APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE—Bioinformatics
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE – 120 Credits
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University of Wisconsin-Stout
PROGRAM PLAN – 2011-2012, Revised –May 2011
GENERAL EDUCATION
Communication Skills
ENGL 101 Freshman English – Composition or
ENGL 111 Freshman English – Honors I
ENGL 102 Freshman English – Reading & Writing or
ENGL 112 Freshman English – Honors II
SPCOM 100 Fundamentals of Speech
Analytic Reasoning
MATH 156 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (preferred)
OR MATH 153 Calculus I
CS 144 Computer Science I
Health and Physical Education
Courses from the approved GE listing
Humanities and the Arts
One course from EACH of three areas – GE listing
Social and Behavioral Sciences
One course from EACH of three areas – GE listing
Natural Sciences
CHEM 135 College Chemistry I
Technology
BIO 210 Issues in Biotechnology
Ethnic Studies
2-3 courses based on area – take HUM and SBSCI
courses that count in both areas – see listing
Global Perspectives (Pick one option)
Completing six credits of courses approved as fulfilling
the global perspective requirement.
Completing a program of university-approved work or
study abroad.
MAJOR STUDIES
Required Math/Stats/CS/MSCS
(47 cr –8 cr)
MATH 156 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (5 cr GE)
MATH 180 Found of the Language of Math (spring)
MATH 157 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II
MATH 158 Calculus III
CS 248 Web and Internet Programming
MATH 275 Linear Algebra
STAT 331 Probability and Math Statistics I
(fall)
STAT 332 Probability and Math Statistics II
(spring)
CS 144 Computer Science I (3 credits count as GE)
CS 145 Computer Science II
CS 244 Data Structures
CS 443 Database Systems
(spring)
BIO/MSCS 2XX Introductory Bioinformatics
MSCS 492 Math & Comp Found of Bioinfo (capstone)
43 CREDITS
8 credits
3
3
2
7-8 credits
4-5
3
2 credits
2
9 credits
9
9 credits
9
5 credits
5
2 credits
2
77 CREDITS
39 credits
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
1
EIGHT SEMESTER SEQUENCE
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Bioinformatics
Program Plan Sheet cont… p. 2
Required Science
(28 cr – 5 cr)
BIO 136 Molecular Cell Biology I
BIO 235 Molecular Cell Biology II
BIO 370 Biotechnology
CHEM 135 College Chemistry I (5 credits count as GE)
CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 311 Biochemistry
BIO 493 Bioinformatics Practicum
(capstone)
Selectives At least 6 credits from MATH/STAT.
MATH 370 Modern Algebra I
(fall)
MATH 371 Modern Algebra II
(spring)
MATH 450 Real Analysis I
(fall)
MATH 451 Real Analysis II
(spring)
STAT 440 Linear Regression/Time Series Anal (alt. fall)
BIO 234 Anatomy and Physiology
BIO 306 General Microbiology
BIO 470 Advanced Biotechnology
(recommended)
CHEM 136 College Chemistry II
CHEM 204 Organic Chemistry II
CS 342 Survey of Programming Languages (occasional)
CS 343 Computer Graphics
(fall)
CS 346 Simulation
(occasional)
CS 354 Algorithms & Artificial Intel (recommended) (spring)
CS 448 Software Engineering
(fall)
MSCS 280 Graph Theory
(recommended) (alt. fall)
MSCS 446 Numerical Analysis I (recommended) (fall)
MSCS 449 Co-op Experience
Professional Investigation/Exposure
Students must attend at least one professional event per
semester for the first 2 years.
TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION
23 credits
5
4
3
4
4
3
15 credits
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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