BS - Biology - Bioinformatics Track

  • College of Science and Mathematics
    Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology & Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology

    Biology, BS (Bioinformatics Track)

    Program Information:
    This track is designed for students for professional work or graduate education that uses bioinformatics. Bioinformatics underlies all genomic advances, encompassing principles and techniques for learning from sequence data stored in databases.

    This is a suggested 4-year schedule of courses based on the Biology degree with a track in Bioinformatics requirements and course prerequisites in the Fall 2018 Undergraduate Catalog. (If course prerequisites change, you must meet the prerequisites in effect when you take the course, so always check the current Catalog for course prerequisites.) 

    Milestones/Notes:

    1. Must earn a grade of "C" or better in coursework.
    2. Not all courses are offered every semester.
    3. A maximum of 8 hours from BIOL 3110, BIOL 4400, BIOL 4402, and/or BIOL 4450 can be used to satisfy biology upper-level electives.
    4. Credit for BIOL 3317 and BIOL 3396 can be applied to Free Electives only.
    5. See KSU online Catalog or departmental website for pre-requisite(s) or course descriptions.

    Contact Information:
    (470) 578-5100
    http://csm.kennesaw.edu/eeob/index.php

     

Term 1

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 2
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  • 3

  • First-Year Seminar or an academic Learning Community Required if first-year full-time student entering KSU with fewer than 15 semester hours.  
    3
Total: 15

Term 2

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 4
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  • 3
  • 1
Total: 15
Year 1 (Hours: 30)

Term 3

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1

  • BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108L or BIOL 3300 or BIOL 3300L
    4
Total: 17

Term 4

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 3
  • 1
  • 3
  • 1

  • ART 1107 or DANC 1107 or MUSI 1107 or TPS 1107
    3

  • BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108L or BIOL 3300 or BIOL 3300L
    4
Total: 15
Year 2 (Hours: 32)

Term 5

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 3
  • 4
  • 4
  • 3
  • 1
Total: 15

Term 6

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 3
  • 4
  • 4

  • General Education Area B-2 (Cultural Perspectives) Requirement
    3
Total: 14

Notes/Milestones:

  1. CHEM 3361/3361L must be completed by this semester.

Year 3 (Hours: 29)

Term 7

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 1
  • 3
  • 1

  • HIST 1100 or HIST 1111 or HIST 1112
    3

  • General Education Area C-1 (Literature of the World) Requirement
    3

  • General Education Area E-4 (Social Sciences) Requirement  
    3

  • Upper-Level Track Elective
    3
Total: 17

Term 8

  • Requirement
    Hours
  • 3

  • HIST 2111 or HIST 2112
    3

  • Free Elective.  Any course in the university curriculum.
    3

  • Free Elective.  Any course in the university curriculum.
    3

  • Free Elective.  Any course in the university curriculum.
    3
Total: 15
Year 4 (Hours: 32)


Program Total: 123 Hours

Milestones: All courses indicated as a Milestone with this icon ( ) should be completed in the term suggested to prevent delays in program completion.

Disclaimer: An academic map is a suggested four-year schedule of courses based on degree requirements in the KSU undergraduate catalog. This sample schedule serves as a general guideline to help build a full schedule each term. Some departments allow students to use the three credit first-year seminar course as a free elective for a degree program, which may impact the program's total credit hours. Milestones, courses, and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major are designated to keep you on track to graduate in four years. Missing milestones could delay your program. Enrolled Students should reference DegreeWorks and not this plan.

This map is not a substitute for academic advisement—contact your advisor if you have any questions about scheduling or about your degree requirements. Also see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.kennesaw.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Note: Requirements are continually under revision, and there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked; contact the department and/or program area for current information.

You may choose to attend a summer term to reduce your load during fall or spring terms but still stay on track to graduate in four years.


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