Program Type
Bachelors
Estimated Time to Complete
Four Years
Format
On Campus, Off Campus, and Hybrid
Program Description
The B.S. in Biological Sciences will enhance the STEM program in biology, chemistry, and physics, emphasize ancestral Ojibwe knowledge, culture, and critical thinking skills, extend student-based research from one or two years to four years. The program will increase critical thinking skills, learning skills, and research skills.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
1: Apply the scientific method and critical thinking, especially as it applies to tribal nations.
2: Quantitative reasoning in the analysis of dynamic systems, especially as it applies to tribal nations.
3: Students will practice ethics, especially as it applies to tribal nations.
4: Students will apply core concepts of Biology, as it relates to tribal nations.
Mission
The students who complete the B.S. in Biological Sciences will have the opportunity to enter into graduate programs in a related field of study. The students will have acquired knowledge and skills that enhance their employment with federal, state, and private agencies. An increase in critical thinking skills, learning skills, and research skills will increase the student’s success in all areas throughout his/her life.
The program will open the door to initiating a B.S. in chemistry and be one more step in TMC’s path of going from a predominately community college to a four-year higher learning institute.
Credit Hours
General Education - 41 Credits
General Lab Science - 20 Credits
Lower Division Science - 12 Credits
Biology Emphasis - 12 Credits
Upper Division Science Credits (300-400) - 36 Credits
Total Credit Hours: 121
Application Deadline
Review the TMC Academic Calendar for admissions & registration deadlines for each semester.
Requirements
Requirements
Program Required Courses
Program Requirements
Program of Study
This is only a template, not a required schedule to follow:
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Program of StudyYear One
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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BIOL 150
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General Biology I/Lab
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4
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BIOL 151
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General Biology II/Lab
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4
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CSCI 101
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Introduction to Computers
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3
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ENGL 120
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College Composition II
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3
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ENGL 110
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College Composition I
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3
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HIST
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Native American History Elective
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3
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MATH 103
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College Algebra
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4
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HPER
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Use any HPER or NUTR
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2
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SOCI 105
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First Year Experience
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2
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SOCI
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Social Science Elective
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3
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TOTAL CREDITS
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16
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TOTAL CREDITS
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15
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Program of StudyYear Two
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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AHU/HUMM
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Art/Humanities Elective
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3
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ELEC
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Electives (Excluding HPER)
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3
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CHEM 121
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General Chemistry I/Lab
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4
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CHEM 122
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General Chemistry II/Lab
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4
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COMM 110
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking
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3
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LANG
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Language Option I
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3
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LANG
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Language Option I
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3
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SOCI
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Social Science Elective
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3
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PHYS 211
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College Physics I/Lab
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4
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SOCI 120
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Graduation and Beyond
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1
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TOTAL CREDITS
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17
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TOTAL CREDITS
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14
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Program of StudyYear Three
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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BIOL 258
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Wildlife and Culture/Lab
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4
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BIOL 259
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Modern Science and Historical Ojibwe Culture/Lab
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4
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BIOL 312
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Evolution/Lab
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4
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BIOL 315
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Genetics/Lab
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4
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BIOL 341
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Cell Biology/Lab
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4
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BIOL 332
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General Ecology/Lab
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4
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CHEM 240
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Survey of Organic Chemistry/Lab
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4
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BIOL 450
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Mammalogy/Lab
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4
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TOTAL CREDITS
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16
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TOTAL CREDITS
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16
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Program of StudyYear Four
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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BIOL 363
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General Entomology/Lab
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4
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BIOL 364
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Parasitology
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4
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BIOL 369
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Histology
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4
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BIOL 470
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BIometry
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4
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BIOL 370
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Vertebrate Zoology
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4
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BIOL 480
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Senior Capstone Seminar
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4
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CHEM 301
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Biochemistry/Lab
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4
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TOTAL CREDITS
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16
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TOTAL CREDITS
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12
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Total Credits Required: 122