Purpose: This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to complete an Associate of Science Degree at Rend Lake College and then transfer to Southeast Missouri State University to complete a Bachelor of Science in Biology Degree.  There is a single major, with three different areas of specialization.  These areas include: organismal, ecological, and evolutionary (OEE); microbiology, cellular, and molecular (MCM); and biomedical sciences (BMS).  The curriculum shown here is for the OEE area of interest.  A minor is required on the degree program and this curriculum shows a minor in chemistry.  Chemistry was selected because all of the areas of specialization require coursework in chemistry (1-4 courses).  The degree also requires at least five credits in mathematics (which includes College Algebra).  If coursework in physics is required for your area of interest or future educational training, then you should consider taking trigonometry at some point.  Modifications may need to occur if you are contemplating a different area of interest or if you are considering entering graduate or professional school after graduation from Southeast Missouri State University.  To obtain advising information concerning these modifications, please contact C. T. Train, Department of Biology, (573) 651-2171.

REND LAKE COLLEGE

FIRST YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BIO  1101 College Biology               5
ENGL 1101 Rhetoric & Composition I      3
HEA  1101 Health Education              2
MATH 1108 College Algebra               3
RLC       Elective - Humanities         3
                                       16

FIRST YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
BOT  1101 General Botany                5
ENGL 1102 Rhetoric & Composition II     3
ZOO  1101 General Zoology               4
RLC       Elective-Fine Arts/Humanities 3
POLI 2101 American Government           3
                                       18

SECOND YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BIO  1102 Environmental Ecology         4
CHE  1103 Inorganic Chemistry           5
MATH 1111 Statistics                    3
RLC       Elective-Fine Arts/Humanities 3
RLC       Elective-Social Science       3
                                       18

SECOND YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
CHE  1104 Inorganic Chem. & Qual. Anal. 5
SPCH 1101 Prin. of Effective Speaking   3
MICR 1111 Microbiology                  5
RLC       Elective-Fine Arts/Humanities 3
RLC       Elective-Social Science       3
                                       19

(RLC - Consult Rend Lake College advisor for courses that meet these area requirements)

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

THIRD YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BI 225 Research Methods in Biology     3
CH 271 Quantitative Analysis           4
UI 3xx University Studies              3
GO 110 Physical Geology                3
                                      13

THIRD YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
BI 381 Genetics                        3
CH 340 Essentials of Organic Chemistry 5
PS 220 Missouri Government             1
UI 3xx University Studies              3
WP 003 75 Hour Writing Exam            0
       General Electives               3
                                      15

FOURTH YEAR - FALL SEMESTER
BI 300 Evolution                       3
       Biology Experiential Learning   2
UI 4xx University Studies              3
       General Electives (300+ level)  4
                                      12

FOURTH YEAR - SPRING SEMESTER
BI 487 Biology Seminar                 1
BI/BO/ZO Electives (300+ level)        5
       General Electives              10
                                      16

 Total hours needed from Rend Lake College:  71
 Total hours needed to complete the Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology:  56

· Advising Information:  Dr. C. T. Train
· Telephone:  (573) 651-2171/2170
· e-mail:  ctrain@biology.semo.edu
· web site:  http://biology.semo.edu

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