Program: Biology, A.S.

Dec 03, 2025

2021-2022 91吃瓜 Catalog

2021-2022 91吃瓜 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, A.S.

CIP Code: 26.0101

91吃瓜 Code: 6550

Offered through AL, AN, LO, MA, NOL, WO

The curriculum is designed to prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program with a major in one of the following fields: agriculture, biology, botany, pre-dentistry, forestry, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-medicine, science education, pre-veterinary, or zoology.

Two Years

1st Semester

CHM 111听-听General Chemistry I (4 CR.)
ENG 111听-听College Composition I (3 CR.)
HIS ___听-听Elective (3 CR.) ¹
MTH 167听-听PreCalculus with Trigonometry (5 CR.) ² OR
MTH 263听-听Calculus I (4 CR.)
SDV 100听-听College Success Skills (1 CR.) OR
SDV 101听-听Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) (1 CR.)

Total 15-16 credits

2nd Semester

BIO 101听-听General Biology I (4 CR.) ³ OR
BIO 110听-听General Botany (4 CR.)
CHM 112听-听General Chemistry II (4 CR.)
ENG 112听-听College Composition II (3 CR.)
___ ___听-听Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 CR.) ⁴
MTH 263听-听Calculus I (4 CR.) ² OR
MTH 264听-听Calculus II (4 CR.) OR
MTH 245听-听Statistics I (3 CR.)

Total 17-18 credits

3rd Semester

BIO 102听-听General Biology II (4 CR.) ^{3, 5} OR
BIO 120听-听General Zoology (4 CR.)
CST 100听-听Principles of Public Speaking (3 CR.) OR
CST 110听-听Introduction to Communication (3 CR.) OR
CST 126听-听Interpersonal Communication (3 CR.)
MTH 264听-听Calculus II (4 CR.) ² OR
MTH 245听-听Statistics I (3 CR.) OR
___ ___听-听Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab (4 CR.)
___ ___听-听Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective (3 CR.) ⁷

Total 13-14 credits

4th Semester

BIO 206听-听Cell Biology (4 CR.)
MTH 245听-听Statistics I (3 CR.) OR
___ ___听-听Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab (4 CR.) ⁶
___ ___听-听Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 CR.) ⁴
___ ___听-听Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective (3 CR.) ⁷

Total 13-14 credits

Total credits for the A.S. Degree in Biology: 60-61 credits

(62 credits if students decide to take MTH 161+162 instead of MTH 167)

^1听Select any HIS courses listed under social/behavioral sciences in听General Education Electives .听Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet requirements of the transfer institution.

^2听Students may begin the Biology AS with different levels of math preparation and so may start with Precalculus or Calculus. The following are possible sets of options for mathematics courses in the program:

Option 1- MTH 263 Calculus I + MTH 264 Calculus II + MTH 245 Statistics + lab science elective, for a total of 60听degree credits. Some universities do not require Calculus II; in this case students should take an additional lab science instead.
Option 2- MTH 167 Precalculus with Trigonometry + MTH 263 Calculus I + MTH 264 Calculus II + MTH 245 Statistics.听 Students who begin with MTH 167 will take a total of 61 degree credits.
Option 3- MTH 161 Precalculus I and MTH 162 Precalculus II + MTH 263 Calculus I + MTH 264 Calculus II + MTH 245 Statistics.听 Students who take MTH 161-162 will have to take MTH 264 and MTH 245 in the last semester, for a total of 62 degree credits.

^3听Students transferring to George Mason University may take BIO 110 听补苍诲听BIO 120 , for certain concentrations in place of BIO 101 听补苍诲 BIO 102 .听

^4听听See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives . Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or faculty advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

^5听May substitute PHY 201 ,听辞谤 GOL 105 听 only if advisable by your transfer institution.

^6听See听physical and life science courses listed under听General Education Electives . Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

^7听See social/behavioral science听courses listed under General Education Electives . Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or faculty advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

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Regardless of the combination of math and science courses, students must complete at least 60 credits applicable to this program.