Major/Program Footnotes:
A grade of C- or better is required in the following coursesor in courses substituted for them:
BIO 181 Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity
BIO 183 Introductory Biology: Cellular & Molecular Biology
Physiology Requirement2
GN 311 Principles of Genetics
CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research
MA 131 Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A
Students should check with their adviser before electing to take any course that normally is graded A-F as an S/U course.
1 Mathematics Alternatives
MA 141 and MA 241 is a suitable substitute for MA 131 and MA 231.
2 Physiology Alternative
BIO 301 -and- BIO 302 together are a suitable substitute for BIO 250.
BIO 212 also is a suitable substitute for BIO 250.
3 Free Electives (take 9 credit hours)
These electives cannot be remedial nor can they be taken at an elementary level after you have taken comparable coursework at a more advanced level. ST 311 is recommended as a Free Elective. Students interested in graduate school or professional school should check the courses required for admission to the programs to which they plan to apply.
4 Physics Alternatives
PY 205 and PY 208 is a suitable substitute for PY 211 and PY 212. PY 205 and PY 208 are calculus-based and require that you take the 40 series of Mathematics1 (MA 141 and MA 241). PY 201 and PY 202 would also be a suitable substitute for PY 211 and PY 212. PY 201 and PY 202 are calculus-based, require the 40 series of Mathematics, and are restricted to students in PAMS .
5 Advanced Writing Requirement (take one course)
COM 211 Argumentation and Advocacy
ENG 201 Writing Literary Analysis
ENG 214 Introduction to Editing
ENG 215 Principles of News and Article Writing
ENG 232 Literature and Medicine
ENG 233 The Literature of Agriculture
ENG 272 Writing About Film
ENG 287 Explorations in Creative Writing
ENG 288 Fiction Writing
ENG 289 Poetry Writing
ENG 315 Advanced News and Article Writing (ENG 215 required)
ENG 323 Writing in the Rhetorical Tradition
ENG 331 Communication for Engineering and Technology (Junior standing)
ENG 332 Communication for Business and Management (Junior standing)
ENG 333 Communication for Science and Research (Junior standing)
ENG 381 Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop (ENG 215, 287, 288, or 289 required)
ENG 388 Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop (a "B" or better in ENG 288 required)
ENG 389 Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop (a "B" or better in ENG 289 required)
ENG 417 Editorial and Opinion Writing (ENG 214 and 215 required)
ENG 422 Writing Theory and the Writing Process
ENG 425 Analysis of Scientific and Technical Writing (ENG 314, 331, 332 or 333 required)
ENG 426 Analyzing Style
6 Learning Experience Elective (take one course for 3 credit hours)
Learning experience in an appropriate area, with prior approval by faculty adviser and prospective supervisor. Contact and arrangements with prospective supervisors is the responsibility of the student.
ALS 499 Honors Research or Teaching II (ALS 498 required)
BIO 492 External Learning Experience
BIO 493 Special Problems in Biological Sciences
7 Restricted Electives (take 11 credit hours)
Courses may be selected from CALS Groups A (Biological and Physical Sciences), B (Economics and Business), or C (Applied Science and Technology). Students also can use up to 3 hours of BIO 492 or BIO 493 or ALS 498/499 (must complete both) toward Restricted Electives. Students interested in graduate school or professional school should check the courses required for admission to the programs to which they plan to apply. Recommended courses for the MCDB concentration include courses on the MCDB Electives8 list. It also is highly recommended that one course be a supraorganismal biology course from the following list:
BIO/MEA 220 Marine Biology
BIO 260 Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology
BIO 333 Captive Animal Biology
BIO 350 Animal Phylogeny and Diversity
BIO 353 Wildlife Management
BIO 402 -and- BIO 403 Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Zoology Lab
BIO 410 Animal Behavior
BIO 419 Limnology
BIO/ENT 425 General Entomology
BIO 441 -and- BIO 442 Biology of Fishes and Biology of Fishes Lab
BIO 450 Evolutionary Biology
BIO 460 Field Ecology and Methods
MB 451 Microbial Diversity
NR 406 Conservation of Biological Diversity
PB 222 Kingdom of Fungi
PB 360 -and- PB 365 Introduction to Ecology and Ecology Lab
PB 403 Systematic Botany
PB 405 Wetland Flora
PB 544 Plant Geography
PB 565 Plant Community Ecology
ZO 501 Ornithology
ZO 542 Herpetology
ZO 544 Mammalogy
8 MCDB Electives (take 9 credit hours)
BCH 452 Biochemistry Lab
BCH 453 Biochemistry of Gene Expression
BCH 455 Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms
BIO 370 Developmental Anatomy of the Vertebrates
BIO 375 Developmental Anatomy Lab
BIO 405 Functional Histology
BIO 421 Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIO 426 Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
BIT 461 Sequencing cDNA Libraries
BIT 462 Gene Expression Analysis: Microarrays
BIT 463 Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms
BIT 464 Protein Purification
BIT 465 Real-time PCR Techniques
BIT 466 Animal Cell Culture Techniques
BIT 467 PCR and DNA Fingerprinting
BIT 468 Genome Mapping
BIT 470 Advanced Animal Cell Culture: Bioreactor Culture
BIT 481 Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation
GN 421 Molecular Genetics
GN 434 Genes and Development
GN 415 Genome Sciences
MB 351 General Microbiology
MB 352 General Microbiology Lab
MB 411 Medical Microbiology
MB 412 Medical Microbiology Lab
MB 441 Immunology
MB 455 Microbial Biotechnology
MB 461 Introduction to Molecular Virology
PB 421 Plant Physiology
PB 480 Plant Biotechnology
PB 481 Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation
*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.
Introduction to Writing: ENG 101 (4 credit hours with a C- or better)
Some students will be enrolled in ENG 101 in the fall semester of Freshman year and others will be enrolled in ENG 101 in the spring semester of Freshman year. During the semester that does not include ENG 101, students are encouraged to take a GEP Humanities or Social Science Elective and a PE/Healthy Living course.
Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
In BLS, this GEP requirement is met through the Major course requirements.
Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
In BLS, this GEP requirement is met through the Major course requirements.
Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list. Some courses on this list will also meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge co-requisites.
Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list. Some courses on this list will also meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge co-requisites.
Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the GEP Social Sciences course list or the GEP Visual & Performing Arts course list. Some courses on this list will also meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge co-requisites.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list. Some courses on this list will also meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge co-requisites.
The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite. Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite.
Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation. |