General Education		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Shared Skills and Proficiencies
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
HMXP 102	Human Experience	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing	3
Oral Communication	Met in major with BIOL 480	0
Technology	Met in major with BIOL 300 & 480	0
Intensive Writing	Met in major with BIOL 300	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Physical Activity	See approved list	1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines
Global Perspectives	See approved list	3
Historical Perspectives	See approved list	3
Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives
Social Science	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Quantitative Skills and Natural Science	(3 courses)
Quantitative Skills	See approved list	3-4
Natural Science	Met in major with BIOL 220/222 or 220/270 & CHEM 201 or 211	0
Subtotal		32-36
Requirements in Major	A minimum of 44 hours of BIOL is required.	64-68
BIOL 202	Freshman Symposium in Biology	1
BIOL 220/222 or 220/270	Principles of Cell & Molecular Biol & Lab or SEA PHAGES lab	4-5
BIOL 221/223 or 221/271	Principles in Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiv & lab or SEA PHAGES Bioinfo	4-5
BIOL 300	Scientific Process in Biology	4
BIOL 316 or 317	Principles of Human Genetics, Genetics	3-4
BIOL 480	Integration of Biological Principles	3
BIOL 390 and 490	Departmental Seminars	1
BIOL 310	Microbiology	4
BIOL 522	Immunology	4
*Select one course from Area A. Choose one additional course from either A, B, or C.*		6-8
A. Ecology and Evolution
BIOL 301	Nat. Hist. Carolina Piedmont	4
BIOL 302	Ecology Evolution of Mammals	4
BIOL 314	Animal-Plant Interactions	3
BIOL 323	Tropical Water and Coastal Ecology	4
BIOL 328	Disturbance Ecology	3
BIOL 340	Ecology Lecture	3
BIOL 403	Ecology	4
BIOL 405	Freshwater Ecology	4
BIOL 407	Environmental Biology	4
BIOL 507	Advanced Environmental Biology	3
BIOL 513	Organic Evolution	3
BIOL 518	Animal Behavior	3
BIOL 542	Global Change Biology	3
BIOL 551	Conservation Biology	3
BIOL 552A or B	Conservation Biol Practicum	3

B. Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 315	Cell Biology	4
BIOL 320	Cell Biology Lecture	3
BIOL 321	Microscopic Anatomy	4
BIOL 422	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL 517	Human Genetics	3
BIOL 519	Mechanisms of Disease	3
BIOL 526	Applied Microbiology	4
BIOL 528	Biology of Bone	4
BIOL 529	Stem Cell Biology	4
BIOL 532	Cancer Biology	3
BIOL 539	Neuroscience and Disease	3
BIOL 555	Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 560	Bioinformatics	3

Area C. Biodiversity and Organismal Biology
BIOL 303	Field Botany	4
BIOL 304	Insect Field Studies	4
BIOL 305	General Botany	4
BIOL 306	General Zoology	4
BIOL 307	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 308	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 309	Economic Botany	3
BIOL 505	Primate Biology	3
BIOL 508	Invertebrate Biology	4
BIOL 510	Vertebrate Natural History	4
BIOL 511	Ornithology	4
BIOL 518	Animal Behavior	3
BIOL 524	Advanced Botany	3
BIOL 525	Mycology	4
BIOL 554	Ichthyology	3
Area D. Select additional courses to total 44 hours in BIOL from the above areas and from the following:		5-10
BIOL 275	Clinical Health Career Preparation-CNA Cert	3
BIOL 371	Undergraduate Research Biology	1
BIOL 440	Readings in Biology	1
BIOL 450 (H)	Select Topics in Biology, Honors	4
BIOL 460	Professional Develop for Biology	1
BIOL 461	Academic Internships in Biology	1
BIOL 463	Academic Internships in Biology	3
BIOL 471, 472	Undergraduate Research Biology	3
BIOL 530	Current Methods in Microscopy	4
BIOL 540	Special Topics in Biology	3
BIOL 570	Introduction to Biological Statistics	3
Required Math and Science Courses
CHEM 201/202/204 or 204/211	General Chemistry	6-9
CHEM 301, 302, 304	Organic Chemistry I, II, Lab	8
MATH 141	Finite Probability & Statistics	3

*Mathematics or Science electives:*		*3-4*
Must be chosen from: MATH 101, 105, 141, 150, 151, 201, 341 or any MATH with 201 as the pre-requisite. (The MATH course used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills area may not be counted here.); CHEM (104 or any course above 199 except 461, 462 or 463); GEOG 305, 308, 320, or 501 (only one may be applied toward credit in the major); GEOL; PHYS (except 101/102); BSAN/QMTH 205 (if MATH 141 not selected); NUTR 223 or 227; ENVS 350 (when taught as Climate Change Present and Future) or 375; CSCI 101 or CSCI 101A-P (only 3 hours of CSCI may be applied toward credit in the major)
Foreign Language Requirement		3-8 ^
General Electives		8-21
Total		120

^This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite.

The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of BIOL courses in residence at Winthrop University.

A course may not be used to satisfy more than one Area requirement.

No more than 3 semester hours of credit may be awarded toward a degree in Biology for a student completing any combination of BIOL 461 and 463.

Students may apply to any NAACLS accredited hospital program in the US. Students should consult with the Med Tech faculty advisor since the specific admission requirements vary among the accredited hospital programs. Local schools include Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC, and Lexington Medical Health center in Columbia, SC.

Winthrop has an agreement with Carolinas College of Health Sciences in Charlotte, NC, whereby students spend three years at Winthrop taking general, introductory and advanced biology classes. They then attend three semesters at the Carolinas College of Health Sciences (CCHS) leading to certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), which will provide the credentials needed to work in a clinical laboratory setting where they would be able to detect, diagnose and treat human diseases. The advanced science courses completed at CCHS are used to satisfy the remaining required Biology and Math and Science elective coursework for the major. Applicants for admission to the CCHS program must submit evidence of satisfactory completion of the Winthrop coursework for the BS in Biology. Interested students should consult with the department chair or the department’s Medical Technology adviser for specific details about this program.

BS-BIOL-MTEC - Bachelor of Science in Biology-Medical Technology

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