Majors

Lake Campus Academic Programs

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Associate of Science A.S.

An Associate of Arts Degree in Biological Sciences prepares students as entry level technicians or for articulation or transfer to a baccalaureate degree program. The degree offers a broad, integrated, and in-depth approach to the life sciences. The student who earns this degree may have an interest in many different jobs such as biological research, medical laboratories, or ecological research.

Indicates a general education course

Course	Course Title	Credit Hours
BIO 111	Principles of Biology: Human Biology	4
BIO 112	Principles of Biology: Cell Biology and Genetics	4
BIO 115	Principles of Biology: Diversity and Ecology	4
BIO 230	Organismal Physiology	4
BIO 231	Introduction to Ecology	4
BIO 312 or BIO 313 or BIO 315 or BIO 316	Microbiology or Biology of Lower Plants or Biology of Invertebrates or Biology of Vertebrates	5
CHM 121/125	Submicroscopic Chemistry and Lab	5
CHM 122/126	Macroscopic Chemistry and Lab	5
CHM 123/127	Reaction Dynamics and Lab	5
CS 205	Computer Literacy and Office Automation	4
ENG 101	Academic Writing and Reading (requires placement test)	4
ENG 102	Writing in Academic Discourse	4
ENG 333	Technical Writing	4
Elective	General Education elective: Area IV	4
Electives	General Education electives: Area II	8
Electives	General Education electives: Area III	8
Electives	General Education electives: Areas II, III, or IV	8
MTH 228 and STT 264 and STT 265 OR MTH 229, and MTH 230 and MTH 231	Calculus for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences (requires placement test) and Elementary Statistics I and Elementary Statistics II OR Calculus I (requires placement test) and Calculus II and Calculus III	13 or 15
PSY 110	Psychology: The Science of Behavior II	4