Program Overview
Plan of Study in Biological Sciences
The following curriculum is designed to satisfy the basic lower division requirements for biological sciences majors at senior institutions. Potential majors at senior institutions for students who earn an Associate in Science degree and follow the recommendations below include botany, genetics and ecological, evolutionary, molecular, or general biology. If you have chosen a transfer institution, consult them to make course selections. Students enrolling in this curriculum are urged to meet with an academic advisor each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.
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Program Requirements
Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
| BIOL1514 | General Biology I | 4 Credits |
| CHEM1614 | General Chemistry I | 4 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Major Courses
| BIOL1524 | General Biology II | 4 Credits |
| CHEM1624 | General Chemistry II | 4 Credits |
| CHEM2714 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 Credits |
| CHEM2724 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Supporting Course
| PHYS1514 | General Physics I | 4 Credits |
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| PHYS2614 | Physics I | 4 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Communications
Mathematics
| MATH1774 | Statistics | 4 Credits |
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| MATH2515 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 5 Credits |
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| MATH2515 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 5 Credits |
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| MATH2524 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry II | 4 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Humanities
| Humanities Courses | 6 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Social and Behavioral Science
| Social and Behavioral Science Courses | 6 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Electives
| Electives | 6 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Choose from any transfer-level elective area. Appropriate electives have a second digit of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the KCC course number. A maximum of four (4) credit hours can come from physical education activity courses. Recommended courses are PHYS 1524 or PHYS 2624; and MATH 1774 or MATH 2524. Courses such as BIOL 2714 and BIOL 2644 sometimes can be transferred to a four-year school for credit for health career majors, but seldom transfer as credit for biology majors.
Total Credit Hours: 64
Suggested Course Sequence
Fall semester
Spring semester
Fall semester
| CHEM2714 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 Credits |
| PHYS1514 | General Physics I | 4 Credits |
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| PHYS2614 | Physics I | 4 Credits |
| COMM1553 | Introductory Speech | 3 Credits |
| Humanities Course | 3 Credits |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 Credits |
Spring semester
| CHEM2724 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 Credits |
| Electives | 6 Credits |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 Credits |
| Humanities Course | 3 Credits |
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