL 1620, Fundamental Principles of Biology II (4 cr)
- BIOL 1625, Fundamental Principles of Biology Lab II (1 cr)
- BIOL 2020 or BIOL 2021, Principles of Cell Biology (3 cr) or Principles of Cell Science (4 cr)
- BIOL 2030, Genetics (3 cr)
Required Courses (15 cr)
- BIOL 3510 or CHEM 3510, Biological Chemistry I (3 cr)
- One course from the following list: (courses in this list and the one below cannot count twice)
- BIOL 3370, Microbial Biology (3 cr)
- BIOL 3410, Ecology and Evolution (3 cr)
- BIOL 3520 or CHEM 3520, Biological Chemistry II (3 cr)
- BIOL 5120, Gene Expression (3 cr)
- BIOL 5210, Cell Structure and Function (3 cr)
- Two courses from the following list: One must be a 5000-level course. (courses in this list and the one above cannot count twice)
- BIOL 3210, General and Pathogenic Microbiology (3 cr)
- BIOL 3230, Developmental Biology (3 cr)
- BIOL 3240, Introduction to Cellular Neurobiology (3 cr)
- BIOL 3370, Microbial Biology (3cr)
- BIOL 3410, Ecology and Evolution (3 cr)
- BIOL 3520 or CHEM 3520, Biological Chemistry II (3 cr)
- BIOL 3550 or 3551, Physical Principles in Biology (3 cr)
- BIOL 5120, Gene Expression (3 cr)
- BIOL 5140, Genome Biology (3 cr)
- BIOL 5210, Cell Structure and Function (3 cr)
- BIOL 5510, Genes, Development and Evolution (3 cr)
- CHEM 5810, Nanoscience (3 cr)
- One of the following lab courses:
- BIOL 3515 or CHEM 3515, Biological Chemistry Lab (3 cr, 1 lab unit)
- BIOL 3525 or CHEM 3525, Molecular Biology of DNA lab (3 cr, 2 lab units)
- BIOL 5255, Prokaryotic Genetics (3 cr, 2 lab units)
Electives (for a total of 36 biology credits)
In addition to the biology core courses, all biology majors must choose from a list of electives to satisfy the following requirements- two 5000-level biology courses
- two biology lab courses totaling three units
- minimum of 40 upper division hours (3000+).
- 21 Biology credit hours must be taken at the U