| Bioinformatics | |
| An Arts and Sciences A.A. Degree Program (Transfer) |
| Application Code 202 |
| For curriculum information, contact the Science and Technology Division—Room ST-248—443-518-1600. |
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| This curriculum is designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in Bioinformatics. This new program melds the fields of biological sciences and technology so that data, its discovery, manipulation, storage, and extension can be accomplished. The emphasis is on the use and handling of data. Technical development will include basic knowledge of programming languages, databases and Internet. Graduates would find careers in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Students should be familiar with the curriculum requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer. The program will include concentration on general studies, biological foundations, and computer science. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit. | |
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| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
| Humanities, Arts & | |
| Literature1 | Humanities Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Arts Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Literature Core Course (see p. 61) | 9-11 |
| Social Science2 | Social and Behavioral Science Core Courses |
| (see p. 63) | 6 |
| Science | BIOL-101 General Biology I | 4 |
| CHEM-101 General Inorganic Chemistry I | 4 |
| Mathematics | MATH-181 Calculus I or higher | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary | CMSY-129 Principles of the Internet | 3 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| BFMT-200 | Bioinformatics | 3 |
| BIOL-201 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL-202 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIOL-205 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| CHEM-102 | General Inorganic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM-201 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CMSY-103 | Beginning Databases | 1 |
| CMSY-141 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| CMSY-249 | Introduction to Perl | 3 |
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1 One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.
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| 2 One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Science Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Science Core requirements. |
