Biology, B.A. (including Medical Imaging & Medical Lab Science)

Upon successful completion of the program of studies for biology, the student will receive a B.S. or B.A. in Biology and will have given evidence of the following outcomes and goals:

• Students will gain knowledge of the key ideas and theories within the field of biology.
• Students will learn to use basic biology laboratory field methods, tools and techniques.
• Students will effectively read and critically evaluate scientific literature as evidenced by rubric driven analysis of signature assignments in BI201 Biological Literature and BI443 Capstone in Biology: BA or BI444 Capstone in Biology: BS.
• Students will learn to communicate biological information effectively as evidence by a) rubric driven analysis of oral presentations in BI120 Biological Diversity & Phylogeny and BI443 Capstone in Biology: BA or BI444 Capstone in Biology: BS, and b) rubric driven analysis of formal written reports prepared in BI201 Biological Literature and upper-level biology elective courses.
• Students will integrate personal and ethical values within the study of biology as evidenced by students' responses on the departmentally generated values survey.

To earn this degree, students must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including General Education requirements and the major requirements below.

Major Sequence

For the B.A. degree, a minimum of 9 credits of biology coursework must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.

For students seeking teacher certification, in addition to the core of required courses for the biology degree, the department recommends the following courses: BI213 Human Anatomy & Physiology I and BI214 Human Anatomy & Physiology II. For Teacher of Biology (K-12) certification, at least 12 credits must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. 

It is recommended that students who have completed General Biology I, II, at another institution, take BI320 Cell Biology in place of BI121 Cellular Organiz., Energetics & Function to satisfy their cell biology requirement.

All biology majors who have completed 16 credits of Georgian Court biology courses will have their status reviewed by the biology faculty members. Those with a Georgian Court biology GPA of less than 2.50 may be advised and required to change their major. A Georgian Court biology GPA of 2.50 is required for graduation.

All majors pursuing the B.S. or B.A. degree in Biology are required to take a department-administered Major Field Test before graduation.

Course Requirements (except for Medical Laboratory Science Track and Medical Imaging Science Track)

A minimum of 30 biology credits, plus courses in related areas, including:

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Students electing for PH115 College Physics I must take MA110 Precalculus. Students electing for PH121 University Physics I must take MA115 Calculus I. Students preparing for professional careers or graduate school are strongly advised to take PH121 University Physics I and PH122 University Physics II.

Requirements for Medical Laboratory Science Track

A minimum of 40 credits including:

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Students electing for PH115 College Physics I must take MA110 Precalculus. Students electing for PH121 University Physics I must take MA115 Calculus I. Students preparing for professional careers or graduate school are strongly advised to take PH121 University Physics I and PH122 University Physics II.

Requirements for MCI Medical Imaging Track (for students who will take sonography courses at Medical Career Institute of NJ)

A minimum of 40 credits including:

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Students electing for PH115 College Physics I must take MA110 Precalculus. Students electing for PH121 University Physics I must take MA115 Calculus I. Students preparing for professional careers or graduate school are strongly advised to take PH121 University Physics I and PH122 University Physics II.

Requirements for Pre-Medical Imaging Sciences Track (for students who transfer to Rutgers University to earn a Rutgers University B.S. in Medical Imaging Sciences degree)

This course list is only for students who transfer to Rutgers to earn a B.S. in Medical Imaging Sciences degree. Students transferring to Rutgers for this program must earn at least 60 credits before transferring (i.e., those exempt from GEN101 and/or GEN199 due to GCU transfer policy must reach 60 earned credits using credits from additional courses). GCU does not award a degree in Medical Imaging Sciences.  Students who complete the course list below but do not transfer to Rutgers University and instead plan to graduate from GCU must complete requirements for the appropriate GCU degree program. If they wish to earn a B.A. in Biology degree, they must complete the B.A. in Biology degree requirements (including GCU general education requirements not met through the list of courses below, e.g., GEN400, Creative Thinking & Expression, Intercultural Understanding & Intercultural Communication).  

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General Education

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