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Biology, Associate of Science, AFS3

This degree program is intended for students who plan to continue their education beyond the associate degree. It provides a curriculum which is broad based in the biological sciences and helps students meet the requirements for a variety of other degree programs. If students choose to pursue a four-year degree, the core courses that they have taken in this program will give them a head start on a baccalaureate degree in biology. Students who graduate from this program will also have the skills necessary to work in the field as a biological science technician.

Requirements

First Semester

SEMN 1000First Semester Seminar

0
BIOL 1111Biology I

3
BIOL 1111LBiology Lab I

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab I

1
COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3
ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Second Semester

BIOL 1112Biology II

3
BIOL 1112LBiology Lab II

1
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
MATH 1113Precalculus

3

Third Semester

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3
BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
or
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
MATH 1127Intro to Statistics

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Fourth Semester

ALHS 1112Wellness

2
BIOL 2110Special Topics in Biology

3
BIOL 2120Research Methods in Biology

3
Humanities/Fine Arts

3
Social/Behavioural Sciences

3

Remarks: If needed, developmental courses should be completed during the first semester.

General Core Electives Options

Area II Elective Options

HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Area IV Elective Options

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3