pipeline curriculum
BIOL/BIPG PIPELINE CURRICULUM
(@, * refers to footnotes at end of curriculum description)
1st year Fall
BIOL 2170 Fundamentals of Life Science: Biomolecules,
Cells, & Inheritance (4)
BIOL 2180 Fundamental of Life Science lab: Biomolecules,
Cells & Inheritance (1)
CHEM 1230 General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 1280 General Chemistry Lab I (1)
ENGL 1110 College Composition I (3)
NSM 1000 Natural Sciences & Mathematics (2)
TOTAL 15
1st year Spring
BIOL 2150 Fundamental of Life Science: Diversity of Life,
Evolution, & Adaption (4)
BIOL 2160 Fundamental of Life Science lab: Diversity of Life,
Evolution, & Adaption (1)
CHEM 1240 General Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 1290 General Chemistry II Lab (1)
ENGL 1130 College Composition II: Academic
Disciplines & Discourse (3)
Elective (3) @
TOTAL 16
2nd year Fall
BIOL 3010 Molecular Genetics (3)
BIOL 3020 Molecular Genetics lab (2)
CHEM 2410 Organic Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 2460 Organic Chemistry I Lab
for Non-Majors(1)
MATH 1750 Calculus for the Life Sciences with Application I (4)
OR
MATH 1850 Single Variable Calculus I (4)
Elective (3) @
TOTAL 16
2nd year Spring
BIOL 3030 Cell Biology (3)
CHEM 2420 Organic Chemistry II (3)
(NOTE that adding CHEM 2470 [1 cr. Organic II lab] Would Give you a Minor in Chemistry
MATH 1760 Calculus for the Life Sciences with Application II (3)
OR
MATH 1850 Single Variable Calculus II (3)
Elective (6) @
TOTAL 15
3rd year Fall
BIOL 4910 Undergraduate Research (1)
PHYS 2070 General Physics I (5)
OR
PHYS 2130 Physics for Science & Engineering Majors I (5)
CHEM 3510 Biochemistry I (3)
MATH 2600 Introduction to Statistics (3)
Elective (3) @
TOTAL 15
3rd year Spring
PHYS 2080 General Physics II (5)
CHEM 3520 Biochemistry II (3)
BIOL 4010 Molecular Biology (3)
Elective (3) @
TOTAL 14
Summer
Elective's (6) @
TOTAL 6
4th year Fall
Elective's (6) @
BIOL 4700 Biological Lit & Commun (3)
BIPG 5200 Statistical Methods Bioinformatics (3) *
BIPG 5100 Fundamentals of Bioinformatics (3) *
TOTAL 15
4th year Spring
BIPG 6100 Bioinformatic Computation (3) *
BMSP 6390 Mentored Research (1)
BIPG 6400 Applications of Bioinformatics (3) (offered on odd years)
OR BRIM 6200 Biomarker Discovery, Validation & Implementation (3) (offered on even years)
BMSP 6360 Current Problems & Reaserch Approches in Cell Membranes (2)
Undergraduate Elective (3)
TOTAL 12
Summer
BIPG 5400 Bioinfo Databases (1)
BIPG 5500 MicroArray Analysis (1)
BIPG 6990 Thesis Research in BPG (3)
INDI 6020 On Being a Scientist (1)
TOTAL 6
5th year Fall
BIPG 5300 Journal Club Grad (1)
BIPG 6990 Thesis Research in BPG (5)
Grad Elective (3)
TOTAL 9
5th year Spring
Grad Elective (3)
BIPG 6990 Thesis Research in BPG (6)
TOTAL 9
BS = 124 total credit hours, MSBS = 40 total credit hours
* These courses provide the 9 credits that count towards both degrees
@ Undergraduate electives must include two each in Social Sciences, Humanities/Fine Arts, and Multicultural Studies.
If you have questions about the pipeline program, please talk to your faculty advisor, and/or contact us via email.