2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Science and Technology, B.S.: Molecular Biology Option

General Education 34

Foundations Requirements 14

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

STME 2000MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS OF SCIENCE I

3

AND

STME 2099MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS OF SCIENCE I LAB

1

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION 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, STME 1403, COMM 1402: Required Distribution Course

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 20

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

*ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

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: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 8

STME 2100MATH/COMP METHODS II

3

AND

STME 2199MATH/COMP METHODS II LAB

1

 

STME 1000CHEMICAL SYSTEMS I

3

AND

STME 1099CHEMICAL SYSTEMS I LAB

1

 

Additional Required Courses 13

STME 1700LIVING SYSTEMS I

3

AND

STME 1799LIVING SYSTEM I LAB

1

 

STME 2700PHYSICAL SYSTEMS I

3

AND

STME 2799PHYSICAL SYSTEMS I LAB

1

 

STME 2300PROBABILISTIC METHODS

3

AND

STME 2399PROBABILISTIC METHODS LAB

1

 

STME 1903RESEARCH METHODS RFI

1

Academic Major Requirements 71

A minimum major GPA of 2.75 and minimum grade of C is required in all major courses. Major capstone requires a grade of B- or better.

Program Core Requirements 18

STME 1100CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 1199CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II LAB

1

 

STME 1800LIVING SYSTEMS II LIVING SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 1899LIVING SYSTEMS II LAB

1

 

STME 2681ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS I

3

STME 2683ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS I LABORATORY

2

STME 2682ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS II

3

STME 2684ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS II LAB

2

Program Requirements 17-21

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

 

STME 3100BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS I

3

AND

STME 3199BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS I LAB

1

 

STME 5020ETHICS IN BIO TEHCHNOLOGY

1

STME 5103SCIENTIFIC WRITING & PRESENTATION

3

 

STME 1500INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

3

AND

STME 1599INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LAB

1

 

STME 2903RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

2

AND

STME 3903ADVANCED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

3

OR

STME 3171STEM INTERNSHIP

1

STME 3172STEM INTERNSHIP

2

STME 3173STME INTERNSHIP

3

OR

STME 3610CURRENT ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1

 

Major Track Electives 29-33

Select One Major Elective Track, from below, with academic advisement.

TRACK 1: ADVANCED BIOTECHNOLOGY AND DRUG DISCOVERY TRACK

Select a total of 29-33 credits of major elective courses form the list below with advisement.

CHEM 4190MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

3

BIO 4316IMMUNOLOGY

3

BIO 4316LIMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3820BASIC TISSUE CULTURE

4

BIO 4700MOLECULAR GENETICS

4

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3403ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I

4

BIO 3406NEUROSCIENCE

4

BIO 4310VIROLOGY

4

CHEM 4184INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR MODELING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

3

STME 4901INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

1

STME 4902INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

2

STME 4903INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

3

CHEM*4190 - May take STME 5625 in place of CHEM 4190 but it will not count towards the B.S. degree; An additional elective at the undergraduate level should be taken since STME 5625 would count toward the graduate year.

STME 4901, STME 4902 and STME 4903 - Independent Research (Bioinformatics) - Two semesters of research and a minimum of 4 total credits is required for those completing the RFI sequence.

TRACK 2: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS TRACK

Select a total of 29-33 credits of major elective courses from the list below with advisement.

CHEM 2283QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

4

CHEM 3284INSTUMENTAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS

4

CHEM 4190MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

3

CHEM 4285CHEMICAL SEPARATION METHODS

3

CHEM 4182ADVANCED ORGANIC PREPARATIONS

3

BIO 3820BASIC TISSUE CULTURE

4

BIO 4316IMMUNOLOGY

3

BIO 4316LIMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 4700MOLECULAR GENETICS

4

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

STME 4901INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

1

STME 4902INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

2

STME 4903INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

3

CHEM*4190 - May take STME 5625 in place of CHEM 4190 but it will not count towards the B.S. degree; An additional elective at the undergraduate level should be taken since STME 5625 would count toward the graduate year.

STME 4901, STME 4902 and STME 4903 - Independent Research (Bioinformatics) - Two semesters of research and a minimum of 4 total credits is required for those completing the RFI sequence.

TRACK 3: BIOINFORMATIC AND GENOMIC SCIENCES TRACK

Select a total of 29-33 credit of major electives courses from the list below with advisement.


BIO 3820BASIC TISSUE CULTURE

4

BIO 4700MOLECULAR GENETICS

4

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

CPS 2231COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

4

CPS 2232DATA STRUCTURES

4

MATH 2110DISCRETE STRUCTURES

3

CPS 3500PROGRAMMING THE WWW

3

CPS 3740DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3

CPS 3351INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING

3

CPS 3440ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS

3

CHEM 4184INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR MODELING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

3

STME 4901INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

1

STME 4902INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

2

STME 4903INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

3

STME 4901, STME 4902 and STME 4903 - Independent Research (Bioinformatics) - Two semesters of research and a minimum of 4 total credits is required for those completing the RFI sequence.

TRACK 4: LIFE SCIENCES BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRACK

Select a total of 29-33 credits of major elective courses from the list below with advisement.

MGS 2030PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

MKT 2500PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

3

MGS 3013ENTREPRENEURSHIP

3

MGS 3032ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

3

MGS 3110MANAGERIAL DECISION MODELING

3

ACCT 2200PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I

3

ACCT 2210PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II

3

CHEM 4190MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

3

BIO 4316IMMUNOLOGY

3

BIO 4316LIMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3820BASIC TISSUE CULTURE

4

BIO 4700MOLECULAR GENETICS

4

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

STME 4901INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

1

STME 4902INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

2

STME 4903INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

3

CHEM*4190 - May take STME 5625 in place of CHEM 4190 but it will not count towards the B.S. degree; An additional elective at the undergraduate level should be taken since STME 5625 would count toward the graduate year.

STME 4901, STME 4902 and STME 4903 - Independent Research (Bioinformatics) - Two semesters of research and a minimum of 4 total credits is required for those completing the RFI sequence.

Major Capstone Course 3

STME 4610SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

3

STME 4610: Writing Emphasis course required by Major.

Free Electives 2

(Select with advisement, at least 50% of free electives must be at 3000-4000 level)

Total Credit Hours: 120