Students wishing to transfer to USF should complete the A.A. degree at the community college. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education Requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university. If students transfer without an A.A. degree and have fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the students must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.

There are no State Mandated Common Prerequisites for this degree program.

Students are encouraged to complete the following prerequisites, or major, support, or elective courses if available, during the program of study at the community college, and when feasible in General Education/Gordon Rule courses. Unless stated otherwise, a grade of “C” is the minimum acceptable grade.

One year each, if offered, of:

• Biology I and Biology II (BSC 2010, 2010L, BSC 2011, 2011L) (8)
• Calculus (MAC 2233, MAC 2234 or MAC 2311, MAC 2312) (6-8)
• General Chemistry (CHM 2041, CHM 2045L, CHM 2046, CHM 2046L) (8)
• General Physics (PHY 2053, PHY 2053L, PHY 2054, PHY 2054L or PHY 2048, PHY 2048L, PHY 2049, PHY 2049L) (8)
• Introduction to Physical Geology and History of the Earth and Life (GLY 2010, GLY 2010L, GLY 2100, GLY 2100L) (8)

Requirements for the Major in Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences

Upper-level coursework required for Interdisciplinary Natural Science majors:

TIER 1

Two introductory courses in each of 5 natural sciences areas (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology) totaling 40 hours:

• Calculus I and II (MAC 2233, 2234 or MAC 2311, 2312 or MAC 2281, 2282) (STA 2023 could be substituted for Calculus II)
• Biology I and II (BSC 2010, 2010L and BSC 2011, 2011L)
• General Chemistry I and II (CHM 2045, 2045L and CHM 2046, 2046L)
• Geology I and II (GLY 2010, 2010L and GLY 2100, 2100L)
• Physics I and II (PHY 2048, 2048L, 2049, 2049L or PHY 2053, 2053L, 2054, 2054L)

TIER 2

At least 8 hours of structured, upper division (3000 level or higher) courses in three of the five natural sciences areas, totalling 24 hours. All Tier 2 courses in the sciences will be selected by the individual student, but must be chosen from the list of courses approved for department major credit. Exit courses and non-major electives will not count toward this requirement.

Residency

At least 12 of the 24 hours at Tier 2 must be taken at USF.

The requirements for graduation for this degree are the same as those contained in Arts and Sciences General Requirements for Degree except for the following:

The Clinical Laboratory Sciences emphasis is designed to prepare students for application to a clinical program in Medical Technology or Cytology following graduation or employment in a laboratory. This major may also be used as a preprofessional degree. Students applying to professional school (e.g. Medicine) should determine then which courses are required for admission. Students planning to apply to clinical programs in Medical Technology need to include a course in Immunology. Students contemplating graduate study should pursue a major in the discipline of their interest, such as Biology, Chemistry, or Microbiology. For the Clinical Laboratory Sciences emphasis, completion of a minimum of 54 credit hours in natural sciences with a "C" or higher in each major and supporting course.

Supporting Courses:

• BSC 2010 Biology I - Cellular Processes (3)
• BSC 2010L Biology I Lab (1) BSC 2011 Biology II - Diversity (3)
• BSC 2011L Biology II Lab (1)
• CHM 2045 General Chemistry I (3)
• CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab (1) CHM 2046 General Chemistry II (3)
• CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab (1)
• MAC 2233 Elementary Calculus I (4) STA 2023 Introductory Statistics (4)

Major Courses:

• BCH 3023 Introductory Biochemistry (3)
  or
  CHS 4300 Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry (3)
• CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I (3)
• CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I Lab (2) CHM2211 Organic Chemistry II (3)
• CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab (2)
• MCB 3030C General Microbiology (4)

Two (2) Biology major electives including at least one with lab (min. 6 hours)

Select from the following list noting prerequisites where applicable:

• BOT 4434C Mycology
• MCB 4115C Determinative Bacteriology
• MCB 4404 Microbial Physiology and Genetics
• MCB 4404L Microbial Physiology and Genetics Lab
• PCB 3023 Cell Biology
• PCB 3023L Cell Biology Lab
• PCB 3063 General Genetics
• PCB 3063L Genetics Lab
• PCB 4064C Experimental Genetics
• PCB 5235 Principles of Immunology

Majors sciences electives in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics to total minimum of 54 hours. Select from the following list, noting prerequisites where applicable, and not duplicating courses used to meet the above requirements:

BCH 3023	BCH 3023L	BCH 4034
BOT 4434C	CHM 3120C	CHM 4060
CHS 4100C	CHS 4300	CHS 4301L
MCB 4115C	MCB 4404	MCB 4404L
MCB 4502C	MCB 5206	MCB 5815
PCB 3023	PCB 3023L	PCB 3063
PCB 3063L	PCB 4064C	PCB 4723
PCB 4723L	PCB 5235	PCB 5525
PHY 2053	PHY 2053L	PHY 2054
PHY 2054L	ZOO 4753C	ZOO 5235

NOTE: Transfer students with credit for two semesters of anatomy and physiology with laboratories may substitute these courses for BSC 2011, 2011L.

Computer competency is essential for work in a modern laboratory. Students lacking computer skills should take CGS 2060.