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====== Bachelor of Science in Biology ======

| [[#date_of_bor_approval|Date of BOR Approval]] |
| [[#program_learning_outcomes|Program Learning Outcomes]] |
| [[#admission_requirements|Admission Requirements]] |
| [[#graduation_requirements|Graduation Requirements]] |
| [[#curriculum_checklist|Curriculum Checklist]] |
| [[#individual_course_titles_and_descriptions_with_credit_units,_pre-requisites_and/or_co-requisites|Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites]] |
The program aims to develop individuals equipped with scientific competence for future professional study and the social conscience that will motivate them to continuously seek ways and means to improve the living conditions of the Filipino people through science and technology.\\
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==== Date of BOR Approval (Institution) ====
1973\\
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==== Program Learning Outcomes ====
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Biology program are expected to:
  - develop a mindset for lifelong learning in pursuit of excellence with a global perspective;
  - demonstrate adaptability, professionalism, and ethical behavior in the workplace;
  - foster social and environmental responsibility to build a healthy community;
  - demonstrate knowledge and comprehension in the core areas of biology (from molecules to ecosystems);
  - apply critical, analytical, and integrative thinking to biological problems;
  - employ the scientific method to design and ethically conduct biological research that contributes to addressing national and global issues on the environment and health; and
  - effectively communicate biological ideas in both written and oral form, and through the use of various media.
==== Admission Requirements ====
Graduates of accredited high schools may be admitted as freshmen into the University of the Philippines on the following bases: (1) their performance in the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT); (2) their weighted average in the first three years of high school and; (3) their choice of UP Campus and the quota set for specific course/colleges/units set by the respective Deans.\\
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=== Graduation Requirements ===
Completion of 151 units\\
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=== Summary of Credit Units ===
^ Category ^ Credit Units ^
| General Education | 24.0 |
| Legislated | 3.0 |
| Foundation | 25.0 |
| Core | 59.0 |
| Major | 24.0 |
| Qualified Electives | 6.0 |
| Electives | 3.0 |
| Internship/Thesis/Capstone | 7.0 |
| Total | 151.0 |
=== Curriculum Checklist ===
^  First Year  ^^^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||  **Midyear**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| GE 1 (Comm 10) | 3.0 | Chemistry 41 | 5.0 | GE 2 | 3.0 |
| Math 105 | 4.0 | Physics 61 | 3.0 | Bio 116 | 3.0 |
| Chemistry 33 | 5.0 | Physics 61.1 | 1.0 | | |
| Biology 110 | 5.0 | Biology 126 | 5.0 | | |
| PE 1 | (2.0) | Biology 180 | 3.0 | | |
| NSTP | (3.0) | PE 2 | (2.0) | | |
| | | NSTP | (3.0) | | |
| Total | 17.0 | Total | 17.0 | Total | 6.0 |

^  Second Year  ^^^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||  **Midyear**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| GE 3 (Science 11) | 3.0 | GE 4 | 3.0 | GE 5 | 3.0 |
| Physics 62 | 3.0 | Or Com 111 | 3.0 | GE 6 | 3.0 |
| Physics 62.1 | 1.0 | Biology 128 | 3.0 | | |
| Biology 120 | 5.0 | Biology 140 | 5.0 | | |
| Biology 125 | 5.0 | Biology 160 | 5.0 | | |
| Biology 181 | 3.0 | PE 2 | (2.0) | | |
| PE 2 | (2.0) | | | | |
| Total | 20.0 | Total | 19.0 | Total | 6.0 |

^  Third Year  ^^^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||  **Midyear**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| Biology 133 | 5.0 | GE 8 | 3.0 | Biology 191 (Practicum) | 3.0 |
| PI 100 | 3.0 | Biology 192 | 3.0 | | |
| Biology 150 | 5.0 | Biology 199 | 3.0 | | |
| Major 1 | 3.0 | Major 2 | 3.0 | | |
|  |  | Major 3 | 3.0 | | |
|  |  | Major 4 | 3.0 | | |
| Total | 18.0 | Total | 18.0 | Total | 3.0 |

^  Fourth Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| PI 100 | 3.0 | Biology 200.2 | 2.0 |
| Elective | 3.0 | Qualified Elective 2 | 3.0 |
| Qualified Elective 1 | 3.0 | Major 7 | 3.0 |
| Biology 196 | 1.0 | Major 8 | 3.0 |
| Biology 200.1 | 2.0 |  |  |
| Major 5 | 3.0 | | |
| Major 6 | 3.0 | | |
| Total | 18.0 | Total | 11.0 |

=== Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites ===
==== Major Courses ====
**Course Code:** Bio 134\\
**Course Title:** Animal Histology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the microscopic structure of animal tissues and organ systems, emphasizing the relationship between structure and function. It seeks to equip students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to identify, analyze, and interpret histological features using appropriate laboratory techniques. Furthermore, the course fosters critical and analytical thinking in evaluating normal and altered tissue architecture, preparing students for advanced studies and research in the biological sciences\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 166\\
**Course Title:** Ecosystem Health\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 160\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Systematic examination of an emergent paradigm in environmental management, ecosystem health, and resilience thinking with focus on the evaluation of environmental issues using key indicators of system health such as integrity, resilience, vigour, diversity, stability, and adaptability\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 167\\
**Course Title:** Environmental Impact Assessment\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 160 and Bio 181\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Overview on the perspectives of the natural and social sciences in assessing and managing environmental impacts\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 169\\
**Course Title:** Conservation Genetics\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 160 and Bio 181\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course covers application of the principles of genetics to species conservation\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 171\\
**Course Title:** Bioinformatics\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 140 and Bio 150\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course provides an overview of Bioinformatics and the use of computational methods to investigate and answer biological questions. This course is designed to be project-oriented with hands-on experience using open-access DNA/protein analysis software and molecular databases, a major objective\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 151\\
**Course Title:** Immunology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 126, Bio 120, Bio 150, and Bio 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course covers cells and tissues of the immune system, lymphocyte development, the structure and function of antigen receptors, the cell biology of antigen processing and presentation, including molecular structure and assembly of MHC molecules, the biology of cytokines, leukocyte-endothelial interactions, and the pathogenesis of immunologically mediated diseases\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 168\\
**Course Title:** Ecotoxicology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 160, Chem 33, and Chem 40\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course explores the principles and applications of ecotoxicology, focusing on the interactions between environmental contaminants and biological systems. It provides an in-depth understanding of the sources, fate, and effects of toxic substances on the different biological organizational levels: cells, tissues, organs, individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 173\\
**Course Title:** Parasitology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 116 and Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course provides an overview of representative parasite species that are of medical and veterinary significance\\
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**Course Code:** Micro 126\\
**Course Title:** Microbial Genetics\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course provides basic concepts on the genetic mechanisms of microorganisms built around the concept of information flow in cells. It will teach students to understand the processes involved at the genomic level of organization\\
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**Course Code:** Micro 127\\
**Course Title:** Microbial Taxonomy\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course deals with the principles of microbial taxonomy to include diversity and phylogeny utilizing both traditional and modern approaches to classification and identification\\
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**Course Code:** Micro 122\\
**Course Title:** Environmental Microbiology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Offers a multi-disciplinary approach towards the understanding and appreciation of the ecological roles and interactions of microorganisms\\
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**Course Code:** Micro 124\\
**Course Title:** Food Microbiology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course provides a comprehensive study of microorganisms associated with food, focusing on their roles in food spoilage, foodborne diseases, and food production\\
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**Course Code:** Micro 125\\
**Course Title:** Industrial Microbiology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** An introduction to industrial microbiology, with emphasis on the principles and processes involved in the utilizing microorganisms for industrial production\\
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**Course Code:** Micro 123\\
**Course Title:** Microbial Physiology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Bacterial structure and function, modes of metabolism, regulatory responses to environmental change and stress, and microbial aspects of nutrition and growth\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 155\\
**Course Title:** Biology of Viruses\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** An introductory course on the concepts related to viruses, including virus structure, classification, replication strategies, and how they interact with their hosts\\
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==== Core Courses ====
**Course Code:** Bio 110\\
**Course Title:** Integrated Principles of Biology\\
**Credit Units:** 5.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** A comprehensive approach to the principles of biology\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 116\\
**Course Title:** Invertebrate Zoology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0 (1 unit lecture, 2 units laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** A general survey and taxonomy of the invertebrates with introduction to the principles of systematics; presents comparative study on the structural and physiological characteristics of the various invertebrate phyla; a comprehensive treatment of the systematics, ecology, economics and medical importance of typical representatives from each phyla\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 125\\
**Course Title:** Plant Morphology and Physiology\\
**Credit Units:** 5.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Integration of the structure and function of plants including their morphology, anatomy, and various vital functions\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 126\\
**Course Title:** Animal Morphology and Physiology\\
**Credit Units:** 5.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Structure-function relationship in different groups of animals with particular focus on vertebrate morpho-physiology\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 120\\
**Course Title:** Microbiology\\
**Credit Units:** 5.0 (3 units lecture, 2 units laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110, Chem 41, Chem 41.1\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles of microbiology, including the taxonomy, morphology, physiology, ecology, and economic importance of microorganisms and the diagnosis, prevention and control of bacterial, fungal, and ricketssial disease\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 140\\
**Course Title:** Genetics\\
**Credit Units:** 5.0 (3 units lecture, 2 units laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 180, Chem 41, Chem 41.1\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles of heredity and variation in diploid organisms, fungi, bacteria, and viruses including Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics; population genetics and ectoplasmic inheritance\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 150\\
**Course Title:** Cell and Molecular Biology\\
**Credit Units:** 5.0 (3 units lecture, 2 units laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110, Chem 41, Chem 40.1\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Introduction to cellular structure and function, biological molecules, biogenetics and the genetics of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, elements of molecular biology, enzymes and enzyme kinetics and the molecular basis of development\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 180\\
**Course Title:** Biostatistics\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** Math 105\\
**Course Description:** Basic concepts in probability, statistics, and statistical analysis for the biological sciences\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 181\\
**Course Title:** Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 180\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Experimental design and statistical tests used in research studies\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 192\\
**Course Title:** Biological Evolution\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 140\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Theories, principles and mechanisms of evolution\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 197\\
**Course Title:** Practicum\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Must have passed 55 units of the Core courses (Junior Standing)\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Internship for BS Biology Students\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 196\\
**Course Title:** Research Methodology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Must have passed at least 75% of all the courses (Senior Standing)\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Survey of current biological literature\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 200\\
**Course Title:** Undergraduate Thesis 1\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Must have passed at least 75% of all the courses (Senior Standing) and Bio 199\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Research Proposal\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 200.2\\
**Course Title:** Undergraduate Thesis 2\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 200.1\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Implementation, writing, and presentation of the thesis\\
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==== Electives ====
**Course Code:** Bio 112\\
**Course Title:** Mycology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and biotechnological applications of fungi\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 124\\
**Course Title:** Radiation Biology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Senior Standing/Consent of Instructor\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Sequence of events within organisms that follows the absorption of energy from ionizing radiation; physical foundations of radiation biology; the interaction of radiation with living systems, and their consequent effects; and the treatment of irradiated organisms\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 127\\
**Course Title:** Medicinal Botany\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Senior Standing/Consent of Instructor\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Morpho-anatomical characterization of medicinally important plants with an evolutionary and ethnobotanical perspective\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 152\\
**Course Title:** Reproductive Biology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Concepts and principles of reproduction in all forms of life, including viruses\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 153\\
**Course Title:** Forensic Biology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 140 and Bio 150\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Essential principles of biological processes that are commonly utilized for a detailed analysis of past events\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 154\\
**Course Title:** Human Biology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Introduction to the structure and function of the human body with emphasis on health, disease, and homeostasis\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 161\\
**Course Title:** Field Biology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 160 and PE 2\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Applied principles of ecology in marine, terrestrial, freshwater, and estuarine environments including the collection, preservation, and preparation of plant and animal specimens for laboratory studies\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 164\\
**Course Title:** Philippine Biodiversity\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 160\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Qualitative and quantitative assessment of Philippine biodiversity including threat identification, management, conservation and preservation\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 165\\
**Course Title:** Biogeography\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Ecological and historical aspects of the geographical, temporal, and spatial distribution of plants and animals\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 170\\
**Course Title:** Restoration Ecology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 160 and Bio 180\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Ecological theories and practices on the restoration of degraded and/or altered landscapes\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 174\\
**Course Title:** Entomology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 110\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Concepts on biology and application of insects in human culture and research\\
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**Course Code:** Bio 175\\
**Course Title:** Protozoology\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Concepts on the morphology, life cycle, symptoms, diagnosis and prevention of protozoan parasites\\
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**Course Code:** Public Health 155\\
**Course Title:** Medical and Public Health Microbiology for the Health Sciences\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** Bio 120\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Medical and Public Health Microbiology for the Health Sciences\\
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==== GE Courses ====
**Course Code:** Comm 10\\
**Course Title:** Critical Perspectives in Communication\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** A course that explores how communication takes place in various levels of human interaction: interpersonal or group, mass or public, intercultural and workplace. This perspectives course engages you on a critical examination of communication issues in five interrelated areas: rhetoric, identity construction, representation, and culture\\
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**Course Code:** Wika 1\\
**Course Title:** Wika, Kultura at Lipunan\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Nakatuon ang kursong ito sa pagsusuri sa ugnayan ng wika, kultura at lipunan. Sa pamamagitan ng kursong ito, matatampok ang mga layunin na nagsusulong ng mapanuri at mapagpalayang edukasyon, nakaangkla sa nasyonalismo, nagpapahalaga sa mga wika sa Pilipinas bilang batayan sa pagpapaunlad ng wikang pambansa, at nagkikintal ng ang pag-aaral ng wikang Filipino ay pagkatutong panghabambuhay\\
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**Course Code:** KAS 1\\
**Course Title:** Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Ang pampulitika, pang-ekonomiya, panlipunan, at pangkalinangang pagsulong ng Pilipinas\\
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**Course Code:** Ethics 1\\
**Course Title:** Ethics and Moral Reasoning in Everyday Life\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course introduces ethics and moral reasoning\\
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**Course Code:** Math 10\\
**Course Title:** Mathematics, Culture and Society\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics through the examination of its nature, development, utility, and its relationship with culture and society\\
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**Course Code:** STS 1\\
**Course Title:** Science, Technology and Society\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** An introductory exploration of the past, present and future of science and technology in society (including their nature, scope, role and function) and the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental factors affecting the development of science and technology, and how society affects these, with emphasis on the Philippine setting\\
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==== Foundation Courses ====
**Course Code:** Math 105\\
**Course Title:** Analysis for the Health Sciences\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** The course includes a brief review of functions, followed by discussion on limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications of differential and integral calculus in health sciences\\
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**Course Code:** Chem 33\\
**Course Title:** Organic Chemistry\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course covers the fundamental chemistry of carbon-containing compounds which encompasses the physical and chemical properties of the major classes of organic compounds; their nomenclature, stereochemical structures, methods of structural identification, synthesis and mechanisms of reactions\\
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**Course Code:** Chem 41\\
**Course Title:** Biochemistry\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** The course focuses on the structure and function of biomolecular compounds: proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids and their roles in energy transduction and metabolism\\
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**Course Code:** Physics 61\\
**Course Title:** Physics in the Life Sciences I\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course provides knowledge of applications of Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics to the study of living systems\\
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**Course Code:** Physics 61.1\\
**Course Title:** Physics in the Life Sciences I Lab\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course is the laboratory component of Physics 61. It includes experiments in classical mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics\\
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**Course Code:** Physics 62\\
**Course Title:** Physics in the Life Sciences II\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course is a lecture subject that deals with the application of the concepts, laws, and principles of sound, electricity, optics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics to the study of living systems\\
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**Course Code:** Physics 62.1\\
**Course Title:** Physics in the Life Sciences II Lab\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** This course is the laboratory subject of Physics 62. It includes various physics experiments related to the fundamentals of waves, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics applied to life sciences\\
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**Course Code:** Or Com 111\\
**Course Title:** Technical Reporting\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** A study of the special types of written communication in organizations, the long report, concept paper, case study, project proposal, conference proceedings, project evaluation, writing in publication, and editing manuscripts with emphasis on organizational needs and audiences\\
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