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Bachelor of Science in Biology

Requirements

Distribution Requirements
A total of 48 credits are required.

English
MET EN 104
MET EN 201

Mathematics
Four credits in a Metropolitan College math course numbered MET    MA 110 or higher

Computer Science
MET CS 101 Computers and Their Applications

Literature
Four credits in a 100- or 200-level MET EN literature course or
   MET HU 210 or MET HU 221

Philosophy
Four credits

History
Four credits

Additional Courses

Four credits in the humanities (H)
Four credits in the social sciences (S)
Eight credits in the humanities (H), natural sciences (N), or social    sciences (S)
Four credits in the humanities (H) or social sciences (S)

Specialization and Related Courses
A total of 60 credits completed with a grade of C or higher are required.

Required Courses
Choose 36 biology credits (including the two courses below):

MET BI 107 Biology I
MET BI 108 Biology II

The remaining credits must include at least four from each of the following areas: physiology, endocrinology and neurobiology (PER/NEURO); cell and molecular biology (CM); and ecology, behavior, and evolution (EBE). Of the 28 credits taken beyond MET BI 107/108, at least 12 must be at the 300- to 500-level and 12 must have a laboratory or field component.

Related Courses

24 required credits:

MET CH 101, MET CH 102, and MET CH 203 or MET CH 171,
   MET CH 172 and MET CH 271
MET MA 123 or a college-level statistics course
MET PY 105 and MET PY 106 or MET PY 211 and MET PY 212

Electives
Choose 20 credits with the advice of an academic counselor.

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