ASNSM in Biology Credit Distribution
ASNSM in Biology Credit Distribution
| Subject/Category |
Credits |
| I. General Education Requirements |
30 |
| A. English Composition |
6 |
| B. Humanities |
6 |
| C. Social Sciences |
6 |
| D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
6 |
- One college-level mathematics course (required)
- One computer science course or other natural sciences/mathematics (recommended)
|
|
| E. General Education Electives |
6 |
| II. Area of Study: Biology |
21 |
| A. Introductory Courses (required) |
8 |
- General Biology with Lab (one year; usually 8 credits)OR
- Botany with Lab (one semester; usually 4 credits) and
- Zoology with Lab (one semester usually 4 credits)
|
|
| B. Theory and Concepts (required) |
9 |
Select three of the following:
- Anatomy and Physiology (3)
- Cell Biology(3)
- Biochemistry(3)
- Ecology (3)
- Evolution(3)
- Genetics(3)
- Microbiology(3)
- Molecular Biology(3)
- Physiology(3)
|
|
| C. Biology Electives |
4 |
- Animal Behavior (required to be taught from a biology department)
- Biology of Aging
- Biology of Non-Seed Plants
- Biology of Seed Plants
- Comparative Anatomy
- Cytology
- Embryology
- Entomology
- Histology
- Immunology
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Mycology
- Ornithology
- Parasitology
- Plant Physiology
- Plant Taxonomy
- Radiation Biology
- Vertebrate Zoology
- Virology
|
|
| III. Free Electives |
9 |
| Total |
60 |
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