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Mar 29, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Molecular Biology - Biochemistry Track, BS
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Biological Sciences Requirements
Students in all five majors within the Department of Biological Sciences must follow general rules and fulfill certain general requirements in addition to those in their specific major:
- A total of 32 credits in biology must be taken (see specific course requirements for each major below). All biology courses taken for the major must be completed with a C or better. If a C- or lower is earned in a biology elective course that is not repeated, the course will be used in calculating the overall GPA in the major but will not be counted as part of the 32 credits required for the major.
- Co-requisite courses must be taken in chemistry, physics, and mathematics and/or statistics, as follows.
- A minimum GPA of 2.00 must be maintained in all biology courses and in the combined co-requisite courses. The Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) option may be used for only one biology course and for any of the co-requisite courses.
- Departmental writing (W) courses may be selected once the major is declared and count towards the 32 biology credits for the major.
- Opportunities for faculty-sponsored directed research and internship experiences are available and strongly encouraged. Academic credit awarded from the departmental W, directed research, and internship courses count as credit toward graduation, but not in determining the 32 biology credits required for the major. Students interested in departmental honors should contact department advisors for information.
- University Honors College equivalents for any of the above courses are accepted. Credit by examination is available only through appropriate AP scores for equivalents to BIOSC 0150 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 1 , BIOSC 0057 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY 1 , BIOSC 0160 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 2 , and BIOSC 0067 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY RESEARCH LABORATORY 2 lectures and labs.
Updated information about the department, major requirements, and course offerings is available on the department’s Web site, www.biology.pitt.edu.
Corequisite courses
Corequisite courses must be taken in chemistry, physics, and mathematics and/or statistics, including
Note:
Updated information about the department, major requirements, and course offerings is available on the department’s Web site, www.biology.pitt.edu.
Biological Science Course Requirements
Completion of the molecular biology major requires a total of 32 credits in biology, including
20 credits of required courses:
In addition, students select one upper-division elective
In addition, students select one upper-division elective (either BIOSC 0370 - ECOLOGY or any BIOSC course numbered above 1010) and complete the course work in one of the following two tracks:
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