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Bioscience

Bioscience Associate Degree (Major Code: BI13)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I to 1500

3
HIST 1112World History II Since 1500

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I to 1877

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II Since 1865

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science

BIOL 1111Biology I

3
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
Total Credit Hours:11

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
Total Credit Hours:3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Bioscience Major

BTEC 2130Basic Laboratory Calculations

2
BTEC 2191Fundamental Microbial Biotechnology

2
BTEC 2191LFundamental Microbial Biotechnology Lab

2
BTEC 2192Applied Biotechnology Methods

2
BTEC 2192LApplied Biotechnology Methods Lab

3
BTEC 2221Regulatory Compliance in Biomanufacturing

3
BTEC 2500Applied Biotechnology Internship

3
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
CHEM 1212LChemistry II Lab

1
CHEM 2211Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 2211LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

1
CHEM 2300Quantitative Analysis

3
CHEM 2300LQuantitative Analysis Lab

2
Total Credit Hours:30

Bioscience Specialization

Students must choose one of the following specializations:

Biology

BIOL 1112Biology II

3
BIOL 1112LBiology II Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:4

Organic Chemistry

CHEM 2212Organic Chemistry II

3
CHEM 2212LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:4

Water Treatment

ESCI 1150Water Treatment Processes and Distribution Systems

4
Total Credit Hours:4

Wastewater Treatment

ESCI 1160Introduction to Wastewater Treatment

4
Total Credit Hours:4

Advanced Bioscience Elective

Students must select two courses and their associated labs for a total of 9 credit hours.

Total Credit Hours:9

Biochemistry

BIOC 2100Biochemistry

3
BIOC 2100LBiochemistry Lab

2

Industrial Cell Culture and Immunology

BTEC 2211Industrial Cell Culture and Immunology

2
BTEC 2211LIndustrial Cell Culture and Immunology Lab

2

Recombinant DNA Methods

BIOC 2203Recombinant DNA Methods

2
BIOC 2203LRecombinant DNA Methods Lab

3
Students must pass all BIOC, BIOL, BTEC, CHEM, ESCI, FSSE, and MATH courses with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 66