Biology, Biotechnology, BS

English Composition (6 Credits)

• ENGL 10400 - English Composition I
• ENGL 10500 - English Composition II

Speech Communication (3 Credits)

• COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits)

• MA 16031 - Calculus I for Life Sciences

Natural Sciences (4 Credits)

• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry

Technology (3 Credits)

• CNITCIS20400

Humanities (3 Credits)

Select from the Humanities Core list

Social Sciences (3 Credits)

Select from the Social Sciences Core list

Additional Credits (4 Credits)

• BIOL 10100 - Introductory Biology

First-Year Experience (FYE) (1 Credit)

• BIOL 10700 - Freshman Experience in Biological Sciences

Biotechnology Electives (12 Credits)

Select (4) Biotechnology electives. Take minimum 6 credits from Group A and the rest can be from Group A or B. Maximum 3 credits of biotechnology related independent study, research, and internship can be used to fulfill the minimum 12 credit elective requirement.

Humanities/Social Science Electives (9 Credits)

Select (3) Humanities/Social Science Electives. Gen Ed requires a 3.0 credit Humanities and a 3.0 credit Social Science course. It is important that these be chosen from the approved Gen Ed course list. This degree also requires 9.0 credits of additional electives from these two subject areas that are not required to be chosen from the Gen Ed list. Some professional schools have specific Humanities and Social Sciences course requirements for admission. Please select (3) recommended courses accordingly to fulfill this requirement or choose any courses of interest. Humanities Elective: Department of Biological Sciences accepts Humanity Elective courses with the following course subject codes: AD, COM, ENGL, ETHN, FLL, HIST, LAS, MUS, PHIL, WOST, and THTR. (Six credit hours of foreign languages may also be used to fulfill the requirement.) Social Sciences Elective: CDFS 21000 and PSY 35000  are recommended. The Department accepts Social Sciences Elective courses with the following subject code: ANTH, BHS, CDFS, COM, ECON, MGMT, POL, PSY, SOC, and WOST

EXL Elective (1 Credit)

(no minimum credit requirement)

Two Experiential Learning (E X L) units are required for graduation. Experiential Learning courses range from 0 to 3 credits. BIOL 21000 , BIOL 34200 , BIOL 48800 , BIOL 48900 , SCI 49100 , ENGL 10500 , ENGL 41401, and IDIS 10001  can be used to fulfill this requirement. Any other E X L courses are acceptable.

Free Electives (16 Credits)

Any (5) courses from the PNW curriculum are acceptable but students must complete at least one elective course at the 30000 level or higher. One free elective must be a 4 credit hour course.