Academic Catalog
2023-2024

Applied Biology (Please see NOTE below)

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NOTE: Admission to this program was discontinued effective October 5, 2021 and a teach-out plan is in place for current students. 

Home Department: Natural Sciences

Daniel O. Ludwigsen, Ph.D.
Room 2-323A, 810-762-7488
naturalsciences@kettering.edu
 

Applied Biology Program Curriculum Requirements

First Year Experience
CILE-101First Year Foundations1
General Education
COMM-101Rhetoric & Writing4
Social Science Elective (200 or higher)4
LS-201Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition4
LS-489Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues4
Advanced Communications Elective 14
Advanced Humanities Elective 14
Advanced Social Science Elective 14
Advanced Communications, Humanities or Social Science Elective 14
Credit Hours Subtotal: 33
Total Credit Hours33
1

Communications, Humanities and Social Science advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses.

Biology Core
BIOL-141
BIOL-142
General Biology
and General Biology Lab
4
BIOL-241
BIOL-242
Human Biology
and Human Biology Lab
4
BIOL-311Ecology4
BIOL-321Biological Techniques I4
BIOL-331Biological Techniques II4
BIOL-351Genetics4
BIOL-361
BIOL-362
Microbiology
and Microbiology Lab
7
BIOL-381
BIOL-382
Molecular Biology
and Molecular Biology Lab
7
BIOL-441
BIOL-442
Cellular Biology
and Cellular Biology Lab
7
Advanced Biology Elective and Lab7
Advanced Biology Elective 3
BIOL-494Research Methods4
Chemistry Core
CHEM-137
CHEM-136
General Chemistry I
and Principles of Chemistry Lab
4
CHEM-237
CHEM-238
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Lab
4
CHEM-345
CHEM-346
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Lab 2
6
CHEM-347Organic Chemistry II 24
CHEM-351
CHEM-352
Biochemistry I
and Biochemistry Lab
7
Credit Hours Subtotal: 84
Mathematics
MATH-101Calculus I4
or MATH-101X Calculus I
Select one of the following:4
Calculus II
Calculus II
Calculus II - Honors
MATH-258Probability and Statistics4
Physics
PHYS-114
PHYS-115
Newtonian Mechanics
and Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory
4
Credit Hours Subtotal: 16
Electives
Technical Electives 312
Free Electives12
Credit Hours Subtotal: 24
Culminating Undergraduate Experience
CILE-400Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis 44
Total Credit Hours128

(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 1615

2

Alternatively an extended (X) section of this lecture course may be taken. Extended versions of courses offer additional hours with the instructor. 

3

A technical elective may be any 300 or 400 level courses in BIOL, CE, CHEM, CHME, CS, EE, IME, ISYS, MATH, MECH, or PHYS that is not used to complete core degree requirements. Some 200 level classes can also count as technical electives but must be approved by the department head.

4

Students are automatically registered for CILE-400 in a co-op term when they reach Junior II status. 

5

The minimum total number of credit hours required for graduation is 161; however, the total number of credit hours taken may exceed 161. All Applied Biology majors must meet the general educational requirements and their program‘s requirements for a minor or concentration.

Applied Biology Major Representative Program

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman ICredit Hours
CILE-101 First Year Foundations 1
CHEM-137
General Chemistry I
or Principles of Chemistry
3
CHEM-136 Principles of Chemistry Lab 1
MATH-101
Calculus I
or Calculus I
4
COMM-101 Rhetoric & Writing 4
BIOL-141 General Biology 3
BIOL-142 General Biology Lab 1
 Credit Hours17
Freshman II
CHEM-237 General Chemistry II 3
CHEM-238 General Chemistry II Lab 1
MATH-102
Calculus II
or Calculus II
4
Social Science Elective (200 or higher) 4
BIOL-241 Human Biology 3
BIOL-242 Human Biology Lab 1
 Credit Hours16
Sophomore I
BIOL-311 Ecology 4
BIOL-321 Biological Techniques I 4
PHYS-114 Newtonian Mechanics 3
PHYS-115 Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory 1
LS-201 Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition 4
 Credit Hours16
Sophomore II
BIOL-331 Biological Techniques II 4
BIOL-351 Genetics 4
MATH-258 Probability and Statistics 4
Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective 4
 Credit Hours16
Junior I
CHEM-345 Organic Chemistry I 4
CHEM-346 Organic Chemistry I Lab 2
BIOL-361 Microbiology 4
BIOL-362 Microbiology Lab 3
Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective 4
 Credit Hours17
Junior II
CHEM-347 Organic Chemistry II 4
BIOL-381 Molecular Biology 4
BIOL-382 Molecular Biology Lab 3
Free Elective 4
Technical Elective 4
 Credit Hours19
Senior I
CHEM-351 Biochemistry I 4
CHEM-352 Biochemistry Lab 3
BIOL-441 Cellular Biology 4
BIOL-442 Cellular Biology Lab 3
Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective 4
 Credit Hours18
Senior II
Advanced Biology Elective and Lab 7
Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective 4
Technical Elective 4
Free Elective 4
 Credit Hours19
Senior III
BIOL-494 Research Methods 4
Advanced Biology Elective 3
LS-489 Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues 4
Technical Elective 4
Free Elective 4
 Credit Hours19
Any Term
CILE-400 Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis 4
 Credit Hours4
 Total Credit Hours161

(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 1614

1

Humanities, Social Science, and Communications advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses, including one Humanities course and one Social Science Course. Additionally, two of the three advanced electives must be writing intensive.

2

Alternatively an extended (X) section of this lecture course may be taken. Extended versions of courses offer additional hours with the instructor. 

3

A technical elective may be any 300 or 400 level courses in BIOL, CE, CHEM, CHME, CS, EE, IME, ISYS, MATH, MECH, or PHYS that is not used to complete core degree requirements.  MATH-204 and PHYS-224/PHYS-225 can also count as a technical elective.  All other courses must be approved by the department head.

4

The minimum total number of credit hours required for graduation is 161; however, the total number of credit hours taken may exceed 161. All Applied Biology majors must meet the general educational requirements and their program‘s requirements for a minor or concentration.