Core Curriculum
Area A Essential Skills (9 hours)
| Hours | |||||
| ENGL | 1101 | Composition I | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 1102 | Composition II | 3 | ||
| MATH | 1113 | Precalculus | 4 | ||
Area B Institutional Options (4 hours)
| SPCH | 2400 | Public Speaking | 2 |
| STS | 2400 | Science, Technology, and Society | 2 |
Area C Humanities/ Fine Arts (6 hours)
Take one from each of the following two groups:
| 1) Literature of the World: | 3 | ||||
| ENGL | 2110 | World Literature | |||
| ENGL | 2120 | British Literature | |||
| ENGL | 2130 | American Literature | |||
| ENGL | 2141 | Western Literature I | |||
| ENGL | 2142 | Western Literature II | |||
| 2) Art and Culture of the World: | 3 | ||||
| ARTS | 2001 | Art Appreciation | |||
| ARTS | 2002 | Drama Appreciation | |||
| ARTS | 2003 | Music Appreciation | |||
| FREN | 1002 | Elementary French II | |||
| GRMN | 1002 | Elementary German II | |||
| SPAN | 1002 | Elementary Spanish II | |||
Area D Science, Mathematics, and Technology (11 hours)
| MATH | 2253 | Calculus I | 4 | |
| Take any two courses from the following for a total of 8 hours: | 8 | |||
| ASTR | 1000K | Introduction to the Universe | ||
| BIOL | 2107K | Biology Principles I | ||
| BIOL | 2108K | Biology Principles II | ||
| CHEM | 1211K | Principles of Chemistry I | ||
| CHEM | 1212K | Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| PHYS | 1111K | Introductory Physics I | ||
| PHYS | 1112K | Introductory Physics II | ||
| PHYS | 2211K | Principles of Physics I | ||
| PHYS | 2212K | Principles of Physics II | ||
Area E Social Sciences (12 hours)
Take one from each of the following four groups:
| 1) American Context: | 3 | ||||
| HIST | 2111 | U.S. History I | |||
| HIST | 2112 | U.S. History II | |||
| POLS | 1101 | American Government | |||
| 2) World History: | 3 | ||||
| HIST | 1011 | World Civilization: Ancient | |||
| HIST | 1012 | World Civilization: Medieval | |||
| HIST | 1013 | World Civilization: Modern | |||
| 3) Behavioral Sciences: | 3 | ||||
| ECON | 1101 | Introduction to Economics | |||
| PSYC | 1100 | Contemporary Issues in Psychology | |||
| PSYC | 1101 | Introduction to General Psychology | |||
| 4) Cultures and Societies: | 3 | ||||
| ANTH | 1102 | Introduction to Anthropology | |||
| ES | 1100 | Ethnic Studies | |||
| GEOG | 1101 | Introduction to Human Geography | |||
| POLS | 2401 | Global Issues | |||
| RELG | 1200 | World Religion | |||
Area F (18 hours*)
| CHEM | 1211K | Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM | 1212K | Chemistry II | 4 |
| PHYS | 2211K | Principles of Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS | 2212K | Principles of Physics II | 4 |
*1 hour from MATH 1113 [A] and 1 hour from MATH 2253 [D] are counted here
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Track
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Requirements (24 hours)
| BIOL | 3000 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOC | 3111 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| BIOC | 3112 | Biochemistry II | 4 |
| BIOC | 3115 | Physical Biochemistry | 4 |
| BIOL | 3200 | Biotechnology | 4 |
| BIOL | 3310 | Molecular Biology | 4 |
Other Biology Requirements (9 - 12 hours)
| At least 3 upper level Biology Courses (above 2108) including at least one of the following: |
| BIOL 3100, BIOL 3400 |
Other Program Requirements (24 - 27 hours)
| CHEM | 2511K | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM | 2512K | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| MATH | 2260 | Probability and Statistics I | 3 |
| ENGL | 2010 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| PHYS | 3001 | Biophysics I | 3 |
| Free Electives | 7 - 10 |
| Degree Program Total | 120 |
Bioinformatics Track
Bioinformatics Requirements (28 hours)
| BIOL | 3000 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL | 3200 | Biotechnology | 4 |
| BIOL | 3310 | Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOC | 3111 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| BIOC | 3112 | Biochemistry II | 4 |
| BIOL | 4500K | Bioinformatics I | 4 |
| BIOL | 4510K | Bioinformatics II | 4 |
Other Program Requirements (32 hours)
| CHEM | 2511K | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM | 2512K | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| MATH | 2260 | Probability and Statistics I | 3 |
| ENGL | 2010 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| CS | 1301 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| CS | 1302 | Computer Science II | 4 |
| CS | 3153 | Database Systems | 3 |
| Free Electives | 7 |
| Degree Program Total | 120 |