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BIOLOGY TRANSFER OPTION - 2011
Biological Science Program
(Associate in Science Degrees):
This program offers two degree options: Biology Transfer and Biotechnology. Each option prepares students for employment and for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. It engages students in industry-level, inquiry based laboratory activities in order to develop and strengthen their critical thinking as well as their industry skills.
Overview
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For further information, please contact: Robert Steeper Professor & Science Department Chair (617) 228 3322 rsteeper@bhcc.mass.edu
Program ID - AS.BIOTR
This option provides students with the technical coursework and laboratory experience that enables them to succeed in undergraduate biology programs. Upon graduation from BHCC, students are able to pursue further study at four-year colleges and universities in any number of areas including physiology, ecology, cell biology, biotechnology, genetics, botany, zoology, microbiology, biochemistry, wildlife conservation, or any of the health sciences. BHCC has articulation agreements with UMass Boston, UMass Amherst and UMass Lowell, enabling Biology Transfer graduates to enroll in any one of these universities as juniors, without losing credits.
Career Outlook:
This option will allow students to transfer to four-year colleges
and universities to seek a bachelor�s degree in biology.
Students planning to transfer into a pre-medical, preveterinary,
pre-dental, pharmacy or chiropractic degree
program should enroll in this program.
Upon completion of this option graduates will be able to:
| COURSE TITLE |
COURSE NUMBER | SEMESTER TAKEN | CREDITS | PREREQUISITES |
| College Writing I | ENG111 | 3 | ENG095 or placement and ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| College Writing II | ENG112 | 3 | ENG111 | |
| Individual/Society | From Area 2 | 3 | ||
| World View | From Area 3 | 3 | ||
| Humanities | From Area 6 | 3 | ||
| General Biology I/Lab | BIO195 satisfies Area 5 | 4 | ENG095 and RDG095 and MAT194 or placement, see note | |
| General Biology II/Lab | BIO196 | 4 | BIO195; see note | |
| Cell Biology/Lab | BIO207 | 4 | BIO195 and CHM201 or departmental approval; see note | |
| Genetics and Lab | BIO208 | 4 | BIO196 or department approval; see note | |
| General Chemistry I/Lab | CHM201 | 4 | MAT194; see note | |
| General Chemistry II/Lab | CHM202 | 4 | CHM201; see note | |
| General Physics I/Lab or College Physics I/Lab | PHY201 or PHY251 | 4 | MAT197; see note, MAT281; see note | |
| General Physics II/Lab or College Physics II/Lab | PHY202 or PHY252 | 4 | PHY201; see note, PHY251; pre/coreq MAT282; see note | |
| Calculus I | MAT281satisfies Area 4 | 4 | MAT196 or MAT197 or placement | |
| OPTION ELECTIVES (Choose 3) | ||||
| Organic Chemistry I/Lab | CHM251 | 4 | CHM202; see note | |
| Organic Chemistry/Lab II | CHM252 | 4 | CHM251; see note | |
| Statistics I/Lab | MAT183 | 4 | MAT094 | |
| Calculus II | MAT282 | 4 | MAT281 | |
| Intro to Biotechnology | BIO120 | 4 | ENG095 and MAT092 or placement and ESL098 or RDG095 or placement; see note | |
| Molecular Biotechnology and Lab | BIO260 | 5 | BIO120, BIO207, and BIO208 or departmental approval; see note | |
| Honors Seminar | HON200 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 62 - 64 | |||
| Note: All science, engineering, and math courses that are pre or corequisites of other science and engineering courses require a grade of C or better. | ||||