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Courses that support a variety of pre-professional programs of study for
transfer to another university (pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy,
pre-physical therapy, pre-physician assistant, pre-engineering, and pre-
veterinarymedicine).
HONORSOCIETIESANDCLUBS
Among the honor societies, clubs, and service organizations designed to
support, augment, and supplement the educational and professional
development of students are a chapter of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors
Society, a chapter of theAmericanMedical Student Association, ChemistryClub,
Clayton State University SEEDS chapter, Pre-Dental Student Association, the
Pre-PharmacyStudent Association.
Bachelor of Science inBiology
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biology has been designed in
consultation with Georgia employers to fit present and emerging needs in the
State of Georgia. The program features two tracks: General Biology Track and
Secondary Teacher Education Track. The General Biology Track contains a
curriculum that will prepare students for the following professional programs:
medical school, dental school, veterinary school, and physical therapy and
physician assistant programs. This curriculum is also designed to prepare
students for the following graduate programs: biomedical, public health,
environmental science, forensic science, ecology and evolution. The Secondary
Teacher Education Track contains a curriculum that will provide the opportunity
for certification to teach grades 8
th
-12
th
.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
CoreCurriculum (AreasA - E)
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42hours
All Core Curriculum requirements for the Biology degree are
shown in the suggested degreeprogram sequence.
Lower DivisionCoreRequirements (CoreCurriculumAreaF)
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18hours
BIOL 1107Principlesof Biology I ............................................................ 3 hours
BIOL 1107LPrinciples of BiologyLaboratory I...........................................1 hour
BIOL 1108Principlesof Biology II ........................................................... 3 hours
BIOL 1108LPrinciples of BiologyLaboratory II ..........................................1 hour
BIOL 2500 IntroductoryPlant Biology...................................................... 2 hours
CHEM2411OrganicChemistry I ............................................................ 3 hours
CHEM2411LOrganicChemistryLaboratory I ...........................................1 hour
CHEM2412OrganicChemistry II ........................................................... 3 hours
CHEM2412LOrganicChemistryLaboratory II ..........................................1 hour
No more than two grades of D in upper-division courses are allowed in the
General Biology Track of the Biology major. Upper-division courses are all
courses other than those of Areas A through F of the core curriculum. 1000- or
2000-level coursesused in theupper division are included in this restriction.
Upper DivisionBiologyMajorCoreRequirements
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32hours
BIOL 3200Cell Biology........................................................................... 3 hours
