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BS in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

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Undergraduate

BS in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Summary

Required credit hours in biological sciences 35
Required credit hours in chemistry, physics and mathematics and computer science 65
Seminars and senior project 4
Total credit hours required for Bachelor of Science degree 104

Required courses in biological sciences

  • BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology

  • BIO 201 Cell Biology

  • BIO 205 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry

  • BIO 215 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry Lab

  • BIO 309 Ecology

  • BIO 319 Genetics

  • BIO 329 Genetics Lab

  • BIO 328 General Physiology

  • BIO 367 Developmental Biology

  • BIO 370 Developmental Biology Lab

  • BIO 400 Bioinformatics

Required courses in chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science

  • CHE 101 General Chemistry, CHE 102 General Chemistry

  • CHE 201 Organic Chemistry, CHE 202 Organic Chemistry

  • MTH 141 Calculus I, MTH 142 Calculus II

  • MTH 309 Introduction to Linear Algebra

  • MTH 411 Probability

  • PHY 107 General Physics I, PHY 108/158 (lab) General Physics II

  • CSE 115 Introduction to Computer Science, CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science

  • CSE 191 or MTH 191 Discrete Mathematics

  • CSE 250 Algorithms and Data Structures

  • CSE 337 or MTH 337 Introduction to Scientific Computing, or CSE 462 Database Concepts, or CSE 437 or MTH 437 Introduction to Numerical Analysis

Additional requirements

  • Senior Seminar and Senior Project

Possible timetable for completion of a BS degree in bioinformatics and computational biology
Freshman year Sophomore year Junior year Senior year
CHE 101-102 CHE 201-202 MTH 309 PHY 107-108/158
MTH 141-142 CSE 115-116 CSE 250 CSE 337
BIO 200 (Spring) CSE/MTH 191 BIO 319 MTH 411
BIO 201 (Spring) BIO 309 BIO 329 (lab) BIO 328
  BIO 205 BIO 367 BIO 400
     
     

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