STEM Transfer, Biology Concentration, A.S.

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Program Code: STM.AS.BIO

This program includes courses usually required during the first two years of a bachelor’s degree for students pursuing careers in education, research, genetics, food safety, bioinformatics, microbiology, environmental management and conservation, pharmaceutical sales or laboratory science, as well as professions such as medicine, veterinary science, dentistry or mortuary science. To ensure maximum transferability, students should familiarize themselves with the program requirements of the institution to which they plan to transfer.

First Year

Summer II

SDV 100 - Fundamentals of College Study (1 Credit)

Fall

Spring

BIO 106 - Principles of Biology II (4 Credits) *
CHM 106 - General Chemistry II (4 Credits) *
GEN ED - Social/Behavioral Science Requirement (3 Credits) x
ENG 151 - Fundamentals of English II (3 Credits) *
Elective - General Elective (3 Credits)

Second Year

Fall

CHM 201 - Organic Chemistry I (4 Credits) *
GEN ED - Arts and Humanities Requirement (3 Credits)
PHY 121 - General Physics I (4 Credits) *
Elective - Biology Elective (BIO 202 , , or ) (4 Credits) *

Spring

CHM 202 - Organic Chemistry II (4 Credits) *
(3 Credits) x
Elective - Science Elective (, , , or ) (4 Credits) *
Elective - General Elective (3 Credits)

Symbol(s)

* This course has a prerequisite.

x Each course must be from a different discipline.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

Demonstrate logical thinking skills and professional ethics to design, conduct and report the results of a scientific investigation that safely employs laboratory equipment using the scientific method;
Retrieve, interpret, evaluate and critically reflect upon progress in STEM disciplines using information from professional sources;
Accurately apply mathematical skills to formulate, solve and interpret models that demonstrate mathematical and scientific concepts; and
Identify and apply fundamental core content theories and concepts in mathematics and the biological and physical sciences.