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Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology

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TOTAL CREDITS: 126–127

Fall, Year One

CourseCredits
BIOL 110
General Biology I 		4
CHEM 110
General Chemistry I 		4
MATH 141
PrecalculusA
 4
FCWR 101
Writing I: College Composition 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Spring, Year One

CourseCredits
BIOL 150
General Biology II 		4
CHEM 150
General Chemistry II 		4
MATH 170
Calculus I 		4
FCWR 151
Writing II: Research Writing 		3
DATA 101
Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society 		3
TOTAL CREDITS18

Fall, Year Two

CourseCredits
Genetics choiceB
 4
BIOL 250
Biostatistics 		3
CHEM 210
Organic Chemistry I 		4
PHYS 175
Pre-Med Physics I 		5
TOTAL CREDITS16

Spring, Year Two

CourseCredits
BIOL 235
Microbiology 		4
BIOL 238
Introduction to Biotechnology 		3
CHEM 250
Organic Chemistry II 		4
PHYS 185
Pre-Med Physics II 		5
TOTAL CREDITS16

Fall, Year Three

CourseCredits
BIOL 350
Bioinformatics 		3
BIOL 340
Biochemistry 		4
BIOL 336
Molecular Biology 		3
ICBS 3XX
Behavioral Science choice 		3
Communications choiceC
 3
TOTAL CREDITS16

Spring, Year Three

CourseCredits
BIOL 432
Cell Biology 		3
BIOL 395
Introduction to Research Literature 		3
General Elective 3
ICPH 3XX
Philosophy choice 		3
ICSS 3XX
Social Science/Economics choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15

Fall, Year Four

CourseCredits
BIOL 341
Genetic Engineering 		3
CHEM 420
Pharmaceutical Chemistry 		3
Project Lab or Research choiceD
 3–4
General Elective 3
ICLT 3XX
Literature choice 		3
TOTAL CREDITS15–16

Spring, Year Four

CourseCredits
BIOL 442
Bioprocessing 		3
CHEM 440
Drug Discovery 		3
Science ElectiveE 3
Science ElectiveE 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS15
A
Some students must take both MATH 135 and MATH 136. These two courses are the equivalent of MATH 141.
B
Choose between BIOL 233 and BIOL 335.
C
Choose between: FCWR 304 Communication for Technical Professions or FCWR 302 Communication for Healthcare Careers.
D
Choose between: BIOL/CHEM Research Project Lab, BIOL 493 Independent Research III, or BIOL 494 Independent Research IV.
E
Science electives must be 200-level or higher courses. In addition, BIOL 215 and CHEM 215 are NOT acceptable science electives.