University Center | Roosevelt University, BS in Biology

Year One - Semester I(17 S.H.)

MCC	RU
ENG 151 - Composition I (3)	ENG 101 Composition I: Critical Reading and Writing
MAT 165 - College Algebra and Trigonometry (5)	MATH 121 College Algebra
CHM 165 - General Chemistry I (5)	CHEM 201 General Chemistry I
IAI Humanities or Fine Arts (3) **	IAI Humanities or Fine Arts
MCC 101 - The College Experience (1)	Elective

 

Year One - Semester II(14 S.H.)

MCC	RU
ENG 152 - Composition II (3)	ENG 102 Composition II: Intro to Academic Research
CHM 166 - General Chemistry II (5)	CHEM 202 General Chemistry II
IAI Social Beh. Science (3) **	IAI Social Beh. Science
IAI Humanities/Fine Arts (3)**	IAI Humanities, Fine Arts

 

Year Two - Semester I(17 S.H.)

MCC	RU
COM 151 - Introduction to Speech (3)	COMM 101 Public Speaking
CHM 265 - Organic Chemistry I (5)	CHEM 211 Organic Chemistry I
BIO 157 - Fundamentals of Biology (4)***	BIOL 201 Organismic Biology
MAT 175 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (5)	MATH 231 Calculus I

 

Year Two - Semester II(16 S.H.)

MCC	RU
IAI Social Beh. Science (3) **	IAI Social Beh. Science
CHM 266 - Organic Chemistry II (5)	CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II
BIO 158 - Evolution and Biodiversity (4)***	BIOL 202 Ecology, Evolution and Genetics
BIO 255 - Microbiology (4)  OR BIO 263 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)  OR BIO 264 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)	BIOL 2XX Biology Transfer Course
Total Semester Hours Completed after Year 2	64 Semester Hours

*7-8 total credits required for Physical and Life Sciences with one lab
**See MCC catalog for course options that transfer to RU
*** BIO 157 & BIO 158 must be taken to meet RU BIO requirement
-You can choose BIO 255 or BIO 263 or BIO 264 to fulfill the needed
biology elective

 

BS Biology

Year Three Suggestions

RU Course Number	RU Course Title	Semester Hours
FALL
TRS 101*	Transfer Success	1
MATH 217	Elementary Statistics	3
BIOL 301**	Cellular and Molecular Biology w /Lab	5
PHY 280	General Physics I (completed at MCC)	4
SPRING
BCHM 355	Biochemistry	3
BCHM 356**	Experimental Methods in Biochemistry and Biotechnology	3
	Elective	3
BIOL 350	Cancer Biology	3
PHY 281	General Physics II (completed at MCC)	4
	Total Year 3 Semester Hours	29

 

Year Four Suggestions

RU Course Number	RU Course Title	Semester Hours
FALL
BIOL 351**	Genetics w/Lab	5
BIOL 339 or BIOL 337	Evolutionary Physiology or Nutrition in America	3
	Experiential Course	3
	Elective	3
SPRING
BIOL 367**	Immunology w/ Lab	5
BCHM 357	Advanced Biochemistry	3
	Elective	3
	Elective	3
	Total Year 4 Semester Hours	28
	Total Semester Hours Completed at RU	49
	Total Semester Hours Completed at MCC	72
	Total Semester Hours for B.A. Degree	121

 

*TRS 101- waived for students with transfer of 90 or more credit hours
**MCC Lab spaces used for RU lab sections
^=Grade of C- or higher required for major courses