The Bachelor of Science in University Studies, BioInformatics area of concentration aims to provide a solid foundation in Biology along with a foundation in Informatics for students who wish to focus on the interface between the two disciplines. Graduates of this program could find employment in biotech/biomedical companies or research institutes, or could pursue advanced degrees in this area.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 213	Molecular Cell Biology	3
BIOL 350	Computational Genomics	3
BIOL 430	Biological Imaging	4
BIOL 451	Bioinformatics	3
BIOL 491	Research	2
CSCE 110	Programming I	4
or CSCE 111	or Introduction to Computer Science Concepts and Programming
STAT 312	Statistics for Biology	3
University and College Requirements
BIOL 111	Introductory Biology I	4
BIOL 112	Introductory Biology II	4
CHEM 119	Fundamentals of Chemistry I	4
CHEM 120	Fundamentals of Chemistry II	4
POLS 206	American National Government	3
POLS 207	State and Local Government	3
STAT 201	Elementary Statistical Inference	3
Select one of the following:		4
MATH 147	Calculus I for Biological Sciences
MATH 151	Engineering Mathematics I
MATH 171	Calculus I
American history		6
Communication		6
Creative arts		3
Language, philosophy and culture 1		3
Social and behavioral sciences		3
Minor 1		15-18
Minor 2		15-18
General electives 2		12-18
Total Semester Credit Hours		120

¹

Select 3 hours from any 200-499 level course.

²

Three hours of courses must be in the area of international and cultural diversity and three hours of courses must be in the area of cultural discourse. These may be in addition to University Core Curriculum courses, or if a course in this category satisfies an area of the Core, it can be used to meet both requirements. Remaining electives may be selected from any 100-499 course not used elsewhere.