Biology Major
Molecular Biology Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
- MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *The Molecular Biology degree requires a minimal mathematical competency at the level of
calculus. Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level,
reducing the total hours needed. See advisor for math placement.
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 27
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6
- Natural Sciences minimum = 9 including:
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8
- Major Option = 50
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 103
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 17
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Molecular Biology Comprehensive = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees
must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
A minimum 2.5 GPA is required in all courses counting toward this major.
- Molecular Biology Comprehensive Core Requirements (29 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- Take 2 hours from ONE of the following courses:
- BIOL 420, Biology Research - 1-5 hours
- BIOL 421, Senior Seminar in Biology - 1 hour
- Take 2 hours from the following:
- BIOL 482, Seminar in Molecular Biology - 1 hour
- Biology Comprehensive Supporting Course Requirements (21 hours required)
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 2 courses:
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 250L, Elementary Organic Chemistry Lab - 1 hour
- OR take 4 courses:
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take:
- Take 1 course from:
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours (Prereq: MATH 103GS OR Math ACT score of 23 or greater and 4 years of high school mathematics including 2 years of algebra and 1 year of geometry and a senior level pre-calculus course)
- MATH 123GS, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
- Take 9-12 hours from the following:
- BIOL 305, BioStatistics - 3 hours
- BIOL 311, Bioethics - 3 hours
- BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211GS AND either BIOL 309 OR CHEM 351 and CHEM 351L OR permission of instructor)
- BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211GS or permission)
- BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
- CHEM 352, Biochemistry II - 3 hours
- CHEM 352L, Biochemistry II Laboratory - 1 hour
