University of Missouri
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Transfer Guide for Metropolitan Community College
This plan is intended only as a general guide based on requirements in the 2013-2014 University of Missouri undergraduate catalog. You will need to
complete a total of 120 hours in order to graduate. It will take roughly 90 to 110 credit hours to fulfill the requirements specific to the degrees offered in
Biological Sciences. You may use elective courses to bring your total credit hours to 120.
At least 30 of the hours must be in courses at the 3000-level or higher. (Biology 2200 and 2300 and Chemistry 2100, 2110 and 2130 may be used to meet
the 3000-level requirement.)
Check the following web sites for current course descriptions, prerequisites, course equivalencies and other specific details about the Biology major:
1) College Catalog (http://registrar.missouri.edu)
2) Transfer Equivalencies (http://transfercourses.missouri.edu or http://transfer.org)
3) General Education (http://generaleducation.missouri.edu)
4) Biological Sciences (http://biology.missouri.edu/undergrad/)
For more information about the Biological Sciences degree, please contact the Biology Advising Office at (573) 882-4068.
University of Missouri
COURSE
College Algebra (3)
MATH 1100 College Algebra
Mathematical Sciences (5-6)
Select one option:
MATH 1400 Calculus for Social/Natural Sciences and
MATH 2100 Calculus for Social/Natural Sciences I
MATH 1500 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
STAT 1400 Elem Stat for Life Sciences and
CMP SC 1040 Intro to Problem Solving & Programming
Chemistry (16 credits)
CHEM 1320 College Chemistry I
CHEM 1330 College Chemistry II
CHEM 2100 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2110 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 2130 Organic Chemistry I Lab
Physics (8-10 credits)
Select one option:
PHYS 1210 College Physics I and Lab and
PHYS 1220 College Physics II and Lab
PHYS 2750 University Physics I and Lab and
PHYS 2760 University Physics II and Lab
English Exposition and Argumentation (3 credits)
ENGLSH 1000 Exposition and Argumentation
Metropolitan Community College
CREDITS
3
6
5
6
4
4
3
3
2
8
10
3
EQUIVALENT COURSE (CREDITS)
MATH 120 College Algebra (3)
MATH 175 Calc Bus & Soc Sci (3) and
MATH 2100 at MU
MATH 180 Analy Geom & Calc (5)
CSIS 123 Prog Fund (3) or ENGR 104 Program for Engr & Sci (3) and
STAT 1400 at MU
CHEM 111 Gen Coll Chem I (5)
CHEM 112 Gen Coll Chem II (5)
CHEM 221 Organic Chem I (5)
CHEM 222 Organic Chem II (5)
CHEM 221 Organic Chem I (5)
PHYS 130 Gen Physics I (5) and
PHYS 131 Gen Physics II (5)
PHYS 220 Engr Physics I (5) and
PHYS 221 Engr Physics II (5)
ENGL 102 Comp & Rdg II (3)
Behavioral Sciences (5 credits)
Behavioral Science 1
3
Select behavioral sciences from the general education list.
Behavioral Science 2
2-3
Social Sciences (9 credits) Courses from at least two different departments.
State Requirement in Government or History
Select state requirement from the general education list.
3
Social Science 2
3
Select social sciences from the general education list.
Social Science 3
3
Humanities/Fine Arts (12 credits) Courses from at least three different areas.
Humanity 1
3
Humanity 2
3
Select humanities from the general education list.
Humanity 3
3
Humanity 4
3
Foreign Language (12-13 credits) Must be in the same language.
Requirement is waived if level 4 of single foreign language was completed in high school.
Language 1
5
Language 2
Select language courses from the general education list.
5
Language 3
3
Upper Level General Education (9 credits) At least 9 credits of behavioral science, social science, or humanities must be at the 2000-level or above.
Upper-level general education courses may also count toward other general education requirements (behavioral sciences, social sciences, or humanities).
Biological Sciences Transfer Guide – 7/3/2013
University of Missouri
COURSE
Metropolitan Community College
CREDITS
Upper Level 1
Upper Level 2
Upper Level 3
3
3
3
EQUIVALENT COURSE (CREDITS)
Select 200-level/2000-level A&S courses from behavioral science, social science, or humanity on
the general education list. Level is based upon the community college course number, NOT the
MU equivalent.
Must be taken at MU.
Writing Intensive (2 courses) Must be completed with a C- or better.
Writing Intensive course from anywhere in the curriculum
Must be taken at MU unless waived via completion of an AA degree.
3
Writing Intensive course numbered 3000 or above in biology
Must be taken at MU.
3
Biological Sciences (33 credits) At least 14 credits in Biology must be completed at the 3000-level or higher
BIO SC 1500 Introduction to Biological Systems
5
BIO SC 2200 General Genetics
BIO SC 2300 Cell Biology
Evolutionary Biology (select one course)
BIO SC 3400 Evolution and Ecology
BIO SC 4600 Evolution
Biological Diversity (select one course)
BIO SC 2600 Ornithology
BIO SC 2700 Ichthyology
MICROB 3200 - Medical Microbiology and Immunology
BIO SC 3210 Plant Systematics
BIO SC 3260 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO SC 3510 Biology of Fungi
BIO SC 3660 Mammalogy
BIO SC 3710 & 3715 Intro Entomology/Insect Diversity
Capstone (select one course)
BIO SC 4950/4952 Undergraduate Research in Biology
BIO SC 4976 Molecular Biology
BIO SC 4978 Cancer Biology
BIO SC 4982 Human Inherited Diseases
BIO SC 4983 Molecular Ecology
BIO SC 4984 Mammalian Reproductive Biology
BIO SC 4986 Neurology of Motor Systems
BIO SC 4988 Nerve Cells and Behavior
BIO SC 4990 Vertebrate Histology & Microscopic Anat
BIO SC 4994 Senior Seminar
Biology Electives
Bio Elective Credit (Physiology)
Bio Elective Credit (Microbiology)
Other Bio Elective Credit
4
4
BIOL 104 General Botany (5) and
BIOL 106 General Zoology (5)
BIOL 204 Genetics (3)
None
3
None
3-5
None
3-5
None
7-11
BIOL 210 Human Physiology (5)
BIOL 208 Microbiology (5)
BIOL 202 Ecology (5) or BIOL 211 Field Biology (5)
Electives
Choose electives to reach the total of 120 credits required for graduation.
Total Hours for BS in Biological Sciences
120
Requirement is automatically satisfied upon the completion of an Associate of Arts (AA) degree.
Biological Sciences Transfer Guide – 7/3/2013
General Education Courses
Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Behavioral Sciences
ANTH 100 Gen Anthropology (3)
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology (3)
CRJU 165 Criminology (3)
PSYC 140 Gen Psychology (3)
PSYC 143 Psych African-Amer Exper (3)
PSYC 144 Adjust & Personality (3)
PSYC 148 Group Processes (3)
PSYC 162 Correctional Psych (3)
PSYC 210 Intervw & Interprsnl Comm (3)
PSYC 220 Psychology of Prejudice (3)
PSYC 230 Death and Dying (3)
PSYC 240 Child Dev (3)
PSYC 243 Human Lifespan Dev (3)
PSYC 245 Adolesc Psych (3)
PSYC 260 Social Psych (3)
PSYC 270 Soc Psych of Aging (3)
SOCI 101 Sex Roles & Sexuality (3)
SOCI 160 Sociology (3)
SOCI 164 Soc African-Amer Family (3)
SOCI 165 Criminology (3)
SOCI 168 Juvenile Delinquency (3)
SOCI 169 Fam Viol/Sexual Abuse (3)
SOCI 170 Gen Anthropology (3)
SOCI 210 Native Amer Comptemp Soc (3)
SOSC 171 Compar Eth/Cult Studies (3)
SOCI 271 Social Gerontology (3)
SPDR 103 Interpersonal Comm (3)
SPDR 133 Intercultural Comm (3)
ANTHRO 1000
ANTHRO 2030
SOCIOL 3600
PSYCH 1000
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH 2410
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH BEH
PSYCH 2310
PSYCH BEH
SOCIOL 1360
SOCIOL 1000
SOCIOL BEH
SOCIOL 3600
SOCIOL BEH
SOCIOL BEH
ANTHRO 1000
SOCIOL BEH
MISC BEH
SOCIOL 2230
COMMUN 3561
COMMUN 3470
Humanities
ART 100 Art Fund I (3)
ART 108 Survey of Art (3)
ART 150 History Art I (3)
ART 151 History Art II (3)
ART 159 Amer Art Hist (3)
BIOL 120 Bioethics (3)
ENGL 129 Directed Reading (1-3)
ENGL 214 Intro to Fiction (3)
ENGL 216 Intro to Drama & Poetry (3)
ENGL 218 Intro to Literature (3)
ENGL 220 British Lit to 1750 (3)
ENGL 221 British Lit 1750-Pres (3)
ENGL 222 Amer Lit to 1860 (3)
ENGL 223 Amer Lit 1860-Pres (3)
ENGL 230 Science Fiction (3)
ENGL 232 Detective Fiction (3)
ENGL 234 Film as Literature (3)
ENGL 240 Mythology (3)
ENGL 242 The Bible as Literature (3)
ENGL 250 Masterpieces of Amer Lit (3)
ENGL 254 World Literature I (3)
ENGL 255 World Literature II (3)
ENGL 256 World Masterpieces (3)
ENGL 260 African-American Lit (3)
ENGL 262 Women's Lives & Autobio (3)
ENGL 264 US Latino & Latina Lit (3)
ENGL 265 African Literature (3)
ENGL 267 North Amer Indian Lit (3)
ENGL 268 Women's Literature (3)
ENGL 299 Shakespeare (3)
HUMN 140 Hum Past & Pres (3)
HUMN 141 Latin Amer Hum (3)
HUMN 145 Comp Hum & Myth Time (3)
HUMN 165 Amer Hum:Div in Amer Exp (3)
HUMN 200 Honors Seminar I (1)
HUMN 201 Honors Seminar II (1)
HUMN 202 Honors Seminar III (1)
HUMN 203 Honors Seminar IV (1)
HUMN 204 Honors Sem V (2)
HUMN 205 Honors Sem VI (2)
HUMN 206 Honors Sem VII (2)
HUMN 207 Honors Sem VIII (2)
MSCM 112 Intro Mass Comm (3)
MUSI 107 Fund of Music (3)
MUSI 108 Music Apprec (3)
MUSI 110 Music Theory I (4)
ART_GNR1010
AR_H_A HUM
AR_H_A 1110
AR_H_A 1120
AR_H_A 2830
PHIL 1150
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH 2100
ENGLSH 2200
ENGLSH 2200
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
MISC HUM
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH 2300
ENGLSH 2155
ENGLSH 2155
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
ENGLSH LIT
MISC HUM
SPAN HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
MISC HUM
COMMUN 2100
MUSIC_N1211
MUSIC_N1310
MUS_THR1220 & 1230
Biological Sciences Transfer Guide – 7/3/2013
Metropolitan Community College Course
MU Equivalent
Humanities (continued)
MUSI 111 Music Theory II (4)
MUSI 116 Evolution of Jazz (3)
MUSI 160 Music of World's Cultures (3)
PHIL 100 Intro to Phil (3)
PHIL 101 Phil of Religion (3)
PHIL 102 World Philosophy (3)
PHIL 200 Logic (3)
PHIL 201 Hist Phil I (3)
PHIL 203 Ethics (3)
PHIL 204 Contemp Phil of Value (3)
PHIL 205 Profess Ethics (3)
SPAN 209 Intro Hispanic Lit (3)
SPDR 100 Fund of Speech (3)
SPDR 106 Theatre Apprec (3)
SPDR 110 Argum & Debate (3)
SPDR 114 Theatre & West World (3)
SPDR 120 Acting I (3)
SPDR 128 Intro to Film (3)
MUS_THR1221 & 1231
MUSIC_NHUM
MUSIC_N1313
PHIL 1000
PHIL HUM
PHIL HUM
PHIL 1200
PHIL 3000
PHIL 1100
PHIL HUM
PHIL 2400
SPAN HUM
COMMUN 1200
THEATR HUM
COMMUN 3572
THEATR HUM
THEATR 1400
FILM_S HUM
Social Sciences (=State Requirement)
APTX 118 Costume Hist (3)
APTX 221 Merchandising II (3)
BSAD 151 Personal Finance (3)
ECON 110 Intro to Economics (3)
ECON 210 Macroeconomics (3)
ECON 211 Prin Econ II-Micro (3)
GEOG 104 Prin of Phys Geog (5)
GEOG 105 World Geog (3)
GEOG 111 Geog: Western World (3)
GEOG 112 Geog: Eastern World (3)
GEOG 113 Cultural/Human Geog (3)
GEOG 114 Intro to Geography (3)
GEOG 207 Geog of US & Canada (3)
GEOG 210 Economic Geog (3)
HIST 120 US Hist to 1865 (3)
HIST 121 US Hist since 1865 (3)
HIST 130 Women in Amer Hist (3)
HIST 133 Found Western Civ (3)
HIST 134 Mod Western Civ (3)
HIST 140 Afro-Amer History (3)
HIST 145 Survey English Hist (3)
HIST 202 Material Cult & Amer Past (3)
HIST 226 Amer Frontiers (3)
HUMN 133 Found West Civ (3)
HUMN 134 Mod West Civ (3)
POLS 135 Intro Pol Sci (3)
POLS 136 Intro Am Natl Pol (3)
POLS 137 Intro State & Local Pol (3)
POLS 153 The MO Constitution (1)
POLS 234 Intro Internat Relat (3)
SOCI 163 Social Problems (3)
SOSC 153 Readings Soc Sci (1-3)
T_A_M 3510
T_A_M 3110
FINANC 1000
ECONOM SSC
ECONOM 1015
ECONOM 1014
GEOG 2610
GEOG SSC
GEOG 1100
GEOG 1200
GEOG 1550
GEOG SSC
GEOG 2120
GEOG 2710
HIST 1100
HIST 1200
HIST 2400
HIST 1500
HIST 1510
HIST 1410
HIST SSC
HIST SSC
HIST SSC
HIST 1500
HIST 1510
POL_SC 1700
POL_SC 1100
POL_SC 2100
POL_SC SSC_ST
POL_SC 1400
SOCIOL 3010
MISC SSC
Foreign Language
CHIN 101 Elem Chinese I (4-5)
FREN 101 Elem French I (5)
FREN 102 Elem French II (5)
FREN 203 Interm French I (3)
GERM 101 Elem German (5)
GERM 102 German II (5)
GERM 203 Intermed German I
SPAN 101 Elem Span I (5)
SPAN 102 Elem Span II (5)
SPAN 111 Accel Elem Span (3)
SPAN 203 Interm Span I (3)
SPAN 212 Span Immersion I (3)
SPAN 214 Span Immersion II (3)
SPAN 216 Span Immersion III (3)
SPAN 218 Span Immersion IV (3)
CHINSE 1100
FRENCH 1100
FRENCH 1200
FRENCH 2100
GERMAN 1100
GERMAN 1200
GERMAN 2100
SPAN 1100
SPAN 1200
SPAN 1100
SPAN 2100
SPAN 1100A
SPAN 1100B
SPAN 1200
SPAN 2100