Dec 25, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
ABT 101 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY Credit(s): 1
OR
ABT 310 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR NEW MAJORS AND TRANSFER STUDENTS Credit(s): 1
AFE 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4 (fulfills UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences)
CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit(s): 1 (fulfills UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences)
MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
OR
MA 123 - ELEMENTARY CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 4
OR
MA 137 - CALCULUS I WITH LIFE SCIENCE APPLICATION Credit(s): 4 (any of the three courses fulfills UK Core - Quantitative Foundations)

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
ABT 120 - GENETICS AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
CHE 113 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
Elective Credit(s): 1

Year 2

First Semester

ABT 201 - SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Credit(s): 1 (with ABT 301, GCCR)
BIO 152 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
CHE 230 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 3
CHE 231 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I Credit(s): 1
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ABT 394 - INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY PRACTICES Credit(s): 1
CHE 232 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
CHE 233 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II Credit(s): 1
BST 230 - STATISTICAL THINKING IN PUBLIC HEALTH Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3 (either course fulfills UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1

Year 3

First Semester

ABT 301 - WRITING AND PRESENTATIONS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES Credit(s): 2 (with ABT 201, GCCR)
ABT 360 - GENETICS Credit(s): 3
PHY 211 - GENERAL PHYSICS Credit(s): 5
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support 1 Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

BCH 401G - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
BIO 308 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 309 - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
PHY 213 - GENERAL PHYSICS Credit(s): 5
Specialty Support 2 Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

ABT 395 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ABT 495 - EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Credit(s): 4
Specialty Support 3 Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support 4 Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support 5 Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ABT 460 - INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR GENETICS Credit(s): 3
ABT 461G - INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION GENETICS Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support 6 Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support 7 Credit(s): 3