Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Track in Molecular Biology

Core Curriculum Areas A‑E (with Overlay Areas I, II, and III): 42

For more information on Core Curriculum Areas A-E, see Core Requirements for students who matriculated at ASU .

Core Area F: 18

(Grade of C or better is required in all Area F courses)

Select one of the following: 2

Required Lower Division Courses (may be used in the Core Curriculum) and spill over hours from Area F: 5‑16

(Grade of C or better is required in all these courses.)

1.

One year Foreign Language or
MATH 2210 - Elementary Statistics and
CSCI 1200 - Intro to Computers & Program or
CSCI 1210 - Intro to Java Programming or
CSCI 1301 - Principles of Comp Program I or
MINF 2201 - Microcomputer Applications

2.

3.

Major Concentration: 30

(Grade of C or better is required in all these courses)

BIOL 3000 - General Botany: 4 or
BIOL 3100 - Zoology
BIOL 3200 - Genetics
BIOL 3400 - Cell Biology
BIOL 4100 - Principles of Ecology
BIOL 4700 - Cell & Molecular Biology
Select three upper‑division biology courses: 10
(At least one elective must be 4 hours, and at least one elective must come from Elective List for Ecology Track, below.)

Molecular Biology Track Elective List:

[Note: Electives marked with an asterisk (*) should be selected only with the approval of the student’s faculty advisor.]

Upper Division Electives: 12

(Grade of C or better is required in all these courses.)

To be chosen with the assistance of the student’s faculty advisor.

Free Electives: 5‑16

Physical Education: 4

Total Hours for the Degree: 124

(A Senior Exit Examination is required of all graduating biology majors. A Scaled Score of 135 or Higher on the ETS Major Field Test is required. Should a student fail to obtain a score of 135, he/she will be required to take the ETS Major Field Test a second time. Failure to obtain a score of 135 or higher on the second attempt will result in the student taking an oral exam administered by the department of Biology.)

If a student does not successfully complete a biology course after two attempts (i.e., he/she receives a D, F, W, or WF), the student will be limited to specific registration times for any subsequent attempts. Any student meeting these criteria will not be allowed to register for the course until the last day of late registration. Appeals may be made to the Chair of the Department of Biology in hardship cases.

Students who declare a major in Biology will be classified as Pre-Biology majors until they complete MATH 1113 and BIOL 1108 K with grades of C or better. Upon successful completion of these requirements, a student will be classified as a Biology major.

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