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biology degree
requirements
| Bachelor
of Science in Biology |
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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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