Arts and Sciences Option in Biology
A.S. Degree

The biology option is for students planning to transfer to a four-year baccalaureate program as a biology major or in a pre-professional area such as pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-veterinary medicine or pre-dentistry. This program provides the general education and foundation courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics that are required during the first two years of most four-year programs. Students should work with an academic transfer advisor and be aware that science courses in this program are rigorous and have prerequisites. The requirements of the intended transfer institutions must be considered when selecting courses in this program.

General Education Requirements                           32-33 Credits

Arts/Humanities
   Select two courses in different disciplines from approved 
   General Education course list. .................................. 6

Behavioral/Social Sciences
   Select two courses in different disciplines from approved 
   General Education course list. .................................. 6

Biological/Physical Science
   Take two laboratory courses as follows .......................... 8
   BIO 113 Principles of Biology I ................................(4)
                                 OR
   BIO 101 General Biology I ......................................(4)
   BIO 114 Principles of Biology II ...............................(4)
                                 OR
   BIO 102 General Biology II .....................................(4)
                                 OR
   BIO 205 Microbiology ...........................................(4)


English
   ENG 101 English Composition ..................................... 3
   Take another English class from approved list. .................. 3

Information Literacy
   IST 102 Introduction to Information Technology .................. 3
                                 OR
   GDT 112 Computer Graphics ..................................... (3)

Mathematics
   MAT 101 or another MAT from approved list ..................... 3-4

Program Requirements                                     16-24 Credits
   BIO Satisfied by General Education Requirements ................(8)
   CHM 103 General Chemistry I ..................................... 4
   CHM 104 General Chemistry II .................................... 4
   CHM 203 Organic Chemistry I ..................................... 4
                                 AND
   CHM 204 Organic Chemistry II .................................... 4
                               AND/OR*
   PHY 201 General Physics I ..................................... (4)
                                 AND
   PHY 202 General Physics II .................................... (4)

Electives                                                 8-16 Credits
Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor
and the transfer institution.
   BIO 103 Human Anatomy and Physiology I .........................(4)
   BIO 104 Human Anatomy and Physiology II ........................(4)
   BIO 111 Contemporary Issues in Biology .........................(3)
   BIO 112 Biology of Disease .....................................(3)
   BIO 201 Cell Biology ...........................................(4)
   BIO 205 Microbiology ...........................................(4)
   BIO 269 Internship I ........................................ (1-3)
   BIO 270 Internship II ....................................... (1-3)
   BTC 101 Introduction to Biotechnology ..........................(3)
   BTC 201 Discovery Research .....................................(4)
   BTC 202 Biomanufacturing .......................................(4)
   BTC 269 Biotechnology Internship I .......................... (1-3)
   BTC 270 Biotechnology Internship II ......................... (1-3)
   MAT 109 Introduction to Statistics .............................(3)
   MAT 119 Introduction to Statistics with 
           Computer Applications ..................................(4)
   MAT 102 Trigonometry ...........................................(3)
                                 OR
   MAT 161 Elementary Functions .................................. (4)
   MAT 203 Calculus I ............................................ (4)
   PHS 108 Introductory Physical Geology ......................... (4)
   STU 102 Career Planning ....................................... (1)
 * Both sequences may be required depending on the transfer 
   institution. Could be met by program requirement. See a 
   transfer advisor.

Degree Requirement .................................................64