Major
Major requirements
Bioinformatics major worksheet
The major consists of a minimum of 12 courses with at least three at the 300 level and a capstone experience.
Required courses
BIO 112 Cells and Genes
BIO 211 Genetics
BIO 305 Biochemistry
or BIO 316 Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
CHEM 153 Chemical Principles
CHEM 253 Organic Chemistry I
COMP 115 Robots, Games and Problem Solving
or BIO 242 DNA
or COMP 242 DNA
COMP 116 Data Structures
COMP 325 Database Systems
MATH 151 Accelerated Statistics
MATH 216 Computational Molecular Biology
or MATH 251 Methods of Data Analysis
Two electives, one at the 300 level and one at the 200 level or above, from the list of recommended courses from biology, computer science, chemistry or mathematics.
Capstone experience: To be determined by faculty in your area of interest.
Recommended courses
Recommended that bioinformatics majors take both BIO 305 Biochemistry and BIO 316 Molecular Biology and Biotechnology when possible.
Recommended that bioinformatics majors take both COMP 115 Robots, Games and Problem Solving and COMP 242 DNA or BIO 242 DNA when possible.
Biology
BIO 111 Evolution and Ecology
BIO 219 Cell Biology
BIO 221 Microbiology and Immunology
BIO 254 Developmental Biology
BIO 303 Evolution
BIO 317 Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Chemistry
CHEM 254 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 355 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEM 356 Quantum Chemistry
Computer Science
COMP 215 Algorithms
COMP 255 Artificial Intelligence
Mathematics
MATH 101 Calculus I
MATH 104 Calculus II
MATH 211 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 236 Multivariable Calculus
MATH 241 Theory of Probability
MATH 342 Mathematical Statistics
Physics
PHYS 170 Introductory Physics I
PHYS 171 Introductory Physics II
Others
ECON 112 Introduction to Microeconomics
PHIL 111 Ethics
PHIL 125 Logic
PHIL 241 Bio-Ethics
