Biological Laboratory Science, BS

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Bachelor of Science • BIOL LAB BS

A Bachelor of Science in Biological Laboratory Science will prepare students to work in a laboratory setting as a Research Associate or Technician. Such positions can be found in academic, industrial and government settings, and include biotechnology manufacturing companies that produce genetically engineered products like new vaccines, drugs or modified plants and animals for human consumption, university and medical research laboratories, government regulatory agencies and forensics laboratories.

Foundations of Excellence - 37 Credits

ACES 100 - Achieving Career and Education Success 3 Credits
BITS 211 - Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheet 3 Credits
BITS 212 - Microcomputer Applications: Database 3 Credits
COMM 120 - Presentation Techniques 3 Credits
ENGL 109 - Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 110 - Advanced Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 311 - Professional Writing 3 Credits
MATH 120 - College Mathematics 3 Credits
MATH 150 - Pre-Calculus 4 Credits
SOSC 201 - Diversity in Society 3 Credits
SOSC 301 - Globalization and World Diversity 3 Credits
STAT 219 - Introduction to Biostatistics 3 Credits

Science Courses - 28 Credits

CHEM 160 - General Chemistry I 3 Credits
CHEM 160L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 Credits
CHEM 161 - General Chemistry II 3 Credits
CHEM 161L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 Credits
CHEM 250 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credits
CHEM 250L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 Credits
CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credits
CHEM 255L - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 Credits
CHEM 310 - Biochemistry 3 Credits
CHEM 310L - Biochemistry Lab 1 Credits
PHYS 210 - Fundamentals of Physics I 3 Credits
PHYS 210L - Fundamentals of Physics I Lab 1 Credits
PHYS 220 - Fundamentals of Physics II 3 Credits
PHYS 220L - Fundamentals of Physics II Lab 1 Credits

Major - 41 Credits

BIOL 110 - Foundations of Cell Biology 3 Credits
BIOL 110L - Foundations of Cell Biology Lab 1 Credits
BIOL 111 - Organisms and Populations 3 Credits
BIOL 111L - Organisms and Populations Lab 1 Credits
BIOL 209 - Techniques in Laboratory Sciences 4 Credits
BIOL 211 - Microbiology 3 Credits
BIOL 211L - Microbiology Lab 1 Credits
BIOL 336 - Genetics 4 Credits
BIOL 354 - Cell and Molecular Biology 3 Credits
BIOL 354L - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 1 Credits
BIOL 382 - Science Ethics 3 Credits
BIOL 430 - Advanced Microbiology 3 Credits
BIOL 430L - Advanced Microbiology Lab 1 Credits
BIOL 458 - Forensic Science 3 Credits
BIOL 458L - Forensic Science Lab 1 Credits
BIOL 486 - Introduction to Bioinformatics 3 Credits
BIOL 494 - Foundations of Research 1 Credits
BIOL 496 - BLS Capstone 2 Credits

Open Electives - 14 Credits

Recommended Elective:

BIOL 490 - Biological Laboratory Internship 3 Credits

Recommended Electives if interested in Education and Teaching:

SOSC 238 - Risk and Resilience in the Family 3 Credits
UEDU 191 - Tutoring in Urban Schools 1 Credits
UEDU 192 - Teacher Assistance in Urban Schools 2 Credits
UEDU 330 - Multicultural Teaching Practices 3 Credits

Total Credits: 120

Student may choose any discipline for the electives

If the career intent is pre-medicine/pre-dental/pre-veterinary medicine, consider completing BIOL 221 /BIOL 221L Anatomy and Physiology I and BIOL 222 /BIOL 222L Anatomy and Physiology II as electives.