Nov 21, 2024

2024 - 2025 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Catalog

Biology Transfer Major, AS

Campus: Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott Community Colleges

Biology is a science focused on the study of life and living organisms. The transfer major in Biology has been designed to provide a broad education with an emphasis in the sciences of biology and chemistry, mathematics, the social sciences, and liberal arts/humanities. This program is for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution with a major related to the life sciences.

Transfer Institutions: Iowa State University, State University of Iowa, Northern Iowa University, Clarke University, Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Mercy University, St. Ambrose University, and University of Dubuque. Some of these institutions may have additional requirements. Please see your advisor for more information.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Biology Transfer Major program, students will be able to:

Describe the process of science and its importance to society.
Explain the importance of foundational experiments in biology.
Explain the relationship between biological structure and function.
Describe how organisms obtain and transform matter and energy.
Explain how the information necessary to form biological structures is stored, utilized, and transmitted.
Distinguish the major biological taxa.
Describe the evolutionary mechanisms that generate biological diversity.
Explain how organisms interact with and affect their environments.
Design and conduct an experiment and analyze and interpret experimental data.

Plan of Study

Discipline Requirements

Take the following courses:

Discipline relevant courses required for Transfer Major

BIO 114 - General Biology IA Credit(s): 4.00
BIO 115 - General Biology IIA Credit(s): 4.00
MAT 210 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 166 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 5.00
CHM 176 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 5.00

General Education Requirements

Communications (9 credits required)

SPC-112 is recommended for the Biology Transfer Major.

Arts and Humanities (6 credits required)

Select one course from any two of the following categories.

Select a Literature course (3 credits)

LIT 101 - Introduction to Literature Credit(s): 3.00
LIT 111 - American Literature Since Mid-1800s Credit(s): 3.00
LIT 130 - African American Literature Credit(s): 3.00
LIT 135 - Film as Literature Credit(s): 3.00
LIT 185 - Contemporary Literature Credit(s): 3.00

Select a Humanities course (3 credits)

DRA 110 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3.00
(DRA-110 can fulfill either the Humanities or the Fine Arts requirement, but not both.)
HUM 110 - Changes and Choices Credit(s): 3.00
HUM 183 - Living with Space, Time and Technology Credit(s): 3.00
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3.00
PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics Credit(s): 3.00
PHI 110 - Introduction to Logic Credit(s): 3.00
REL 101 - Survey of World Religions Credit(s): 3.00

Select a Fine Arts course (3 credits)

ART 101 - Art Appreciation Credit(s): 3.00
COM 140 - Introduction to Mass Media Credit(s): 3.00
DRA 101 - Introduction to Theatre Credit(s): 3.00
DRA 110 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3.00
DRA-110 can fulfill either the Humanities or the Fine Arts requirement, but not both.
HUM 135 - Humanities of the Early World Credit(s): 3.00
HUM 136 - Humanities of the Renaissance Credit(s): 3.00
HUM 137 - Humanities of the Modern World Credit(s): 3.00
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation Credit(s): 3.00

Cultural Historical Perspectives (3 credits required)

Select a Cultural/Historical Perspectives course (3 credits)

ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 3.00
CLS 150 - Latin American History and Culture Credit(s): 3.00
FL_-___ Foreign Language course Credit(s): 3.00 - 4.00
GEO 121 - World Regional Geography Credit(s): 3.00
GLS 100 - Contemporary World Issues Credit(s): 3.00
HIS 117 - Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval Credit(s): 3.00
HIS 118 - Western Civilization II: Early Modern Credit(s): 3.00
HIS 119 - Western Civilization III: The Modern Period Credit(s): 3.00
HIS 151 - U.S. History to 1877 Credit(s): 3.00
HIS 152 - U.S. History since 1877 Credit(s): 3.00
HIS 211 - Modern Asian History Credit(s): 3.00
HIS 231 - Contemporary World Affairs Credit(s): 3.00
SPC 120 - Intercultural Communications Credit(s): 3.00

Social Sciences (3 credits required)

Select a Social Sciences course (3 credits)

ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3.00
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3.00
POL 111 - American National Government Credit(s): 3.00
PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3.00
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3.00

Mathematics and Natural Sciences (2 credits required)

Select a Mathematics and Natural Sciences course (2 credits)

BIO 105 - Introductory Biology Credit(s): 4.00
BIO 125 - Plant Biology Credit(s): 4.00
BIO 157 - Human Biology Credit(s): 4.00
BIO 163 - Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology Credit(s): 4.00
BIO 168 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4.00
BIO 173 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit(s): 4.00
BIO 186 - Microbiology Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 122 - Introduction to General Chemistry Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 132 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 165 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 175 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 261 - Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 263 - Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 5.00
CHM 271 - Organic Chemistry II Credit(s): 4.00
CHM 273 - Organic Chemistry II Credit(s): 5.00
ENV 111 - Environmental Science Credit(s): 4.00
ENV 139 - Energy and the Environment Credit(s): 4.00
ENV 145 - Conservation Biology Credit(s): 4.00
PHS 120 - Exploring Physical Science Credit(s): 4.00
PHS 152 - Astronomy Credit(s): 4.00
PHS 166 - Meteorology, Weather and Climate Credit(s): 4.00
PHS 172 - Physical Geology Credit(s): 4.00
PHY 110 - Survey of Physics I Credit(s): 3.00
PHY 111 - Survey of Physics II Credit(s): 3.00
PHY 162 - College Physics I Credit(s): 4.00
PHY 172 - College Physics II Credit(s): 4.00
PHY 212 - Classical Physics I Credit(s): 5.00
PHY 222 - Classical Physics II Credit(s): 5.00
MAT 128 - Precalculus Credit(s): 4.00
MAT 138 - College Algebra with Limits Credit(s): 4.00
MAT 140 - Finite Math Credit(s): 3.00
MAT 156 - Statistics Credit(s): 3.00
MAT 165 - Business Calculus Credit(s): 3.00
MAT 216 - Calculus II Credit(s): 4.00
MAT 219 - Calculus III Credit(s): 4.00
MAT 227 - Differential Equations with Laplace Credit(s): 4.00

Computer Skills (3 credits required)

Students may choose to demonstrate computer skills proficiency by exam and complete an elective in lieu of a computer skills course.

Select a Computer Skills course (3 credits)

CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers Credit(s): 3.00
CSC 116 - Information Computing Credit(s): 3.00

Electives (up to 14 credits required)

Additional math or science is recommended for students intending to transfer.

Students choose electives according to their needs and interests and the requirements of their intended transfer college to complete the 62 credit hours required of an Associate of Science degree. While electives generally are chosen from any Arts and Science course numbered above 100, a maximum of 4 credit hours in SDV courses and 16 credit hours in career technical courses may be applied toward an AS.

Biology Transfer Major, AS: 62 credits total

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