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Dec 21, 2024
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2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Transfer Guide MCC AA to UCM BS Biology
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Metropolitan Community College
The below courses are required for BS Biology majors and can be fulfilled at MCC as part of the AA requirements. The full list of MCC AA requirements can be found in the MCC Catalog.
AA General Education Requirements: 42 Semester Hours
The below courses can be taken as part of the general education program at MCC. If these courses are not taken at MCC, they must be completed at UCM.
All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. Some majors require additional hours due to required coursework. See The General Education Program Requirements for full listing of requirements at UCM.
AA Elective Options: 14 Semester Hours
The below courses are required for BS Biology majors and may be taken as part of the 14 required elective hours for the AA degree at MCC. If these courses are not taken at MCC, they must be completed at UCM.
AA General Degree Requirements: 4 Semester Hours
See MCC catalog for enrollment options.
Minimum Total Hours Required for MCC AA: 60 Hours
UCM BS Biology
The below list of courses represents the requirements a student will have left to complete after transferring to UCM with an Associate of Arts degree. Any courses listed above not taken at MCC must be completed as part of BS requirements.
Core Major Requirements: 10 Semester Hours
Elect One of the 7 Areas: Semester Hours
Ecology/Wildlife Biology Electives: 0-4 Semester Hours
Electives from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of BIOL 3712. The following are additional elective options.
- BIOL 3709 - Dendrology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 3711 - Plant Identification (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4210 - Ichthyology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4221 - Mammalogy (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4223 - Ornithology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4232 - Herpetology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4312 - Entomology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4412 - Wildlife Diseases (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4709 - Plant Ecology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4710 - Limnology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4711 - Animal Ecology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4953 - Ecology Field Course (1-6)
Life Science Electives: 2-10 Semester Hours
8 out of 10 required elective hours from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of BIOL 3401 and BIOL 3402.
Area 2 - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Choose 2 from the Following: 8 Semester Hours
Choose from the Following: 4-8 Semester Hours
4 out of 8 required elective hours from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of BIOL 3712.
Area 3 - Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation
Electives from the Following: 4-8 Semester Hours
4 out of 8 required elective hours can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of BIOL 3712.
- BIOL 3211 - Comparative Anatomy (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 3709 - Dendrology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4210 - Ichthyology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4221 - Mammalogy (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4223 - Ornithology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4232 - Herpetology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4312 - Entomology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4709 - Plant Ecology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4710 - Limnology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4711 - Animal Ecology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4953 - Ecology Field Course (1-6)
Area 4 - Integrative Biology
Choose Blant Biol. or Animal Biol. Emphasis (A or B)
A. Plant Biology Emphasis
Electives from the Following: 3-5 Semester Hours
3 out of 6-8 required elective hours from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of GEOS 3010.
B. Animal Biology Emphasis
Electives from the Following: 3-8 Semester Hours
3 out of 6-8 required elective hours from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of GEOS 3010.
- BIOL 3213 - Embryology of Vertebrates (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 3413 - Immunology (3)
- BIOL 3414 - Histology (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 3611 - Microbiology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4210 - Ichthyology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4221 - Mammalogy (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4223 - Ornithology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4232 - Herpetology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4311 - Parasitology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4312 - Entomology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
- BIOL 4400 - Endocrinology (2)
- BIOL 4412 - Wildlife Diseases (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
- BIOL 4514 - Molecular Biology (3)
- BIOL 4515 - Molecular Technology (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
- GEOS 4220 - Geographic Information Systems I (3)
Area 5 - Biomedical/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Electives from the Following: 4-16 Semester Hours
12 out of 16 required elective hours from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of CHEM 3341, CHEM 3342, and PHYS 1101.
Area 6 - Pre-Med., Pre-Dental, Pre-Vet
Electives from the Following: 4-12 Semester Hours
8 out of 12 required elective hours from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of CHEM 3342 and PHYS 1102.
Area 7 - Conservation Enforcement
Electives from the Following: 0-4 Semester Hours
Elective hours from this category can be fulfilled at MCC with completion of BIOL 3712. The following are additional elective options.
Elective from the Following: 3-4 Semester Hours
Free Electives: 17-37 Semester Hours
Free electives may vary depending on transfer coursework and Area chosen at UCM.
*Students must take at least 30 upper-level hours to graduate. Courses taken at MCC that articulate to upper-level UCM courses do not count towards upper-level hours.*
Minimum Total Hours Required for BS: 120 Semester Hours
This guide is based on the UCM 2019 Undergraduate Catalog and is subject to change. This guide is a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Time to degree completion and course sequencing will depend on any credits transferred to UCM and on planned placement in math, reading, and writing. See the current UCM Undergraduate Catalog and MCC Course Catalog for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions.
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