A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- B.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 26.1201
- Total credits (published)
- 79-82
- Credits (computed from items)
- 158-164
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232423
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232423_fb39540b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Science Foundation Courses
12 items
- CHEM 131& CHEM 132General Chemistry I [C3PP]and General Chemistry IINot resolved to a course6
- CHEM 131L& CHEM 132LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory [C3L]and General Chemistry LaboratoryNot resolved to a course2
- 3
- CHEM 242& 242LOrganic Chemistry IIand Organic Chemistry LaboratoryNot resolved to a course5
- BIO 140& 140LFoundations of Biology I [C3NS]and Foundations of Biology I Laboratory [C3L]Not resolved to a course4
- BIO 150& 150LFoundations of Biology IIand Foundations of Biology II LaboratoryNot resolved to a course4
- BIO 240& 240LGeneticsand Genetics LaboratoryNot resolved to a course4
- BIO 245& 245LGeneral Microbiologyand General Microbiology Laboratory 1Not resolved to a course4
- PHYS 140& 140L& PHYS 150& PHYS 150LCollege Physics I [C3PP]and General Physics Laboratory I [C3L]and College Physics IIand General Physics Laboratory IINot resolved to a courseor: PHYS 240& 240L& PHYS 250& PHYS 250L University Physics I [C3PP]and University Physics Laboratory I [C3L]and University Physics IIand University Physics Laboratory II8
- MATH 231& MATH 232Calculus with Functions I [C3QR]and Calculus with Functions IINot resolved to a courseor: MATH 233& MATH 234 Calculus with Modeling I [C3QR]and Calculus with Modeling IIor: MATH 235 Calculus I [C3QR]4-6
- or: MATH 285 Data Analysis3-4
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course47-50
Biotechnology Transition and Core Courses
major core · 8 items
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- BIO 480& 480LAdvanced Molecular Biologyand Advanced Molecular Biology LabNot resolved to a course4
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course17
Biotechnology Elective Courses
electives · 0 items
Up to 6 credits of undergraduate research or internship experiences can be applied to the upper level electives requirement.
electives · 71 items
- Choose 15 credit hours of the following:Not resolved to a course15
- BIO/ISAT 204Viral Genome and BioinformaticsNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- BIO/MATH 342Mathematical Models in BiologyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 1-2
- 1-2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Advanced Topics in Engineering (select topics, such as bioprocess engineering)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-4
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course15
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