Biological Science

Associate of Science

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in Biology.

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Program Details

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View Program Guide for Associate in Science in Biological Science

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

SCI 100 or ORI 100	STEM Fundamentals or College 101	1
BIO 101	Biological Sciences I	4
CHM 151	Chemical Principles	5
MAT 111, 117, or 131	Precalculus, Calculus for Business and Social Sciences, or Calculus I	4-5
	Total	14-15

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

CHM 152	Chemical Principles with Qualitative Analysis	5
BIO 102	Biological Sciences II	4
ENG 101	English Composition I	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
	Total	15

FIRST YEAR – SUMMER SEMESTER

MAT 282	Statistics	3
COM 115	Speech	3
	Total	6

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

CHM 201 or Elective	Organic Chemistry I or General Education Elective	3-5
Fine Arts	Fine Arts Elective	3
PHY 155 or Elective	College Physics I or General Education Elective	3-5
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
Elective	General Education Elective	3
	Total	15-18

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

CHM 202 or Elective	Organic Chemistry II or General Education Elective	3-5
PHY 156 or Elective	College Physics II or General Education Elective	3-5
Humanities	Humanities Elective	3
Social Science	Social Science Elective	3
Elective	General Education Elective	3
	Total	15-19

Total Hours for Degree

The Biological Science – AS Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from the Official John A. Logan Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts.

John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for Biological Science, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu page.

Scientific Inquiry: understand and be able to apply the scientific method in a biological context.
Scientific ethics: Understand and apply ethical biological principles in real-world scenarios.
Interdisciplinary knowledge: Integrate biological concepts with knowledge from other disciplines such as chemistry, physics and mathematics, to solve biological problems.