CAA Students Earning an AS degree who are interested in Biology (BS) at UNC-Chapel Hill
Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)
Requirement/category
Prefix
Course Name
Credit
hours
Prerequisites
University Course
Equivalent
Required
or
Preferred
by Major
English composition
ENG 111
Writing & Inquiry
3
None
English elective
English composition
ENG 112
3
ENG 111
ART 111, 114, 115;
MUS 110, 112
3
None
ENGL 105
Gen Ed: CR
Varies
Gen Ed: VP
Required
Humanities/Fine Arts
Course 1
Writing/Research in
the Disciplines
Varies
Humanities/Fine Arts
Course 2
ENG 231 or 232
American Literature I
American Literature II
3
ENG 112
ENGL 128
Gen Ed: LA, NA
Preferred
Social/Behavioral Science
Course 1 and 2
Select two from ECO
251, 252; HIS 111,
112, 131, 132; POL
120; SOC 210
(from two disciplines)
Varies
3+3
None
Varies
Gen Ed: HS or SS
Preferred
Mathematics
(2 courses)
MAT 172 and 271
172 – Precalculus Trig.
271 – Calculus
4+4
MAT 171=MATH 110P (0)
MAT 172=MATH 130 (QR)
MAT 271=MATH 231 (QR)
MATH 231
is required.
Natural Sciences
Course 1
Natural Sciences
Course 2
BIO 111
General Biology I
4
MAT 171 is a
pre-req. to
MAT 172;
MAT 172 is a
pre-req to
MAT 271
None
BIOL 101/101L
Gen Ed: PX, CI
Required
BIO 112
General Biology II
4
BIO 111
BIOL 279/279L
Required
Preferred
Notes
ART 114 fulfills
WB Gen Ed
HIS 131 strongly
recommended.
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Additional General Education Courses (11-12 SHC)
Requirement/category
Prefix
Course Name
Credit
hours
Prerequisites
University Course
Equivalent
GEN ED
Humanities/Fine Arts
GEN ED
Humanities/Fine Arts
GEN ED
Humanities/Fine Arts
Gen ED
Mathematics
XXX 111
Foreign Language Level 1
3
None
XXX 101
Required or
Preferred by
Major
Required
XXX 112
Foreign Language Level 2
3
XXX 111
XXX 102
Required
XXX 211
Foreign Language Level 3
3
XXX 112
XXX 203
Required
MAT 272 or 155
Calculus 2,
Statistical Analysis
4
MAT 271,
MAT 175
MATH 232,
STOR 155
Preferred
Notes
Level 3 of a foreign
language is required
13
Other Required Hours (14-15 SHC)
Requirement/category
Prefix
Course Name
Prerequisites
None
University Course
Equivalent
General elective
Required or
Preferred
College Transfer Success
Credit
hours
1
AA/AS Required course
ACA 122
UGETC
Natural Sciences
UGETC
Natural Sciences
Pre-major/elective
CHM 151
General Chemistry I
4
None
CHEM 101/101L
Gen Ed: PX
Required
CHM 152
General Chemistry II
4
CHM 151
Required
CHM 251
Organic Chemistry I
Varies
4
1
14
CHM 152
CHEM 102/102L
Gen Ed: PX
CHEM 261/262L
Elective
Total General Education Hours Required
Total Semester Credit Hours in Program
Notes
Required
47
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NOTE: Junior transfer biology BS students MUST meet with Gidi Shemer when planning their courses at Carolina.
UNC-Chapel Hill
(Recommended course sequence for a pre-med prospective biology student)
Semester
5
5
5
5
5
Course/Requirement
Lifetime Fitness
BIOL 202
CHEM 262
Allied science #1 (e.g., PSYC 101)
Approaches SS/HS + Connections GL (recommended)
Hours
1
4
3
3
3
TOTAL: 14
6
6
6
6
6
BIOL 205
PHYS 114
Allied science #2
Connections (EE)* (recommended)
Approaches PH + Connections US (recommended)
4
4
3
3
3
TOTAL: 17
7
7
7
7
7
BIOL elective (above 205) with lab
PHYS 115
BIOL elective (above 400)
Connections WB + BN (recommended)
Elective
4
4
3
3
3
TOTAL: 17
8
8
8
8
8
BIOL 201
BIOL elective (above 205) with lab
BIOL elective (above 400)
CHEM 241/L
4
4
3
3
TOTAL: 14
* If EE is fulfilled by a course in the major, it can count as a BIOL elective or BIOL elective w/lab (e.g. 1 or 2 semesters of BIOL 395, respectively)
Transfer hours
UNC hours
Graduation
60-61
62
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