University of Findlay/University of Toledo “Pipeline” Curriculum
1st year Fall
BIOL 150 Biodiversity, Form & Function
BIOL 150L Biodiversity, Form & Function lab
CHEM 130* General Chemistry I
CHEM 130L* General Chemistry I Lab
ENGL 104* English Writing I
CSCI 190 Computer Science I
Elective Fine Arts (GE)
TOTAL
2nd year Fall
BIOL 310 Human Genetics
#BIOL 310L Human Genetics lab
CHEM 310 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 310L Organic Chemistry I
Lab
MATH 141* Calculus I
CSCI 240 Computer Software Design I
Elective English Elective (ENGL 202,272,282,
302, 305, or 306)
TOTAL
3rd year Fall
BIOL 338 Introduction to Research
PHYS 250 General Physics I
PHYS 250L General Physics I La
#BIOL 420 Adv. Techniques Cell/Molecular Biology
BIOL 298 Sophomore Seminar
Foreign Language
Elective Fine Arts
TOTAL
3rd year Summer
Elective: Humanities (GE)
Elective: Social Science Elective (GE)
Elective: Social Science Elective (GE)
Elective: BIOL 300 or other upper-level
Biology elective***
TOTAL
4th year Fall at UT
BIPG 5200 Statistical Methods Bioinformatics
BIPG 5100 Fundamentals of Bioinformatics
BMSP6340 Genes & Genomes
& BMSP6390 Mentored Research
INDI6020 On Being a Scientist
TOTAL
(3)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(3)
(3)
(3)
17
(3)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(4)
(3)
(3)
18
(3)
(3)
(1)
(4)
(1)
(3)
(3)
18
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
12
(3) ∆
(3) ∆
(2.5)
(3)
(1)
12.5
Summer
BIPG5110 Practical Bioinformatics
BIPG5400 Bioinformatic Databases
BIPG5500 Microarray Analysis
BIPG6990 Thesis in BPG
TOTAL
(1)
(1)
(1)
(6)
9
5th year Fall
BIPG5300 Journal Club Grad
BIPG6990 Thesis in BPG
Grad Elective
TOTAL
(1)
(8)
(3)
12
l
1st year Spring
BIOL 152 Intro to Cell & Molecular Biology
BIOL 152L Intro to Cell & Molecular Biology lab
CHEM 131 General Chemistry II
CHEM 131L General Chemistry II Lab
ENGL 106 College Writing II
CSCI 192 Computer Science II
Elective Religious Studies or Philosophy (GE)
TOTAL
2nd year Spring
BIOL 302 Cell Biology
BIOL 350 Intro to Bioinformatics
CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 311L Organic Chemistry II Lab
HPE 100 Wellness
MATH 142 Calculus II
MATH 223 Applied Statistics & Data Analysis
TOTAL
(3)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(3)
(3)
(3)
17
(3)
(3)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(4)
(3)
19**
3rd year Spring
BIOL 331 Ecology
(4)
BIOL 422 Independent Res Project in Bioinfo
(3)
CHEM 400 Biochemistry
(4)
PHYS 251 General Physics II
(3)
PHYS 251L General Physics II Lab
(1)
BIOL 498 Senior Seminar
Audit
COMM 110 Basic Public Speaking
(3)
TOTAL
18
Courses in red count towards MSBS only.
# Together BIOL310L + BIOL420 substitute for the
BMSP6400 (Methods) requirement.
& All faculty members with openings in their labs present a
summary of their research, so students can decide which they
want to consider as thesis advisors. Students then do 4 wk
rotations in two labs.
Qualifying Exam is given at the end of Spring 4 term.
4th year Spring at UT
BIPG6100 Bioinformatic Computation
(3)
BMSP6350 Cell Biology & Signaling
(3)
EITHER: BIPG6400 Applications of BPG
(3)
OR: BRIM6200 Biomarker Discovery,
Validation & Implementation
(3)
BIPG6990 Thesis in Bioinformatics
(1)
Grad Elective
(3)
Grad Elective
(3)
TOTAL
16
*Placement into CHEM130/130L, ENGL104 & Math141 is
based on scores earned by the student on the UF
placement exams. A student may place into a different
course based on placement exam scores.
**Any hour(s) over 18 per semester will result in overload
charges. This can be avoided by taking a course over a
summer session.
***Students wishing to graduate from UT in December
must take an upper level course in Biology during the
summer term. Students may take up to 9cr hrs at UT
toward their degree requirements. UT only offers BIPG6100
in Spring semester.
∆ We propose that up to 3 graduate courses (up to 9 credit
hours) may be dual-listed for both degrees. Consistent with
UT’s 3+2 program.
Total credit hours (including overlap):
BS - 128, MSBS – 49.5, (29.5 didactic, 20 research)