Program Curriculum

This is a recommended list of courses for students who plan to major in Biology at a university. Students who complete this program will be eligible to apply for the Associate of Arts degree at WCJC. Courses that must be taken in order to satisfy AA degree requirements are listed with the corresponding WCJC Core Curriculum Component. Courses that are listed as “Recommended” are electives that will contribute to AA degree requirements. Different electives may be chosen, but must be selected from academic rather than technical courses, as indicated in the course description.

WCJC’s AA degree requires 60 hours, and students should be aware they may not be able to transfer more than 60-66 hours.

Course	Course Title	Degree Requirements	Sem. Hours
Freshman Year, First Semester
ENGL 1301	Composition I	Core 010	3
HIST 1301	US History I	Core 060	3
MATH 1314 or above	College Algebra or above	Core 020	3
BIOL 1406	General Biology I	Core 030	4
CHEM 1411	General Chemistry I	Recommended	4
		17 sem. hrs
Freshman Year, Second Semester
ENGL 1302	Composition II	Core 010	3
HIST 1302	US History II	Core 060	3
BIOL 1407	General Biology II	Core 030	4
CHEM 1412	General Chemistry II	Recommended	4
PHED activity	Any PHED activity course	Core 090	1
		15 sem. hrs
Sophomore Year, First Semester
Humanities	Any Humanities course	Core 040	3
GOVT 2301	Constitutions, Federalism, & Participation	Core 070	3
CHEM 2423	Organic Chemistry I	Recommended	4
Social/Behavioral Science	Any Social/Behavioral Science	Core 080	3
COSC 1301	Microcomputer Applications	Recommended	3
		16 sem. hrs
Sophomore Year, Second Semester
Perf/Visual Arts	Any ARTS, MUSI or DRAM course	Core 050	3
CHEM 2425	Organic Chemistry II	Recommended	4
GOVT 2302	Institutions, Rights & Public Policies	Core 070	3
SPCH 1315	Fundamentals of Speech	Core 011	3
		13 sem. hrs

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