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Sub-plan 2. Biological and Health Sciences

Students are strongly encouraged to take BIOL 1009 and ANAT 3001 within this sub-plan.

Choose 15 credits from the following courses:

Courses

Credits

Prerequisite

ANAT 3001:  Human Anatomy

4

BIOL 1009 or equiv

BIOC 2011: Biochemistry for Agriculture and Health Sciences

3

BIOL 1009 or CHEM 1011

BIOC 3021: Biochemistry

3

BIOL 1002, 1009, or 2003; or CHEM 2301

BIOL 1001: Introductory Biology I: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives

4

None

BIOL 1009: General Biology

4

High-school chemistry; 1 term college chemistry recommended

BIOL 1101W: Heredity and Human Society

3

None

BIOL 2012: General Zoology

4

One semester of college biology

BIOL 2022: General Botany

3

One semester of college biology

BIOL 3811: Introduction to Animal Behavior

4

BIOL 1002, 1009, or 2003

BIOL 3825: Ecological Genetics

2

General biology

BIOL 4003: Genetics

3

BIOC 3021 or 4331

BIOL 4004: Cell Biology

3

BIOC 3021 or 4331. BIOL 4003

CHEM 1011: Introductory Chemistry: Lecture and Laboratory (PHYS SCI/L)

4

Prereq-[high school chemistry or equiv], two yrs high school math, not passed chem placement exam; high school physics recommended

CHEM 1015: Introductory Chemistry Lecture

3

Prereq-[high school chemistry or equiv], two yrs high school math, not passed chem placement exam; high school physics recommended

CHEM 1017: Introductory Chemistry Lab

1

1015 or & 1015

CHEM 1021: Chemical Principles I

4

Grade of at least C- in [1011 or 1015] or passing placement exam; intended for science or engineering majors

CHEM 1022:Chemical Principles II

4

Grade of at least C- in 1021 or equiv

CHEM 2101: Introductory Analytical Chemistry Lecture

3

1022 or equiv

CHEM 2111: Introductory Analytical Chemistry Lab

2

2101 or & 2101

CHEM 2301: Organic Chemistry I

3

Grade of at least C- in [1022 or 1032H] or equiv

CHEM 2302: Organic Chemistry II

3

Grade of at least C- in 2301

CHEM 2311: Organic Lab

4

Grade of at least C- in 2302 or &2302

CHEM 4001: Chemistry of Plant Materials

4

CHEM 2302

MICB 3301: Biology of Microorganisms

5

BIOL 1002, 1009, or 2002

PHAR 1002:  Health Sciences Terminology

2

None

PHAR 5201: Health Sciences Applied Terminology

2

Basic knowledge of human anatomy/physiology

PHCL 3100:  Pharmacology for Pre-Med and Life Science Students

2

College-level biology; biochemistry or physiology recommended

PHIL 1005:  Scientific Reasoning

4

1st or 2nd yr student or #

PHIL 3601W:  Scientific Thought

4

One course in philosophy or natural science

PHIL 4607:  Philosophy of Biology

3

Courses in philosophy or biology or instr consent

PHSL 3051:  Human Physiology

4

BIOL 1009 or 1 yr college biol, 1 yr college chem

PUBH3001: Personal and Community Health

2

None

PUBH3004: Basic Concepts in Personal and Community Health

4

None

STAT 1001:  Introduction to the Ideas of Statistics

4

High school algebra

STAT 3011: Introduction to Statistical Analysis

4

Two yrs high school math