Program: Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 06, 2025

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Biology
615-898-2847
Matt Elrod-Erickson, program coordinator
Matt.Elrod-Erickson@mtsu.edu

Every Biology major is required to declare a concentration area. Each area requires semester hours to be selected from a set of designated courses.

All Biology majors are assigned a professional advisor. The student is responsible for seeking the assistance of the advisor. This catalog is not intended to provide the detail necessary for self-advising.

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Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

MATH 1910 (Math)
BIOL 1110 and BIOL 1111 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1111 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (38 hours)

BIOL UD electives (1-3 hours)

To make 38 hours

Supporting Courses (13 hours)

MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (3 credit hours counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2030 - Elements of Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 2031 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours OR
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours *
OR
BIOL 4350 - Biometry 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4351 - Biometry Lab 0 credit hours
*Must take a 1 hour elective if MATH 2050 is chosen.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (10-13 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
BIOL 1000 - Introduction to the Biology Major 1 credit hour
BIOL 1110 - General Biology 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 1120 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Elective* 3 credit hours
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 3250 - Genetics 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3251 - Genetics Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 2030 - Elements of Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 2031 - Elements of Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

BIOL 3500 - Evolution 3 credit hours
BIOL 4550 - Biotechnology 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
BIOL 3400 - General Ecology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3401 - General Ecology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4110 - General Physiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4111 - General Physiology Lab 0 credit hours
OR
BIOL 4210 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4211 - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 0 credit hours
OR
BIOL 4500 - Plant Physiology 4 credit hours
BIOL 4350 - Biometry 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4351 - Biometry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
OR
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32-33 Hours

Senior

BIOL 4200 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour
BIOL 4450 - Molecular Genetics 4 credit hours
OR
BIOL 4460 - Human Genetics 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 4461 - Human Genetics Lab 0 credit hours
Concentration elective (choose from list above) 3-4 credit hours
Upper-division BIOL 4 credit hours
Minor courses 6-9 credit hours
Electives* 6-9 credit hours

Subtotal: 23-31 Hours

NOTE:

*Only if needed to meet 42 upper-division credit hours or 120 total credit hours.

Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (38 hours)

Biology Core (25 hours)

Genetics/Biotechnology Concentration (10-11 hours)

Choose one course from the following:

BIOL UD electives (1-3 hours)

Supporting Courses (13 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (10-13 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology

Freshman

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 32-33 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 23-31 Hours

NOTE: