Molecular Biology, B.S.

Course Requirements

The major requires 40 semester hours, of which at least 32 hours are upper-level. Twenty-eight of these hours are from a set core and 12 hours are selected from the additional courses listed. Students are encouraged to choose these 12 hours such that they best prepare the student for their future career goals. *MATH 1306 Elementary Statistics , MSCI 2311 Scientific Computing , and MSCI 3101 Faith and Science Seminar are required courses for all math and science majors. MATH 1306 and MSCI 2311 can each be used to fulﬁll three hours of general education and degree core requirements in math and computer literacy, respectively. Students are encouraged to complete a chemistry minor with this major.

BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
BIOL 3402 - Genetics 4 hrs
BIOL 3403 - Developmental Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 4408 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4 hrs
CHEM 4402 - Biochemistry I 4 hrs
CHEM 4403 - Biochemistry II 4 hrs

Twelve hours from the following:

BIOL 3401 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 hrs
BIOL 3404 - Vertebrate Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3405 - General Botany 4 hrs
BIOL 3407 - Ecology 4 hrs
BIOL 3408 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 hrs
BIOL 3409 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 hrs
BIOL 3410 - Microbiology 4 hrs
BIOL 4400 - Plant Taxonomy 4 hrs
BIOL 4404 - Parasitology 4 hrs
CHEM 3407 - Instrumental Analysis 4 hrs

Additional requirements:

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs
CHEM 3403 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hrs
CHEM 3404 - Organic Chemistry II 4 hrs
MATH 1306 - Elementary Statistics 3 hrs *
MSCI 2311 - Scientific Computing 3 hrs *
MSCI 3101 - Faith and Science Seminar 1 hrs *

Total: 28 Hours

Possible Sequence of Courses

Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology with Chemistry Minor Possible Sequence of Courses - the following is ONE four-year schedule that would result in the B. S. degree in molecular biology. Many other permutations of this plan are possible including additional majors and/or minors in other disciplines. All upper-level science courses are on rotation making exact duplication of this four-year plan impossible for some students. This plan is intended as a guide only. Students are strongly encouraged to choose their courses in consultation with their advisor.

Freshman Year Fall Semester:

BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 hrs
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs
UNIV 1100 - Foundations of University Life 1 hrs

Total: 18 Hours

Freshman Year Spring Semester:

BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs
ENGL 1302 - Composition and Reading 3 hrs
EXSS 1112 - Concepts of Fitness 1 hrs
MSCI 2311 - Scientific Computing 3 hrs
HIST 1304 - World Civilization since 1500 3 hrs or
HIST 2302 - United States History since 1877 3 hrs

Total: 18 Hours

Sophomore Year Fall Semester:

CHEM 3403 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hrs
ECON/GEOG/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI 3 hrs
ENGL Sophomore Level Literature 3 hrs
EXSS activity course 1 hrs
COMS 1301 - Speech Communication 3 hrs
COMS 1303 - Professional Communication 3 hrs
COMS 2302 - Communication in the Classroom 3 hrs or
COMS 2303 - Public Speaking 3 hrs
HIST 1303 - World Civilization to 1500 3 hrs or
HIST 2301 - United States History to 1877 3 hrs

Total: 17 Hours

Sophomore Year Spring Semester:

Total: 17-18 Hours

Junior Year Fall Semester:

ART/MUSI/THEA general course 3 hrs
BIOL upper-level elective course 4 hrs
RLGN 1301 - Old Testament History 3 hrs
Elective 3-4 hrs
MSCI 3101 - Faith and Science Seminar 1 hrs

Total: 14-15 Hours

Junior Year Spring Semester:

CHEM 2402 - Analytical Chemistry 4 hrs
BIOL 4408 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4 hrs
RLGN 1302 - New Testament History 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs

Total: 14 Hours

Senior Year Fall Semester:

BIOL 3403 - Developmental Biology 4 hrs
BIOL upper-level elective course 4 hrs
CHEM 4402 - Biochemistry I 4 hrs
BIOL upper-level elective course 4 hrs

Total: 16 Hours

Senior Year Spring Semester:

Elective course 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs
GRAD 0001 - Senior Seminar 0 hrs
CHEM 4403 - Biochemistry II 4 hrs

Total: 13 Hours

Notations:

To reduce hours per semester, plan to take May and/or summer classes.

Upper-level biology and chemistry courses are offered on a rotating basis, where some courses are taught every other year. This will require flexibility to move courses between the junior and senior years.

If a student is seeking entrance into medical school or some other professional school, there may be other requirements as prerequisite courses such as Physics I and II that are not part of the molecular biology program which must be added in the junior and senior years.