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Major

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The major consists of a minimum of 14 courses plus a capstone experience.

Required courses
Bio 112 Cells and Genes
Bio 211 Genetics
Bio 305 Biochemistry
Bio 316 Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Chem 153 Chemical Principles
Chem 154 Inorganic Reactions
Chem 253 Organic Chemistry I
Chem 254 Organic Chemistry II

Comp 115 Robots, Games, and Problem Solving
Comp 116 Data Structures
Comp 325 Database Systems

Comp 215 Algorithms
or Bio 242 DNA

Math 151 Accelerated Statistics

Math 241 Theory of Probability
or Math 216 Computational Molecular Biology

Capstone experience

Recommended courses
Bio 219 Cell Biology
Bio 221 Microbiology and Immunology
Bio 254 Developmental Biology
Bio 303 Evolution
Bio 317 Molecular Ecology and Evolution

Chem 355 Chemical Thermodynamics
Chem 356 Quantum Chemistry

Econ 112 Introduction to Microeconomics

Math 211 Discrete Mathematics

Phil 111 Ethics

Phys 170 Introductory Physics I
Phys 171 Introductory Physics II



 

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