Cell and Molecular Biology, BS

Requirements

In order to earn the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Cell and Molecular Biology, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and major/program grade point average of 2.00, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry

UCOR 1100 - Academic Writing Seminar
UCOR 1200 - Quantitative Reasoning (satisfied in major)
UCOR 1300 - Creative Expression and Interpretation
UCOR 1400 - Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities
UCOR 1600 - Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences
UCOR 1800 - Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences (satisfied in major)

Module II: Engaging Jesuit Traditions

Module III: Engaging the World

II. Major Requirements

59 credits in biology¹, including:

Choose one of the following three courses:

Senior Synthesis:

NOTES:

A minimum grade of C (2.00) is required for any biology course that will serve as a prerequisite for another biology course.
A maximum of five credits of research courses, which include BIOL 3990 and 4990, may be counted towards Biology Electives.

III. Other Major Requirements

57 to 58 credits in chemistry, mathematics, and physics, including:

Chemistry

Mathematics, choose one option:

Option a:
MATH 1210 - Statistics for Life Sciences
MATH 1230 - Calculus for Life Sciences
Option b:
MATH 1334 - Calculus I
MATH 1335 - Calculus II

Physics, choose one series:

Candidacy

Candidacy is required for enrollment into the first core courses of the Cell and Molecular Biology curriculum: BIOL 2750 /2751 . Candidacy is achieved by successfully completing the following: BIOL 1610 /1611 , 1620 /1621 , 1630 /1631 (all with C or better), and CHEM 1520 (all with C- or better); BIOL 2700 (with a C+ or better); and a minimum biology major grade point average of 2.8.