Biology, Associate of Science
The Associate of Science degree in Biology is granted by Presentation College to those candidates who have completed the 60- credit requirement as described in the curriculum plan, earned a 2.00 grade point average or above in all biology major requirement courses, and who have met all degree requirements of Presentation College. A cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher is required to graduate from the program.
60 credits
Major Requirements (39 crs)
| BI153 | General Biology I | 3 |
| BL153 | General Biology Lab | 1 |
| BI163 | General Biology II | 3 |
| BL163 | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| BI213 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I - Lecture | 3 |
| BL211 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I - Lab | 1 |
| BI263 | Introduction to Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BL263 | Introduction to Medical Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| BI293 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II - Lecture | 3 |
| BL291 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II - Lab | 1 |
| CH153 | College Chemistry I | 3 |
| CL151 | College Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CH163 | College Chemistry II | 3 |
| CL161 | College Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
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| MA153 | College Algebra | 3 |
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| MA243 | Statistics | 3 |
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| Science Electives | 8 |
General Education Requirements (20-25 crs)
Communication Skills
| EN113 | College Composition I | 3 |
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| EN114 | College Composition Ib | 4 |
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| EN133 | College Composition II | 3 |
Religious and Ethical Education
Cultural and Social Heritage
| Social Science/Human Culture electives | 3 |
Natural Science and Quantitative Reasoning
| MA114 | Customized Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
| Or higher (or competency) | 4 |
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| Laboratory Science (Natural Sciences) | 4 |
MA114 or higher: Students may meet the mathematics competency by a score of 76 or above on the Elementary Algebra section of the ACCUPLACER placement exam, an ACT math subscore of at least 20, or a Redesigned SAT math subscore of at least 515.
College Experience
Electives (1 cr)