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Bachelor of Science in Biology

Overview | Requirements | Course Descriptions

Distribution Requirements

A total of 48 credits are required.

English

  • MET EN 104 English Composition
  • MET EN 201 Intermediate Composition

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.