Program Course Requirements
Required Discipline Courses (28 credits)
BIOL 1431 General Biology I (Goal 3)………………………… 5 cr
BIOL 1432 General Biology II (Goal 3)……………………….. 5 cr
BIOL 2420* Genetics (Goal 3)……………………………………… 4 cr
CHEM 1424* Chemical Principles I (Goal 3)…………………… 5 cr
CHEM 1425* Chemical Principles II (Goal 3)………………….. 5 cr
Choose one of the following courses based on transfer university destination and desired biology track:
BIOL 2415 General Ecology (Goals 3,10) OR
BIOL 2457 Microbiology (Goal 3)………………………………. 4 cr
Required MnTC Courses (16 credits)
An associate of science degree requires a minimum of 30 credits selected from at least 6 of the 10 goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC).
COMM 1420 Interpersonal Communication (Goal 1) OR
COMM 1422* Honors Interpersonal Comm (Goal 1) OR
COMM 1430 Public Speaking (Goals 1,2) OR
COMM 2420 Intercultural Communication (Goals 1,7) OR
COMM 2422* Honors Intercultural Comm (Goals 1,7)…… 3 cr
ENGL 1410 Composition I (Goal 1) OR
ENGL 1420* Honors Composition I (Goal 1)…………………. 4 cr
MATH 1470 College Algebra (Goal 4)………………………….. 3 cr
Goal 5** course………………………………………………………………. 3 cr
Goal 6** course………………………………………………………………. 3 cr
Recommended Electives (16 credits)
The following courses are suggestions for useful elective courses within the sciences. Course selections should be tailored to specific major track and transfer university.
BIOL 1415 Environmental Biology (Goals 3,10)…………. 4 cr
BIOL 2467* Anatomy and Physiology I (Goal 3)………….. 4 cr
BIOL 2468* Anatomy and Physiology II (Goal 3)…………. 4 cr
CHEM 1410 Environmental Chemistry (Goals 3,10)…….. 3 cr
CHEM 2472* Organic Chemistry I (Goal 3)……………………. 5 cr
CHEM 2473* Organic Chemistry II (Goal 3)…………………… 5 cr
ESCI 1454 Planet Earth (Goals 3,10) OR
ESCI 1455 Honors Planet Earth (Goals 3,10)…………….. 4 cr
GEOG 1430 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Goals 2,5)………………………………………………………… 3 cr
MATH 1460* Introduction to Statistics (Goal 4) OR
MATH 1461* Honors Intro to Statistics (Goals 2,4)……….. 4 cr
MATH 1472* Precalculus (Goal 4)…………………………………. 5 cr
MATH 1477* Calculus I (Goal 4) OR
MATH 1480* Honors Calculus I (Goal 4)………………………… 5 cr
PHYS 1401* College Physics I (Goal 3)…………………………. 4 cr
PHYS 1402* College Physics II (Goal 3)………………………… 4 cr
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT – 60 CREDITS
*Denotes Prerequisites
**Many courses from Goals 1 – 6 also meet Goal 7 – 10. Credits count only once. Students are advised to select MnTC courses with multiple goal assignments whenever possible
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