Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science,
BS
College/School:
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Plan Code: TSABSABS
120
minimum credit hours
45.5
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Biological Sciences Core | ||
|
ABS 300 Career Competencies and Skills
0.5 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 0.5 |
|
ABS 490 Applied Biological Sciences Seminar
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
BIO 181 General Biology I
(SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
BIO 182 General Biology II
(SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
BIO 340 General Genetics
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
| Applied Biological Sciences Concentration Requirements | ||
|
ABS 100 Discovering the Professions
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
ABS 200 Building Your Professional Self
0.5 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 0.5 |
|
ABS 311 Molecular and Cellular Biology
OR ABS 314 Applied Plant Physiology OR BIO 360 Animal Physiology
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ABS 350 Applied Statistics
(QTRS)
OR STP 420 Introductory Applied Statistics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ABS 370 Ecology
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Applied Biological Sciences Track | ||
|
Students select either the General Biology or Health Professionals track and complete 18 total credit hours, 9 hours of upper-division of courses within the selected track.
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|
OR
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 9 |
|
OR
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 9 |
| Foundational Courses | ||
|
CHM 113 General Chemistry I
(SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
CHM 116 General Chemistry II
(SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
CHM 231 Elementary Organic Chemistry
(SCIT)
AND
CHM 235 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory
(SCIT)
OR CHM 233 General Organic Chemistry I AND CHM 237 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Pre-health students can opt to take the organic chemistry sequence (CHM 233/237 and CHM 234/238) instead of CHM 231/235.
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
MAT 210 Brief Calculus
(MATH)
OR MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
PHY 101 Introduction to Physics
(SCIT)
OR PHY 111 General Physics (SCIT) AND PHY 113 General Physics Laboratory (SCIT) Students considering graduate school or health professions complete the PHY 111/113 and PHY 112/114 sequence. All other students will complete PHY 101 and elective hours.
4 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 4 |
|
ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
|
1 | |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
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| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of science courses offered by the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. Select from ABS, BIO, CHM, MIC and PHY subject codes.
Minimum
Grade:
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