Computational Biology (Biology)
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and multicultural requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
Computational biology is a new and promising field of study. The purpose of this interdisciplinary major is to provide a top-notch educational program for students interested in the areas of computational biology and bioinformatics. This program seeks to achieve two goals: 1) to develop an understanding of the issues associated with developing biologically meaningful computational models, and 2) to give students the broad-based education that is needed to create a set of models directed towards solving a practical biomedical problem
Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| MAC1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra 3 |
| MAC1114 Analytic Trigonometry3 |
| CHM1045 General Chemistry I and CHM1045 Lab4 |
| GE History3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Mathematics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
| MAC2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I4 |
| CHM1046 General Chemistry II and CHM1046 Lab4 |
| GE Core Social Science3 |
| Elective or Writing Competency3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete MAC1140 or MAC1114( ≥ C minus ) |
| Summer hrs |
| PHY2048C General Physics A with Lab5 |
| MAC2312 Calculus with Analytical Geometry II4 |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| Elective or Oral Communication Competency3 |
| ISC3313 Introduction to Scientific Computing3 |
| BSC2010 Biological Science I and BSC2010 Lab 4 |
| GE Core Humanities3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete CHM1045 and CHM1045 Lab ( ≥ C minus ) in each |
| Complete BOTH MAC 1114 and MAC 1140 ( ≥ C minus ) in each |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| BSC2011 Biological Science II and BSC2011 Lab 4 |
| ISC3222 Symbolic and Numerical Computation3 |
| MAD2104 Discrete Mathematics3 |
| GE Civic Literacy requirement3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| Complete MAC2311 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete BSC2010 and BSC2010 Lab ( ≥ C minus ) in each |
| Complete CHM1046 and CHM1046 Lab ( ≥ C minus ) in each |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| STA2171 Statistics for Biology4 |
| GE Ethics3 |
| ISC4304C Programming for Scientific Applications4 |
| PCB3063 Genetics3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete MAD2104 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete ISC3313 or other C++ course ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete BSC2011 and BSC2011L ( ≥ C minus ) in each |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| Foreign Language 1 4 |
| Bio Elective 3 |
| PCB4674 Evolution3 |
| GE Diversity or other Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete ISC3222 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Start Foreign Language |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| Foreign Language II4 |
| ISC 4221C Algorithms for Scientific Applications II or ISC4220C Algorithms for Scientific Applications I 4 |
| BSC4943r Practicum in Computational Biology2 |
| Additional major elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete ISC4221 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete ISC4304 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete PCB3063 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Begin BSC4943r |
| Complete Pre-Graduation check |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| Foreign Language III4 |
| ISC4420 Introduction to Bioinformatics 4 |
| BSC4943r Practicum in Computational Biology2 |
| Elective or remaining GE writing, formative experience3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Apply for graduation in 1st two weeks |
Employment Information
Salary Information:For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Computational Biologist, Bioinformatics Specialist, Biotechnologist, Pharmaceutical/Medical Researcher, Forensic Scientist, Molecular Medicine Specialist, Comparative Genomics Scientist, Genetic Engineer, Human Geneticist, and Genome Analyst, Programmer, Systems Analyst, Software Engineer, Data Processing System Manager, Network Administrator.
Representative Employers: Pharmaceutical Companies, Healthcare Providers, Medical Laboratories, Biotechnology Companies, Law Enforcement Agencies, Colleges and Universities, State and Federal Government, Software Development Companies.
