Program Requirement
Program details
credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Biological Sciences Core | ||
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ABS 390 Professional Identity and Career Foundation
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
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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 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, including nine hours of upper-division 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 should 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 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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ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
|
1 | |
| 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 |
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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. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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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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