Biology B.S.

Campus
Duluth

College

Swenson College of Science and Engineering
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Biology B.S-Medical Laboratory Science

Year 1: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
WRIT 1120College Writing3WIL
BIOL 1011General Biology I4NS w/ Lab
CHEM 1153General Chemistry I3NS
CHEM 1154General Chemistry Lab I1NS
UST 1000Learning in Community1 
LEFine Arts3FA
 Term credits15 

Year 1: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 1012General Biology II4S
CHEM 1155General Chemistry II3 
CHEM 1156General Chemistry II Lab1 
MATH 1290 / 
MATH 1296		Calculus for the Natural Sciences / 
Calculus I		4LQR
LE Global Perspectives3GP
 Term credits15 

Year 2: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 2201Genetics3 
BIOL 2202Genetics Laboratory
(Take 1 Lab with either Genetics or Cell)		2 
STAT Requirement (choose from list of approved courses)
 3 
CHEM 2541Organic Chemistry I3 
CHEM 2543Organic Chemistry I Laboratory1 
LE Humanities3HUM
 Term credits15 

Year 2: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 3100Cell Biology3 
BIOL 2102Cell Biology Laboratory 
(Take 1 Lab with either Genetics or Cell)		2 
CHEM 2542Organic Chemistry II3 
CHEM 2544Organic Chemistry II Laboratory1 
LETheorizing Race, Power, and Justice3RPJ
LEOral Communication & Languages3OCL
 Term credits15 

Year 3: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
PHYS 1001 / 
PHYS 2013+2014		Introduction to Physics I / 
General Physics I + General Physics I Lab		5NS
BIOL 3401Evolution3 
BIOL 3771Human Anatomy4 
LEFine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences*3FA, HUM, SS*
 Term credits15 

Year 3: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
PHYS 1002 / 
PHYS 2015+2016		Introduction to Physics II / 
General Physics II + General Physics II Lab		5 
BMS 5545Immunology3 
CHEM 3322Biochemistry3 
BIOL 3772Human Physiology4 
 Term credits15 

Year 4: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
WRIT 3150Advanced Writing: Science3 
BIOL 3502General Microbiology4 
LESocial Sciences3SS
LECultural Diversity in the US3CD
Elective 3 
 Term credits16 

Year 4: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
Medical Laboratory Science courses at UMTC14 
 Term credits14 

Biology B.S. - Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment

Year 1: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
WRIT 1120College Writing3WIL
BIOL 1011General Biology I4NS w/ Lab
CHEM 1153General Chemistry I3NS
CHEM 1154General Chemistry Lab I1NS
UST 1000Learning in Community1 
LEGlobal Perspectives3GP
 Term credits15 

Year 1: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
MATH 1290 / 
MATH 1296		Calculus for the Natural Sciences / 
Calculus I		4LQR
BIOL 1012General Biology II4S
CHEM 1155General Chemistry II3 
CHEM 1156General Chemistry II Lab1 
LE Humanities3HUM
 Term credits15 

Year 2: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 2201Genetics3 
BIOL 2202Genetics Laboratory
(Take 1 Lab with either Genetics, Cell, or Ecology)		2 
CHEM 2541Organic Chemistry I3 
CHEM 2543Organic Chemistry I Laboratory1 
BIOL 2801General Ecology3 
BIOL 2802Ecology Laboratory
(Take 1 Lab with either Genetics, Cell, or Ecology)		2 
LESocial Sciences3SS
 Term credits15 

Year 2: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
CHEM 2222Quantitative Analysis3 
CHEM 2223Quantitative Analysis Lab1 
CHEM 2542Organic Chemistry II3 
CHEM 2544Organic Chemistry II Lab1 
STAT Requirement (choose from list of approved courses)
 3 
LEOral Communication and Languages4OCL
 Term credits15 

Year 3: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 3401Evolution3 
WRIT 3150Advanced Writing: Science3 
CHEM 2202Environmental Chemistry3 
CHEM 2203Environmental Chemistry Lab1 
PHYS 1001 / 
PHYS 2013+2014		Introduction to Physics I / 
General Physics I + General Physics I Lab		5NS
 Term credits15 

Year 3: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 3100Cell Biology3 
BIOL 2102Cell Biology Laboratory 
(Take 1 Lab with either Genetics, Cell, or Ecology)		2 
PHYS 1002 / 
PHYS 2015+2016		Introduction to Physics II / 
General Physics II + General Physics II Lab		5 
Bio Elective: D&T (choose from list of approved courses) 
(3 Bio Elective courses must have a Lab portion)
 4 
LETheorizing Race, Power, and Justice3RPJ
 Term credits15 

Year 4: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 3987Communication in Biology2 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(3 Bio Elective courses must have a Lab portion)
 3 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(3 Bio Elective courses must have a Lab portion)
 4 
LEFine Arts3FA
LE Cultural Diversity in the US3CD
 Term credits15 

Year 4: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
Quant Reasoning Requirement (choose from list of approved courses)
 3 
Bio Elective: EEB (choose from list of approved courses) 
(3 Bio Elective courses must have a Lab portion)
 3 
Bio Elective: AMP (choose from list of approved courses) 
(3 Bio Elective courses must have a Lab portion)
 3 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(3 Bio Elective courses must have a Lab portion)
 3 
LEFine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences*3FA, HUM, SS*
 Term credits15 

Biology B.S. - Biology Cell and Molecular Biology

Year 1: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
WRIT 1120College Writing3WIL
BIOL 1011General Biology I4NS w/ Lab
CHEM 1153General Chemistry I3NS
CHEM 1154General Chemistry Lab I1NS
UST 1000Learning in Community1 
LEFine Arts3FA
 Term credits15 

Year 1: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
MATH 1290 / 
MATH 1296		Calculus for the Natural Sciences / 
Calculus I		4LQR
BIOL 1012General Biology II4S
CHEM 1155General Chemistry II3 
CHEM 1156General Chemistry II Lab1 
LETheorizing Race, Power, and Justice3RPJ
 Term credits15 

Year 2: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 2201Genetics3 
BIOL 2202Genetics Laboratory
(Take 1 Lab with either Genetics or Cell)		2 
CHEM 2541Organic Chemistry I3 
CHEM 2543Organic Chemistry I Laboratory1 
STAT Requirement (choose from list of approved courses)
 3 
LEGlobal Perspectives3GP
 Term credits15 

Year 2: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 3100Cell Biology3 
BIOL 2102Cell Biology Laboratory 
(Take 1 Lab with either Genetics or Cell)		2 
BIOL 3401Evolution3 
LE Humanities3HUM
LE Oral Communication and Languages3OCL
Elective 3 
 Term credits15 

Year 3: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
WRIT 3150Advanced Writing: Science3 
PHYS 1001 / 
PHYS 2013+2014		Introduction to Physics I / 
General Physics I + General Physics I Lab		5NS
BIOL 3987Communication in Biology2 
LE Cultural Diversity in the US3CD
 Term credits16 

Year 3: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
PHYS 1002 / 
PHYS 2015+2016		Introduction to Physics II / 
General Physics II + General Physics II Lab		5 
CHEM 2542Organic Chemistry II3 
CHEM 2544Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(Courses must be from 2 of the 3 categories. 1 Bio Elective course must have a Lab portion)
 3 
Elective 3 
 Term credits15 

Year 4: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
CHEM 3322Biochemistry3 
CHEM 4363Biochemistry Laboratory2 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(Courses must be from 2 of the 3 categories. 1 Bio Elective course must have a Lab portion)
 4 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(Courses must be from 2 of the 3 categories. 1 Bio Elective course must have a Lab portion)
 3 
LE Social Sciences3SS
 Term credits15 

Year 4: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
BIOL 4231Molecular Biology3 
BIOL 4232Molecular Biology Laboratory2 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(Courses must be from 2 of the 3 categories. 1 Bio Elective course must have a Lab portion)
 3 
Bio Elective: Additional (choose from list of approved courses) 
(Courses must be from 2 of the 3 categories. 1 Bio Elective course must have a Lab portion)
 3 
LEFine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences*3FA, HUM, SS*
 Term credits14