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2014 - 2015 Catalog Year General Studies Maroon

Degree: BS

College/School: College of Health Solutions

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Term 1 0 - 13 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ASU 101: The ASU Experience	1
BMI 101: Introduction to Bioinformatics	3	B
ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
MAT 251: Calculus for Life Sciences (MA)	3	C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
Term hours subtotal:	13

An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, or TOEFL score determines placement into first-year composition courses
ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement in Mathematics course
ASU 101 or College specific equivalent First Year Seminar required of all freshman students

Term 2 13 - 30 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
BIO 181: General Biology I (SQ) OR BIO 182: General Biology II (SG)	4	B-
BMI 102: Introduction to Public Health/Imaging Informatics	3	B
CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java (CS)	3	B-
CHM 113: General Chemistry I (SQ)	4	C
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	17

Term 3 30 - 46 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

BIO 181: General Biology I (SQ) OR BIO 182: General Biology II (SG)	4	B-
BMI 201: Introduction to Clinical Informatics	3	B-
MAT 243: Discrete Mathematical Structures	3	C
CSE 205: Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures (CS)	3	C
STP 226: Elements of Statistics (CS)	3	C
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	16

Term 4 46 - 62 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

BIO 340: General Genetics	4	B-
BMI 211: Modeling Biomedical Decisions	3	B-
BMI 221: Knowledge Representation for Biomedical Informatics	3	B-
CSE 240: Introduction to Programming Languages	3	C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Global Awareness (G)	3
Term hours subtotal:	16

Term 5 62 - 77 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

BMI 301: Clinical Environments	3	C
BMI 311: Modeling Biomedical Knowledge	3	C
BMI 332: Team Dynamics for Healthcare IT Projects	3	C
CSE 310: Data Structures and Algorithms	3	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

Term 6 77 - 92 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

BMI 312: Modeling Biomedical Data	3	C
BMI 330: Topics in Translational Bioinformatics	3	C
CSE 360: Introduction to Software Engineering	3	C
CSE 412: Database Management	3	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

Term 7 92 - 107 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

BMI 461: Advanced Topics in Biomedical Informatics I	3	C
BMI 482: Capstone I	3	C
BMI 484: Internship	3	C
Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) OR Upper Division Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

Term 8 107 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

BMI 462: Advanced Topics In Biomedical Informatics II	3	C
BMI 483: Capstone II	3	C
Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Technical Elective	3	C
Elective	1
Term hours subtotal:	13

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Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum

General University Requirements Legend
General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)
First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2014 - 2015 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.

2014 - 2015 Major Map
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, BS

College/School: College of Health Solutions

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Critical Course

Necessary Course

Term 1

0 - 13 Credit Hours

ASU 101: The ASU Experience

Hours: 1

BMI 101: Introduction to Bioinformatics

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: B

ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

MAT 251: Calculus for Life Sciences (MA)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)

Hours: 3

Notes:

An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, or TOEFL score determines placement into first-year composition courses
ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement in Mathematics course
ASU 101 or College specific equivalent First Year Seminar required of all freshman students

Term 2

13 - 30 Credit Hours

ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

BIO 181: General Biology I (SQ) OR BIO 182: General Biology II (SG)

Hours: 4

Minimum Grade: B-

BMI 102: Introduction to Public Health/Imaging Informatics

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: B

CSE 110: Principles of Programming with Java (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: B-

CHM 113: General Chemistry I (SQ)

Hours: 4

Minimum Grade: C

Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).

Term 3

30 - 46 Credit Hours

BIO 181: General Biology I (SQ) OR BIO 182: General Biology II (SG)

Hours: 4

Minimum Grade: B-

BMI 201: Introduction to Clinical Informatics

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: B-

MAT 243: Discrete Mathematical Structures

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

CSE 205: Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

STP 226: Elements of Statistics (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.

Term 4

46 - 62 Credit Hours

BIO 340: General Genetics

Hours: 4

Minimum Grade: B-

BMI 211: Modeling Biomedical Decisions

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: B-

BMI 221: Knowledge Representation for Biomedical Informatics

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: B-

CSE 240: Introduction to Programming Languages

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Global Awareness (G)

Hours: 3

Term 5

62 - 77 Credit Hours

BMI 301: Clinical Environments

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

BMI 311: Modeling Biomedical Knowledge

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

BMI 332: Team Dynamics for Healthcare IT Projects

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

CSE 310: Data Structures and Algorithms

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)

Hours: 3

Term 6

77 - 92 Credit Hours

BMI 312: Modeling Biomedical Data

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

BMI 330: Topics in Translational Bioinformatics

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

CSE 360: Introduction to Software Engineering

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

CSE 412: Database Management

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)

Hours: 3

Term 7

92 - 107 Credit Hours

BMI 461: Advanced Topics in Biomedical Informatics I

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

BMI 482: Capstone I

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

BMI 484: Internship

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) OR Upper Division Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)

Hours: 3

Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)

Hours: 3

Term 8

107 - 120 Credit Hours

BMI 462: Advanced Topics In Biomedical Informatics II

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

BMI 483: Capstone II

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)

Hours: 3

Technical Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Elective

Hours: 1

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Technical Elective

CSE 414: Advanced Database Concepts

CSE 459: Logic for Computing Scientists

CSE 463: Introduction to Human Computer Interaction

CSE 465: Information Assurance

CSE 471: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

CSE 476: Introduction to Natural Language Processing

CSE 494: Cognitive Systems and Intelligent Agents

BIO 355: Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology (CS) or MBB 355: Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology (CS)

BIO 455: Introduction to Comparative Genomics or BMI 465: Introduction to Comparative Genomics

BIO 456: Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution or BMI 466: Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution

STP 420: Introductory Applied Statistics (CS)

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum

General University Requirements Legend

General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)

First-Year Composition