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2010-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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Biology Major — Biotechnology Concentration


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Degree Requirements


English Composition - Total Credits: 6


English Literature - Total Credits: 3


Constitutions - Total Credits: 4-6


Mathematics


Filled by the major requirement MATH 181

Distribution Requirement Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking (exempt)


Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9

Social Science - Total Credits: 9

Multicultural and International


(see notes below)

Biology-Biotechnology Requirements - Total Credits: 20-24


A minimum of five courses are required.


  • and a minimum of two upper-division BIOL courses from lists B and D with at least one from list A, C or E. Other course work important for biotechnology careers, such as Quality Assurance/Quality Control may be petitioned to be substituted for UNLV courses.

Electives - Total Credits: 13


Total Credits: 124


Notes


  1. Every student must complete a multicultural course and international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.
  2. It is strongly recommended that students interested in biomedicine or attending graduate school take additional appropriate upper-division biology courses and research units to meet their elective credit requirements.
  3. At least 40 credits must be earned at the upper-division level (300 and above).

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