Bioinformatics, B.S.I.
B.S.I. Degree Requirements (Bioinformatics Major)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Minimum 124 semester hours to include the following: | ||
| Literature and Writing | ||
| ENG 1310 | Research Writing: Writing and Academic Inquiry Seminars | 3 |
| GTX 2301 | Intellectual Traditions of the Ancient World : Literature and Thought | 3 |
| GTX 2302 | Medieval Intellectual Traditions: Literature and Thought in Context | 3 |
| PWR 3300 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| Religion | ||
| REL 1310 | The Christian Scriptures | 3 |
| REL 1350 | The Christian Heritage | 3 |
| Foreign Language and Culture | ||
| Select 3 hours from the Foreign Language and Culture Distribution List for ECS Majors. Second-level proficiency must be reached if a foreign language is chosen. | 3 | |
| Other Requirements | ||
| PSC 1387 | The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience | 3 |
| or ENG 2301 | British Literature | |
| Chapel: Two Semesters | 0 | |
| Lifetime Fitness: Any two LF 11XX courses | 2 | |
| New Student Experience Course | 1 | |
| History and/or Social Science | ||
| Courses from the following departments may be used to fulfill this requirement: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology and GEOG 1300 (excludes PSC 1387) | 6 | |
| Computer Science and Data Science | ||
| CSI 1401 | Introduction to Programming I | 4 |
| CSI 1402 | Introduction to Programming II | 4 |
| CSI 2300 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| DSC 2334 | Computing and Computer Fundamentals | 3 |
| DSC 2350 | Discrete Structures for Data Science | 3 |
| DSC 3310 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| DSC 3334 | Algorithms and Data Structures | 3 |
| DSC 3335 | Database Design and Applications for Data Science | 3 |
| DSC 3344 | Analytics for Machine Learning | 3 |
| DSC 4310 | Machine Learning | 3 |
| DSC 4320 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| A grade of “C” or better is required in all computer science and data science hours counted toward the major. | ||
| Biology and Biochemistry | ||
| BIO 1305 & BIO 1105 | Modern Concepts of Bioscience and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 1306 & BIO 1106 | Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 2306 & BIO 2106 | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 4306 & BIO 4106 | Molecular Genetics and Genomics and Molecular Genetics and Genomics Laboratory | 4 |
| Select four hours of Biology or Chemistry from the following courses: | 4 | |
| Seminar in Biology | ||
| Medical Genetics | ||
| Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab | ||
| General Microbiology Lab | ||
| Genes and Development Laboratory | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Biochemistry and Physiology of the Cell | ||
| Genes and Development | ||
| General Biochemistry | ||
| A grade of “C” or better is required in all Biology and Chemistry hours counted toward the major. | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| BINF 3350 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 3 |
| BINF 3360 | Introduction to Computational Biology | 3 |
| BINF 43C9 | Bioinformatics Senior Capstone Project | 3 |
| A grade of “C” or better is required in all Bioinformatics hours counted toward the major. | ||
| Mathematics, Statistics, and Chemistry: | ||
| MTH 1321 | Calculus I | 3 |
| STA 2381 | Introductory Statistical Methods | 3 |
| or STA 3381 | Probability and Statistics | |
| CHE 1301 & CHE 1101 | Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHE 1302 & CHE 1102 | Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHE 3238 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHE 3331 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 3332 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 119 | |