APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY (B.S.A.B.)
Semester Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours
College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      120

Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 2200  
ENGL 1102 MATH 2250

Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
PREFERRED COURSES: PHIL 1500 or PHIL 2400
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2500 LAND 2510 RELI 1003
CLAS 1010 CMLT 2600 LAND 2520 RELI 1006
CLAS 1020 ENGL 2310 LING 2100 RELI(NAMS) 2004
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2320 PHIL 1000 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2330 PHIL 1500 ROML 2550
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2340 PHIL 2200 RUSS 2050
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2400 PHIL 2400 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2220 GRMN 2300 RELI 1001 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 1002 Foreign language courses

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology (10-11 hours)
PREFERRED COURSES: BIOL 1107-1107L, (CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L), and STAT 2210 (take under general elective if not taken in Area D)
Area D for Science Majors -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 CHEM 1211L CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1260-1260L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1212 ECOL 1000-1000L MARS 1010-1010L
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1212L GEOG 1111 MARS 1020-1020L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1411 GEOG 1111L PBIO 1210
BIOL 1103 CHEM 1411L GEOG 1112 PBIO 1210L
BIOL 1103L CHEM 1412 GEOG 1112L PBIO 1220
BIOL 1104 CHEM 1412L GEOG 1113 PBIO 1220L
BIOL 1104L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1113L PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 2100L GEOL 1121 PHYS 1112-1112L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 2211 GEOL 1121L PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 1110 CHEM 2211L GEOL 1122 PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212 GEOL 1122L  
CHEM 1211 CHEM 2212L GEOL 1250-1250L  
       
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L MATH 1060 MATH 2260 STAT 2000
CHEM 1212 MATH 1113 PBIO 1220 STAT 2210
CHEM 1212L MATH 2200 PBIO 1220L  
CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2210 PHIL 2500  
CSCI 1210 MATH 2210L PHYS 1111-1111L  
CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2250 PHYS 1112-1112L  

Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
PREFERRED COURSE: AAEC 2580
Students will select four courses from at least two departments from the list below:   (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AAEC 2580 ECON 2200 HIST 2301 SOCI 1101
AFAM 2000 GEOG 1101 HIST 2302 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1103 HIST(AFST) 2501 SOCI 2600
ANTH(NAMS) 2310 GEOG 1125 HIST 2502 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 HIST 2051 HIST 2600 SPCM 1010
CLAS 2110 HIST(AFST) 2052 HIST 2701 WMST 1110
CLAS 2113 HIST 2111 HIST 2702 WMST 2010
ECON 2100 HIST 2112 LAND 1500  
ECON 2105 HIST 2221 POLS 1101  
ECON 2106 HIST 2222 PSYC 1101  

Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
BIOL 1108-1108L
CHEM 1212
CHEM 1212L
CHEM 2211
CHEM 2211L
CHEM 2212
CHEM 2212L
PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L

Entrance Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A-E.

Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses - 34-35 hours
BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100
BCMB 4030L/6030L
BCMB(ENTO) 4200/6200
BTEC(AGCM) 3000
BTEC 3910 or BTEC 3990
BTEC 4000L
CBIO(BIOL) 3400
MIBO 3500
MIBO 3510L
PGEN 3580 or GENE(BIOL) 3200

Major Electives - 16-19 hours
Plant Science Area of Emphasis (16-19 hours)
Choose from the following courses:
CRSS 3050-3050L
CRSS 3300
CRSS(ENTO)(PATH) 3500
CRSS 4040/6040
CRSS(PBIO) 4210/6210
CRSS 4340/6340
CRSS 4340L/6340L
CRSS(MBIO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L
CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930
ENTO 3740-3740L
FORS 3040
FORS 4010-4010L
FORS 4020/6020
HORT 3620-3620L
HORT 4110/6110
HORT 4210/6210
HORT(CRSS) 4440/6440-4440L/6440L
HORT 4890/6890
PATH 3530-3530L
PATH 3830-3830L
PATH(PBIO) 4200/6200-4200L/6200L
PATH 4280/6280-4280L/6280L
PBIO 3830-3830L

Animal Science Area of Emphasis (16-19 hours)
Choose from the following courses:
ADSC 3110
ADSC 3300
ADSC 3400-3400L
ADSC 4100/6100
ADSC 4410/6410-4410L/6410L
ANNU(ADSC)(POUL) 4370/6370
CBIO(BIOL) 3300
CBIO(BIOL) 3410L
CBIO(MBIO) 4100/6100
CBIO 4500/6500
CBIO 4730/6730
ENTO 3650-3650L
POUL 3720
POUL 3800-3800L
POUL 4050/6050
POUL 4060/6060-4060/6060L
POUL 4330/6330

Food Science and Technology Area of Emphasis (16-19 hours)
Choose from the following courses:
EHSC(FDST)(MBIO) 4310/6310-4310L/6310L
FDST 3000
FDST(MBIO) 4030/6030-4030L/6030L
FDST 4040/6040-4040L/6040L
FDST 4050/6050-4050L/6050L
FDST 4060/6060-4060L/6060L
FDST 4070/6070
FDST 4080/6080-4080L/6080L
FDST 4090/6090-4090L/6090L
FDST 4100/6100
FDST(MBIO) 4120/6120-4120L/6120L
FDST 4130/6130
FDST 4250/6250-4250L/6250L

Applied Economics Area of Emphasis (16-19 hours)
Choose from the following courses:
AAEC 3040
AAEC 3060
AAEC 3100
AAEC 3200
AAEC 3400
AAEC 3580-3580L
AAEC 3690-3690L
AAEC 3980
AAEC 4210/6210
AAEC 4610-4610L
AAEC 4650
AAEC 4760
AAEC 4930/6930
AAEC 4960
AAEC 4980/6980
ADSC 3130
CRSS 4040/6040
FDST 4130/6130
PBIO(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500

General Electives- 7-10 hours
Any 2000-level or higher courses in any area of interest selected by the student and approved by the academic advisor.

Total hours required     120

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)