Pathway Agreement

Maricopa Community College District
Biological Sciences, BS Pathway
2019-2020
ASU Major: Biological Sciences, BS | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Pathway Notes
2.0 GPA in coursework used to satisfy MAPP requirements. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or greater.
Special Requirements

The recommended MCCCD associate degree pathway and Arizona General Education Certificate (AGEC) for this major is the Associate in Science, Biology degree and AGEC-S. Completion of the MAPP and all special requirements meets major map requirements at ASU and guarantees admission to the Biological Sciences, BS degree program.

Pathway Requirements
First-Year Composition [FYC]
ENG 101: First-Year Composition or
ENG 107: First-Year Composition for ESL
3 hrs
ENG 102: First-Year Composition or
ENG 108: First-Year Composition for ESL
3 hrs
Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L]
Literacy and Critical Inquiry [L]
0-3 hrs
Mathematical Studies [MA]
MAT 220: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I or
MAT 221: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I OR
MAT 212: Brief Calculus or
MAT 213: Brief Calculus
4-5 hrs
Students can take MAT 212 or MAT 213 to fulfill requirement.
Humanities, Arts, and Design [HU]
Humanities, Arts, and Design
3 hrs
Humanities, Arts, and Design
3 hrs
Social-Behavioral Science [SB]
Social-Behavioral Science
3 hrs
Social-Behavioral Science
3 hrs
Natural Science [SQ, SG]
BIO 181: General Biology (Majors) I
4 hrs
BIO 182: General Biology (Majors) II
4 hrs
Subject Options
CHM 150: General Chemistry I and
CHM 151LL: General Chemistry I Laboratory or
CHM 151: General Chemistry I and
CHM 151LL: General Chemistry I Laboratory
4-5 hrs
CHM 152: General Chemistry II and
CHM 152LL: General Chemistry II Laboratory or
CHM 152AA: General Chemistry II
4 hrs
General Education Awareness Areas [C, H, G]
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. [C]
0-3 hrs
Historical or Global Awareness [H] or [G]
0-3 hrs
MCCCD Additional Requirements
COM 100: Introduction to Human Communication or
COM 110: Interpersonal Communication or
COM 225: Public Speaking or
COM 230: Small Group Communication
0-3 hrs
CRE 101: College Critical Reading
0-3 hrs
Complete CRE 101 or equivalent.
Additional Lower Division Requirements
BIO 220: Biology of Microorganisms or
BIO 205: Microbiology
0-4 hrs
Per Maricopa degree requirements, students should take BIO 205 or BIO 220 prior to transfer to ASU
CHM 230: Fundamental Organic Chemistry and
CHM 230LL: Fundamental Organic Chemistry OR
CHM 235: General Organic Chemistry I and
CHM 235LL: General Organic Chemistry I L AND
CHM 236: General Organic Chemistry IIA or
CHM 236LL: General Organic Chemistry IIA Laboratory
4-8 hrs
Pre-health students should take two semester sequence of organic chemistry. Pre-health students should take CHM 235 and CHM 235 LL instead of CHM 230 and CHM 230LL. See pre-health website for more information: http://prehealth.asu.edu.explore/curriculum
MAT 206: Elements of Statistics or
SWU 225: Statistics for Social Research/Justice and Government or
PSY 230: Introduction to Statistics
3 hrs
Although not directly equivalent, these courses are accepted to meet STP231 at ASU.
PHY 101: Introduction to Physics OR
PHY 111: General Physics I AND
PHY 112: General Physics II
4-8 hrs
Per Maricopa degree requirements, students should take PHY 111 or PHY 112.
Lower Division Elective
0-11 hrs
If BIO courses are taken after transfer to ASU, students can take 11 elective credit hours.
Total Required Credits: 60