2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, B.S.: Cell and Molecular Biology Option

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) or GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

MATH 1054: With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with a Free elective.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

MATH 1083: A grade of C or better is needed to progress to the next CHEM course.

Additional Required Courses 24

Additional Required Courses 24

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

CHEM 2581ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

3

CHEM 2581LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY AND RECITATION I

1

CHEM 2582ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

3

CHEM 2582LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

1

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

CHEM 1084, CHEM 2581 CHEM 2581L and PHYS 2091: Requires a grade of C or better to progress to next course.

Academic Major 47-48

All major courses requires a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses 31

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIV- ERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

BIO 2910ESSENTIALS OF BIOINFORMATICS

3

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3

BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

BIO 4316IMMUNOLOGY

3

BIO 4316LIMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY

1

 

Select ONE 4 credit science course from the following:

4

BIO 4225CELL PHYSIOLOGY

4

BIO 4325APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

4

BIO 4700MOLECULAR GENETICS

4

BIO*1300: Students enrolled before 9/2014 may substitute BIO*2200

BIO*1400: Students enrolled before 9/2014 may substitute BIO*2400

Lecture course must be taken concurrently or prior to corresponding lab.

 

Major Electives 16-17

(Selected from courses below with advisement)

Note: The optional Research and Internship courses can be selected in this area.

BIO 1996 (Optional) Research Initiative for 1st Year Students. (1 credit)

BIO 3291, BIO 3292 and BIO 3293: (Optional) Cooperative Education in Biology Internship (1-3 credits)

BIO 2500PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY

4

BIO 3260HISTOLOGY

4

BIO 3400ZOOLOGY:FORM AND FUNCTION

4

BIO 3403ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I

4

BIO 3404ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II

4

BIO 3406NEUROSCIENCE

4

BIO 3420PARASITOLOGY

4

BIO 3614PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY

4

BIO 3820BASIC TISSUE CULTURE

4

BIO 4310VIROLOGY

4

 

BIO 4911SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY

1

OR

BIO 4912SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY

2

OR

BIO 4913SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY

3

OR

BIO 4914SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY

4

 

BIO 4961INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY

1

OR

BIO 4962INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY

2

OR

BIO 4963INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY

3

 

Major Capstone Course 3

BIO 4970SEMINAR INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY

3

BIO 4970: Course required by major. A grade of C or better is required.

Free Electives 13-14

At least 50% must be at the 3000-4000 level.

Total Credit Hours: 120