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This program is offered by the College of Science and Health/Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department聽and is only available at the St. Louis main campus.

STEM program

Program Description

The bachelor of science (BS) degree is designed for students who seek a rigorous, cross-disciplinary education in the physical sciences. Additional coursework is taken in the areas of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics, providing the student with a broad scientific foundation suitable for careers in biotechnology, medicine, science-based research, health-related professions, chemical and molecular disciplines and advanced graduate studies.

Students can earn the BS in biological sciences alone, or with one of four emphases: chemistry, bioinformatics, health and medicine, or research and technology.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the bachelor of science in biological sciences will be able to:

• Integrate biological, chemical, physical and math principles to develop and carry out an independent research project.
• Communicate current scientific ideas effectively in both oral and written formats to a diverse audience.
• Think critically and quantitatively assess innovative, global research in a scientific discipline.

Degree Requirements

For information on the general requirements for a degree, see Baccalaureate Degree Requirements聽under the Academic Policies and Information section of this catalog.

• 64 credit hours core coursework
• 16 additional credit hours in BIOL or CHEM or PHYS at the 2000+ level
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• Applicable University Global Citizenship Program hours, with accommodations for the biological sciences BS
• Electives

Global Citizenship Program for Biological Sciences BS聽

Requirements are modified to allow BIOL 1550 to satisfy both a requirement of the major and also the GCP 'Physical and Natural World' requirement and to allow MATH 1610 to satisfy both a requirement of the major and the GCP 'Quantitative Literacy' requirement.

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All of the degree options for the bachelor of science in biological sciences require the same 64 hours of core coursework as follows:

Core Courses (64 hours)

• BIOL 1550 Essentials of Biology I (4 hours)
  and BIOL 1551 Essentials of Biology I: Lab (1 hour)
• BIOL 1560 Essentials of Biology II (4 hours)
  and BIOL 1561 Essentials of Biology II: Lab (1 hour)
• BIOL 2010 Evolution (3 hours)
• BIOL 3050 Genetics (3 hours)
  and BIOL 3051 Genetics: Lab (1 hour)
• BIOL 3080 Cell Biology (3 hours)
  and BIOL 3081 Cell Biology: Lab (1 hour)
• BIOL 4400 Research Methods (3 hours)
• BIOL 4430 Senior Thesis for BS in Biological Sciences (4 hours)
• CHEM 1100 General Chemistry I (3 hours)
  and CHEM 1101 General Chemistry I: Lab (1 hour)
• CHEM 1110 General Chemistry II (3 hours)
  and CHEM 1111 General Chemistry II: Lab (1 hour)
• CHEM 2100 Organic Chemistry I (3 hours)
  and CHEM 2101 Organic Chemistry I: Lab (1 hour)
• CHEM 2110 Organic Chemistry II (3 hours)
  and CHEM 2111 Organic Chemistry II: Lab (1 hour)
• CHEM 3100 Biochemistry I (3 hours)
  and CHEM 3101 Biochemistry I: Lab (1 hour)
• MATH 1610 Calculus I (5 hours)
• MATH 2200 Statistics (3 hours)
  or STAT 3100 Inferential Statistics (3 hours)
  or PSYC 2750 Introduction to Measurement and Statistics (3 hours)
• PHYS 2030 University Physics I (3 hours)
  and PHYS 2031 University Physics I: Lab (1 hour)
• PHYS 2040 University Physics II (3 hours)
  and PHYS 2041 University Physics II: Lab (1 hour)

BS in Biological Sciences (80 hours)

The general degree offers the greatest flexibility, allowing students to select 16 hours of electives from any of the department's 2000+ level BIOL, CHEM or PHYS courses in addition to the 64 credits of core coursework in biological sciences listed above. No more than four hours can be applied from independent research credits, including Independent Biology Research (BIOL 4700, 4710, 4720 and/or 4730) and Independent Chemistry Research (CHEM 4700, 4710, 4720 and/or 4730).聽

Emphasis in Chemistry (82 hours)

The emphasis in chemistry is designed for students who desire to further expand and deepen their knowledge in the field of chemistry. It is particularly well-suited for students who are interested in pharmaceuticals and for those pursuing laboratory positions or graduate studies in areas involving chemical techniques. This track requires additional coursework in mathematics and advanced chemistry courses, and the electives include biology courses that contain a significant chemical component. In addition, students pursuing the chemistry track are expected to develop a senior thesis research topic that has a significant chemical basis.

Emphasis-Specific Learning Outcomes

In addition to the general learning outcomes, students who complete the emphasis in chemistry will be able to:

• Explain the molecular structure of chemical substances and the connection between molecular structure and chemical behavior.

Degree Requirements for the Emphasis in Chemistry

In addition to the 64 credit hours of core coursework in biological sciences, the following courses are required for the emphasis in chemistry:

• CHEM 3110 Biochemistry II (3 hours)
  and聽CHEM 3111 Biochemistry II: Lab (1 hour)
• MATH 1620 Calculus II (5 hours)
• Minimum of 9 credit hours of 3000+ level CHEM electives. No more than three hours can be applied from Independent Chemistry Research (CHEM 4700, 4710, 4720 and/or 4730) for this emphasis.

Emphasis in Bioinformatics (79 hours)

The emphasis in bioinformatics prepares students with a diverse scientific foundation in biology, math and computer languages, to prepare students for careers in bioinformatics that use data analysis skills, such as: biotechnology, computational biology, academic research labs, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceuticals research, agriculture technology, personalized healthcare, or any biology-related field that involves data analysis.

Emphasis-Specific Learning Outcomes

In addition to the general learning outcomes, students who complete the emphasis in bioinformatics will be able to:

• Use computational and bioinformatics methods to analyze data for studying biological processes, and relate results back to core principles in biological sciences.聽

Degree Requirements for the Emphasis in Bioinformatics

• MATH 2200 is the required statistics courses in place of STAT 3100 or PSYC 2750

For students completing a dual degree in mathematics, or a minor in mathematics that incorporates MATH 1610 Calculus I and MATH 2200 Statistics, these courses will not be required for the BS in biological sciences with an emphasis in bioinformatics. If the student drops the mathematics major or minor, the courses will be required and counted toward the BS in biological sciences.聽

In addition to the 64 credit hours of core coursework in biological sciences, the following courses are required for the emphasis in bioinformatics:

• BIOL 2000 Bioinformatics (3 hours)
• COSC 1800 Python Programming (3 hours)
• CSIS 2500 Introduction to Data Science (3 hours)
• CSIS 3300 R Programming for Data Analytics (3 hours)

An additional 3 hours of any of the following electives:*

• 1500+ level COSC courses