Biology and Biotechnology Major (Bachelor of Science)

Freshman - Credits: 34

• Individual and Society General Education Requirement    (Cr. 3)

• BIO 102/102L - Principles of Biology I and Lab (Cr: 4)

• Satisfies Science and Technology General Education Requirement

• BIO 103/103L - Principles of Biology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 210 - Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
• CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
• CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
• MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)

• Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

• Initial enrollment is based on placement examinations and AP test results. Students who do not directly place into MTH 134 will be required to take MTH 129 as a free elective.

Sophomore - Credits: 32-33

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Biology/Biotechnology Electives    (Cr: 3-4)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• BIO 225 - Introduction to Biotechnology (Cr: 3)
• BIO 292/292L - Microbiology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• CHE 207/207L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
• CHE 209/209L - Biochemistry and Lab (Cr: 4)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

Junior - Credits: 33-35

• Values and Ethical Reasoning General  Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• General Education Requirement Electives   (Cr: 6)
• Biology/Biotechnology Electives   (Cr: 6-8)
• Elective   (Cr: 3)

• BIO 311/311L - Genes and Genomes and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 320/320L - Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 340 - Bioinformatics (Cr: 3)
• BIO 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)

Senior - Credits: 30-31

• Bio/Biotech Elective  (Cr: 3-4)
• General Education Electives   (Cr: 6)
  (must be above the 100 level)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• BIO 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• BIO 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
• BIO 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)

Biology and Biotechnology Electives

Students must choose three courses from the following list:

• AT 216/216L - Exercise Physiology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BEN 210 - Biomaterials (Cr: 3)
• BIO 130/130L - Principles of Ecology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 201/201L - Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 202/202L - Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 205 - Plant Biology (Cr: 3)
• BIO 226 - Marine Biology (Cr: 3)
• BIO 301 - Regional Anatomy (Cr: 3)
• BIO 326/326L - Immunology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 335 - Pathophysiology (Cr: 3)
• BIO 350 - Human Embryology and Developmental Biology (Cr: 3)
• CHE 208/208L - Organic Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
• CHE 230 - Forensic Science (Cr: 3)
• CHE 306 - Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation (Cr: 3)
• ENV 220/220L - Environmental Science and Lab (Cr: 4)
• ENV 338 - Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (Cr: 3)
• PE 312 - Applied Kinesiology (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the biology/biotechnology program, students will:

• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the major discipline.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the major discipline.
• Design studies and conduct experiments in internship and laboratory settings that utilize appropriate and safe techniques when working in a laboratory and professional settings.
• Apply quantitative reasoning to problems within the major discipline.
• Demonstrate familiarity with core concepts in the major discipline: evolution; structure-function relationships; information flow, exchange, and storage; pathways and transformations of energy and matter; interconnectedness of living systems.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully apply and adapt curricular learning to the internship experience.