Bachelor of Science in Biology (Bioinformatics)

Total credit hours: 200

I. Science Courses

    A. Required Biology Courses (56 Hours)
    • BIO 112-4 Principles of Biology : Cell Biology and Genetics
    • BIO 114-4 Organismic Biology
    • BIO 115-4 Principles of Biology: Ecology and Diversity
    • BIO 210-4 Molecular Biology I
    • BIO 211-4 Molecular Genetics
    • BIO 212-4 Cell Biology I
    • BIO 252-5 Microbiology
    • BIO 253/BIO 254-5 Vascular Plants / Lower Plants
    • BIO 255/BIO 256-5 Biology of Invertebrates/Invertebrates
    • BIO 271 (CS 271)-4 Intro to Bioinformatics
    • BIO 410-4 Molecular Cell Laboratory
    • BIO 420-3 Statistical Methods in Biology
    • BIO 471 (CS 471)-4 Computational Biology
    • BIO 492-2 Senior Seminar
    B. Required Chemistry Courses (33 Hours)
    • CHM 121-5 Submicroscopic Chemistry
    • CHM 122-5 Macroscopic Chemistry
    • CHM 123-5 Reaction Dynamics
    • CHM 211/215-6 Organic Chemistry I
    • CHM 212/216-6 Organic Chemistry II
    • CHM 213/217-6 Organic Chemistry III
    C. Required Physics Courses (15 Hours)
    • PHY 111/101-5 Principles of Physics I
    • PHY 112/102-5 Principles of Physics II
    • PHY 113/103-5 Principles of Physics III

II. General Education (42 Hours)

    Area One - Communication and Mathematical Skills
    • ENG 101-4 Composition I
    • ENG 102-4 Composition II
    Area Two - The Western Experience
    • HST 101-3 Ancient and Medival Eras
    • HST 102-3 Western World in Transition
    • HST 103-3 Modern Western World
    • Great Books of the Western World
    • Fine and Performing Arts
    Area Three - The Non-Western World
    • CS xxx-3 Comparative Studies
    • RST xxx-3 Regional Studies
    Area Four - Understanding the Contemporary World
    • PSY 105-4 Psychology: Studies of Behavior
    • SOC 200-3 Social Life
    • PLS 200-3 Political Life
    • EC 200-3 Economic Life

III. Major Courses

    A. Required Mathematics/Statistics Courses (16 Hours)
    • MTH 229-5 Calculus I
    • MTH 230-5 Calculus II
    • MTH 253-3 Elementary Matrix Algebra
    • MTH 257-3 Discrete Mathematics for Computing
    B. Required Computer Science Courses (20 Hours)
    • CS 240-4 Computer Science I
    • CS 241-4 Computer Science II
    • CS 242-4 Computer Science III
    • CS 400-4 Data Structures and Software Design
    • CS 405-4 Intro. To Database Management
    C. Electives (18 Hours)
    • 6 hours - 400-level BIO Elective Course(s)
    • 8 hours - Bioinformatics Elective Course
    • 4 Hours - 400-level BIO Elective Course

Designed by Paul Anderson and Matthew Gerald
Last modified: Wednesday, 16-Oct-2002 17:46:34 EDT