Program: Associate of Science, concentration in Biology Pre-Professional Emphasis - San Antonio College

Apr 16, 2025

The Associate of Science with a concentration in Biology, Pre-Professional Emphasis provides students a broad foundation in preparation for professional careers in Human Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Students preparing for careers in these areas will be exposed to a solid foundation of scientific methodology and the fundamental principles of Biology. Students are encouraged to contact the institution to which they plan to transfer for specific requirements in Mathematics and the Sciences.

SAC Outcomes and Competencies

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 61)

Additional Communication (11) core (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Additional Communication (11) Core

Mathematics (20) Core (4 credit hours)

Select 1 course from:

MATH 1442 - Elementary Statistical Methods
MATH 2413 - Calculus I

Natural Sciences (30) Core (8 credit hours)

BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors I
BIOL 1407 - Biology for Science Majors II

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core

Additional Humanities (41) core (3 credit hours)

ARAB 2311 - Intermediate Arabic I
ARAB 2312 - Intermediate Arabic II
CHIN 2311 - Intermediate Chinese I
CHIN 2312 - Intermediate Chinese II
ENGL 2322 - British Literature I: Anglo Saxon through Neoclassical
ENGL 2323 - British Literature II: Romanticism to the Present
ENGL 2327 - American Literature I: Precolonial through the Romantic Period
ENGL 2328 - American Literature II: Realism to the Present
ENGL 2332 - World Literature I: Antiquity through the Renaissance
ENGL 2333 - World Literature II: Neoclassical to the Present
ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature
ENGL 2342 - Introduction to Literature and Literary Criticism
ENGL 2351 - Mexican American Literature
FREN 2311 - Intermediate French I
FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II
GERM 2311 - Intermediate German I
GERM 2312 - Intermediate German II
HIST 2321 - World Civilizations I
HIST 2322 - World Civilizations II
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to the Humanities I
HUMA 1302 - Introduction to the Humanities II
HUMA 2319 - American Minority Studies
ITAL 2311 - Intermediate Italian I
ITAL 2312 - Intermediate Italian II
JAPN 2311 - Intermediate Japanese I
JAPN 2312 - Intermediate Japanese II
LATI 2311 - Intermediate Latin I
LATI 2312 - Intermediate Latin II
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1304 - Introduction to World Religions
PHIL 2303 - Introduction to Logic
PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics
SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II

Visual and Performing Arts (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core

History (6 credit hours)

Select 2 courses from the History (60) Core

Government (6 credit hours)

Select 2 courses from the Government (70) Core

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Additional Requirements (16 credit hours)

CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II
Select 2 courses from:
BIOL 2421 - Microbiology for Science Majors
BIOL 2416 - Genetics
CHEM 2323 - Organic Chemistry Lecture I And
CHEM 2223 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry Lecture II And
CHEM 2225 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
PHYS 1401 - General Physics I
PHYS 1402 - General Physics II

Notes:

A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

The student is encouraged to carefully examine requirements at the transfer institution. Requirements vary from institution to institution and can change from one year to the next.

Note:

Program CIP: 23.0101

Major Code: BIOP