Biology, AS (S0652)
Program: S0652
This Guided Pathways for Success (GPS) is a suggested sequence of coursework needed for program completion. It is not an official educational plan. Schedule an appointment with a counselor or advisor as soon as possible to create an individualized Mountie Academic Plan (MAP) specific to your goals and needs.| Course Prefix | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1A | Freshman Composition | 4.0 |
| CHEM 50 | General Chemistry I | 5.0 |
| MATH 180 | Calculus I | 4.0 |
| Total: | 13.0 |
| Course Prefix | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SPCH 1A | Public Speaking | 4.0 |
| AA/S KINES | Phys Ed (KIN) Activity Course | 0.5 |
| Total: | 4.5 |
| Course Prefix | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 4 | Biology for Majors | 4.0 |
| CHEM 51 | General Chemistry II | 5.0 |
| AA/S HUM | Area C-2 Humanities Course | 4.0 |
| Total: | 13.0 |
| Course Prefix | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AA/S ARTS | Area C-1 Arts Course | 3.0 |
| Total: | 3.0 |
| Course Prefix | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 2 | Plant and Animal Biology | 4.0 |
| AA/S BEHAV | Area D-2 Elective Course | 3.0 |
| AA/S ELECT | Degree Appl Course (Elective) | 3.0 |
| AA/S ELECT | Degree Appl Course (Elective) | 3.0 |
| Total: | 13.0 |
| Course Prefix | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AA/S LIFE | Area E Lifelong Undrstg Course | 3.0 |
| Total: | 3.0 |
| Course Prefix | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AA/S ELECT | Degree Appl Course (Elective) | 3.0 |
| AA/S ETHS | Area F Ethnic Studies | 3.0 |
| AA/S USHIS | Area D-1 Hist/Pol Sc Course | 3.0 |
| AA/S ELECT | Degree Appl Course (Elective) | 3.0 |
| Total: | 12.0 |
Degree requirements include reading competency. This requirement is met by attaining eligibility for READ 100 or by completing READ 90. Complete the online Assessment Questionnaire (AQ) at https://www.mtsac.edu/assessment/aq/
The A.S. Biology degree offers the student a flexible way to earn a Biology Associate degree. After completing a one-year general biology sequence, choose one of three tracks:
- Biodiversity track is for students interested in ecology, field biology, zoology, botany, and similar fields.
- Cell and molecular biology track is for students interested in molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, and biochemistry or
- Pre-health professions track is for students interested in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.
This degree may facilitate transfer to baccalaureate majors in biology, and in many cases may facilitate transfer to more specialized majors such as Botany, Ecology, Environmental Science, Genetics, Molecular biology, Microbiology, or Zoology.
Biodiversity track electives:
BIOL 20 Marine Biology
BIOL 21 Marine Biology Laboratory
BIOL 25 Conservation Biology
BTNY 3 Plant Structures, Functions, and Diversity
MICR 1 Principles of Microbiology
MICR 22 Microbiology
ZOOL 3 Fundamentals of Zoology
BIOL 3 Ecology and Field Biology
BIOL 34 Fundamentals of Genetics
BIOL 34L Fundamentals of Genetics Lab
Cell and Molecular Biology track electives:
MICR 1 Principles of Microbiology
MICR 22 Microbiology
MICR 26 Introduction to Immunology
CHEM 80 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 81 Organic Chemistry II
BIOL 34 Fundamentals of Genetics
BIOL 34L Fundamentals of Genetics Lab
Pre-Health Professions track electives:
ANAT 35 Human Anatomy
ANAT 36 Human Physiology
ANAT 38 Pathophysiology
BIOL 8 Cell and Molecular Biology
MICR 1 Principles of Microbiology
MICR 22 Microbiology
BIOL 34 Fundamentals of Genetics
BIOL 34L Fundamentals of Genetics Lab
