BIOLOGY CORE

Take the following courses:

BI-101 General Biology I

4 Credits

BI-102 General Biology II

4 CreditsPrerequisite: BI-101 or BI-105

BI-209 Cell & Molecular Biology

3 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102

BI-289 Frontiers of Biology

1 Credit  

BI-317 Principles of Genetics

4 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102.

 CHEMISTRY CORE

Take the following courses:

CH-142 Integrated Chemistry Principles I

3 CreditsNCorequisite CH143

CH-143 Integrated Chem Principles I Lab

1 CreditsN, QSCH142 is a corequisite of this course. A lab fee is associated with this course.

CH-144 Integrated Chemistry Principles II

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-142

CH-145 Integrated Chemistry Principles II Lab

1 CreditN, QSPrerequisite: CH-143. A lab fee is associated with this course.

CH-232 Organic Chemistry I

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-144; Corequisite: CH-233.

CH-233 Organic Chemistry I Lab

1 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-145. Corequisite: CH-232.

MATHEMATICS CORE

Take one of the following courses:

MA-205 Elementary Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, WK-SPPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

BI-305 Biostatistics

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGESPrerequisites: BI106 or ESS100

WRITING CORE

Take one of the following courses:

BI-314 Talk Nerdy to Me

3 Credits

BI-315 Grant Writing for STEM

3 CreditsWK-FRPre- or Co-Requisite: FYC-101

GENOMICS CORE

Take the following courses:

CS-110  Computer Science I

3 CreditsN,CTGES,CTGISRecommended programming experience or IT110 or IT100, IT111 or IM110 or MA103 but not necessary. 

BI-470 Practical Genomics

4 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101, BI-102, and BI-317.

BI-405  Bioinformatics Fundamentals

4 CreditsN,CTGESPre-req: BI-101 or BI-105, BI-102 or BI-106, CH-142, CH-143, CH-144, CH-145

ELECTIVES

Take three of the following courses:

BI-316 Advanced Molecular and Cellular Biology

3 CreditsNPrerequisite: CH-312 or CH-342

BI-331 Molecular Microbiology

3 CreditsN, CTGESCorequisite: BI332. Prerequisites: BI207 and Jr. or Sr. standing.

BI-332 Molecular Microbiology Lab

1 CreditNCorequisite: BI331

BI-400 Environmental Genomics

4 CreditsN

BI-437 Molecular Ecology

3 CreditsPrerequisite: BI-101.

BI-471 Applied Bioinformatics

3 CreditsPrerequisites: BI-101, BI-102, and BI-470.

BI-472 Biotechnology

3 Credits

BI-481 Medical Genomics Research Methods

4 CreditsNPre-Req: BI-305 or BI-400 or BI-460 or permission of instructor.

BI-489 Biology Research

1-6 CreditsNPrerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

CS-240  Computer Science II

4 CreditsNPrerequisites: CS110 and MA116 or MA210. 

CS-255U  Unix Programming

1 CreditsN,CTGESPrerequisites: CS110. 

CS-255Y   Python Programming

2 CreditsN,CTGESPrerequisites: CS110 and Sophomore standing and permission. 

DS-110  Intro to Data Science

3 CreditsN 

CAPSTONE

Take the following course:

ND-498 Natural Sciences Capstone

1 Credit

POE Credit Total = 56-59

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.