AS- Biology

Program Type: Certificate, Associates, Bachelors or Masters

Associates Degree

Estimated Time to Complete

Two Years

Format On Campus Off Campus or Hybrid

On Campus

Program Description

Prepares students for upper-level Biology courses, wanting to earn an advanced degree in biology offering introductory courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics.

Mission Vision if program has one

Turtle Mountain Community College is committed to functioning as an autonomous Indian controlled college on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation focusing on general studies, undergraduate education, Career & Technical Education, scholarly research, and continuous improvement of student learning. By creating an academic environment in which the cultural and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is brought to bear throughout the curriculum, the college establishes an administration, staff, faculty, and student body exerting leadership in the community and providing service to it.

Career Outlook

2-year degree program is foundtaion for all biology majors and completion of a 4-year degree program prepares students for graduate school, research or Medical & allied Health Science.

Credit Hours

61 credit hours

Plan of Study Grid

Year One Fall

SOCI 105First Year Experience

2

ENGL 110College Composition I

3

BIOL 150General Biology I/Lab

4

MATH 103College Algebra

4

CSCI 101Introduction to Computers

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Year One Spring

HIST
Native American History Elective

3

ENGL 120College Composition II

3

BIOL 151General Biology II/Lab

4

HPER
Use any HPER or NUTR

2

Elective
CJ, ECON, HIST, POLS, or SOCI

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Year Two Fall

LANG 121 or LANG 125
Chippewa/Cree Lang I or Ojibwe Lang I

3

CHEM 121General Chemistry I/Lab

4

PHYS 211College Physics I/Lab

4

Elective
AHU, ART, HUMM, LANG, PHIL, ENGL (other than ENGL 110, & 120)

3

COMM 110Fundamentals of Public Speaking

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Year Two Spring

LANG 122 or LANG 126
Chippewa/Cree Lang II or Ojibwe Lang II

3

CHEM 122General Chemistry II/Lab

4

PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology

3

Elective
Electives (excluding HPER)

3

Total Credit Hours:13