BIOLOGY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Bachelor of Science in Biology program at MACU provides students with a strong foundation to enter multiple science careers, STEM graduate schools, and professional health science programs. In addition to classroom and laboratory teaching modules, MACU provides abundant opportunities for faculty-to-student mentorships, peer-to-peer collaborative learning, and critical thinking opportunities related to science research protocol.
UNIVERSITY CORE (46 hrs.) Specific courses within the University Core are listed in the University catalog, located at catalog.macu.edu. Bible/Theology (12 hrs.) Communication (9 hrs.) U.S. History and Government (6 hrs.) Science (6 hrs. plus 1 hr. of lab) Math (3 hrs.) Social Sciences (3hrs.) Humanities (6 hrs.)
ELECTIVES (18-29 hrs.) For a list of recommended electives, please refer to the University catalog, located at catalog.macu.edu.
COSTS AND FEES Courses in the Biology program cost $864/credit hour.
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MAJOR CORE (55-56 hrs.) BIOL 1214 Biology I BIOL 1314 Biology II BIOL 3114/2314 Human Anatomy/A&P I BIOL 3214/2324 Human Physiology/A&P II CHEM 1105 General Chemistry I CHEM 1205 General Chemistry II BIOL 3305 Microbiology BIOL 3334/3354 Cell Biology/Genetics BIOL 4501 Biology Research BIOL 2114/2214 General Zoology/General Botany CHEM 3103 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 3102 Organic Chemistry I Lab MATH 2114/4113 Calculus I/Mathematical Modeling MATH 3703 Introduction to Statistics PHYS 1134/2104 General Physics I (with Lab)/Physics I (with Lab)
TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS: 120