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Nov 21, 2024
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2017-2018 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]
Biology (B.Sc.) with concentrations in Marine Biology or Molecular and Cell Biology
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Bachelor of Science in Biology
The undergraduate program at AUC offers interested students a liberal education in biological sciences, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. The program provides graduates the broad background necessary in today’s job market and prepares them for graduate and professional schools.
Students with a B.Sc. degree in biology are securing positions in the growing fields in industry and in academia. The recent advances in biology have created important new industries in genetic engineering, biomedicine, biotechnology, and pharmacology. Students with ambitions beyond the bachelor level are entering graduate schools and professional schools (medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine).
Students wishing to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in biology will be required to take a total of 132 credits. Out of the 132 credits 33 credits are allocated for ‘Core Curriculum’, 25 credits for ‘Collateral Requirements’, 9 credits for ‘General Electives’ and 16 credits for upper level courses. Students can be granted a Concentration in Molecular and Cell Biology or Marine Biology concentration after completion of 16 credits from the required respective courses.
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Biology Requirements (62 credits)
a. Concentration Requirements (46 credits)
b. Biology Electives (16 credits)
Sixteen additional credits from 3000- and 4000- level from the courses listed below: Collateral Requirements (25 credits)
General electives (9 credits)
Concentration in Marine Biology
The Department of Biology offers a concentration in Marine Biology to provide students the opportunity to thoroughly study the marine resources and habitats of our planet, in particular those of Egypt (Red Sea and Mediterranean).
The Concentration in Marine Biology requires that students complete 16 credits from the following list of courses, as outline below. Eight credits to be selected from:
1 Only marine biology selected topics and guided studies courses will be counted towards the concentration. Requires advisor and chairs’ approvals. Four credits to be selected from:
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