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Required Prerequisite Courses (25 semester hours) Sem. Hrs.
BIOL 102 Introductory Biology 4
BIOL 103 General Zoology 4
BIOL 105 General Botany 4
BIOL 209 General Genetics 4
CHEM 107 General Chemistry I (lecture/lab 4
MATH 215 Elements of Calculus 4

Required Core Courses
BIOL 204 Cell Biology 4
BIOL 303 Molecular Biology 4
BIOL 309 General Microbiology 4
BIOL 402 General Physiology 4
BIOL 403 Biology Seminar 2
CHEM 108 General Chemistry II Lec./Lab 4
CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry I Lec./Lab. 5
CHEM 202 Organic Chemistry II Lec./Lab. 5
CHEM 309 Biochemistry I 3
PHYS 251 Physics I (non-calculus based) or
PHYS 271 Physics I (calculus based) Lec/Lab 5
PHYS 252 Physics II (non-calculus based) or
PHYS 272 Physics II (calculus based) Lec/Lab 5
All required core courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

CORE ELECTIVES
Core electives are to be selected from the course listing below. Students must include in their selection
at least 15/16 semester hours at the 300-400 level with a minimum of 8 semester hours of electives at the
400 level. Core electives must be successfully completed with a grade of “C” or better.

BIOL 205 Biology of Environmental Pollution 3
BIOL 301 Heredity and Human Affairs 3
BIOL 304 Biology of Drug Plants 3
BIOL 310 Pathogenic Microbiology 4
BIOL 311 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
BIOL 312 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4
BIOL 404 Cancer Biology 3
BIOL 405 Independent Investigations 1-6
BIOL 407 Ecology of Environmental Adaptation 3
BIOL 410 Immunology 3
BIOL 411 Endocrinology 4
BIOL 415 Plant Physiology 4
BIOL 421 Bioinformatics 3
BIOL 423 Applied Biotechnology 4
BIOL 424 Genetic Engineering 4
BIOL 451 Field Biology 3

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