Dual-Degree BS in Biology/MS in Molecular and Cell Biology (4+1) Curriculum
Students who choose to pursue the five-year Master's Degree in Molecular and Cell Biology are required to complete the following courses by the end of their junior year:
Code | Title | Credits |
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CHE 210 & 210L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
CHE 211 & 211L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
PHY 110 & 110L | General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | 4 |
PHY 111 & 111L | General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | 4 |
A minimum of two Biology Electives in separate elective categories (Molecular and Cellular Biology, Organismal, Physiology, or Experiential Learning). An elective in Molecular and Cellular Biology is strongly recommended. |
Recommended Curriculum
The minimum number of credits required for the undergraduate degree is 120, and the minimum number of credits required for the graduate degree is 34. A maximum of 9 graduate credits may be used to fulfill both undergraduate and graduate requirements.
Code | Title | Credits |
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First Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
BIO 150 & BIO 151L | General Biology for Majors and Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics Lab | 4 |
CHE 110 & 110L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
MA 140 | Pre-Calculus | 3 |
Spring Semester | ||
BIO 151 & 151L | Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics Lab | 4 |
CHE 111 & 111L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
UC University Elective | 3 | |
MA 141 | Calculus of a Single Variable | 3 |
Second Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
BIO 298 | Research Methods in Biology | 3 |
BIO 152 & 152L | Ecological and Biological Diversity and Ecological and Biological Diversity Laboratory | 4 |
CHE 210 & 210L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
UC University Elective | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BIO Biology Elective | 3 | |
BIO Biology Elective | 3 | |
CHE 211 & 211L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
UC University Elective | 3 | |
Open Elective | 3 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
Biology Elective | 3 | |
PHY 110 & 110L | General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | 4 |
UC Elective | 3 | |
Open Elective | 3 | |
Open Elective | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BIO Biology Elective | 3 | |
PHY 111 & 111L | General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | 4 |
UC University Elective | 3 | |
UC University Elective | 3 | |
Open Elective | 3 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
BIO 571 | Molecular Genetics | 4 |
Graduate Elective | 3 | |
UC Capstone | 3 | |
Open Elective | 3 | |
Open Elective | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BIO 515 | Advanced Biochemistry | 4 |
BIO 605 | DNA Methods Laboratory | 4 |
UC University Elective | ||
UC University Elective | 3 | |
Fifth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
BIO 568 | Molecular and Cell Biology | 4 |
BIO 606 | Protein Methods Laboratory | 4 |
BIO Graduate Elective | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
Graduate Elective | 3 | |
Graduate Elective | 3 | |
BIO 675 | Comp Exam in Molecular and Cell Biology | 2 |