Curriculum Study Plan Table
* Prerequisite – list course code numbers that are required prior to taking this course.
Level | | Course Code | Course Title | Required or Elective | * Pre- Requisite Courses | Credit Hours | | College or Department |
Prep. Year | | Not Applicable. | | | | | | |
Level 1 | | MATH 101T | Calculus(1) | Required | - | | 3 | College |
| | | ENGL 101 | English Language (1) | Required | - | | 3 | University |
| | | BIO 101T | General Biology | Required | - | | 3 | College |
| | | PHYS 101T | General Physics (1) | Required | - | | 3 | College |
| | | CHEM 101T | General Chemistry (1) | Required | - | | 3 | College |
Level 2 | | ISLS 101M | Islamic Culture (1) | Required | - | | 2 | University |
| | | ENGL 102 | English Language (1) | Required | - | | 3 | University |
| | | BIO 140T | Botany | Required | BIO 101T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 160T | Cell Biology | Required | BIO 101T | | 3 | Department |
| | | CHEM 140T | Organic Chemistry | Required | CHEM 101T | | 3 | College |
| | | ARAB 101M | Arabic Composition | Required | - | | 2 | University |
Level 3 | | ARAB 202M | Language Skills | Required | - | | 2 | University |
| | | BIO 210T | Genetics (1) | Required | BIO 160T | | 3 | Department |
| | | CHEM 250T | Biochemistry | Required | - | | 3 | College |
| | | BIO 250T | Zoology | Required | BIO 101T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 241T | Morphology and Plant Anatomy | Required | BIO 140T | | 3 | Department |
| | | MATH 261T | General Statistics | Required | - | | 3 | College |
Level 4 | | ISLS 202M | Islamic Culture (2) | Required | ISLS 101M | | 2 | University |
| | | BIO 211T | Molecular Biology | Required | BIO 210T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 220T | Introduction to Biotechnology | Required | BIO 210T CHEM 250T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 261T | Histology | Required | BIO 160T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 270T | Ecology | Required | BIO 140T BIO 250T | | 3 | Department |
| | | | Department Elective (1) | Elective | | | 3 | Department |
Level 5 | | BIO 312T | Genetics (2) | Required | BIO 210T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 330T | General Microbiology | Required | BIO 140T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 342T | Flowering Plant Taxonomy | Required | BIO 241T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 353T | Animal Physiology | Required | BIO 250T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 380T | Scientific Research Skills | Required | - | | 2 | Department |
| | | | Department Elective (2) | Elective | | | 3 | Department |
Level 6 | | ISLS 303M | Islamic Culture (3) | Required | ISLS 101M | | 2 | University |
| | | BIO 331T | Bacteriology | Required | BIO 330T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 355T | Entomology | Required | BIO 250T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 356T | Parasitology | Required | BIO 250T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 304T | Immunology | Required | BIO 353T BIO 330T | | 3 | Department |
| | | | Free Elective (1) | Elective | | | 3 | Free Electives |
Level 7 | | BIO 432T | Mycology | Required | BIO 330T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 443T | Plant Physiology | Required | BIO 241T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 414T | Bioinformatics | Required | BIO 211T | | 2 | Department |
| | | | Department Elective (3) | Elective | | | 2 | Department |
| | | | Department Elective (4) | Elective | | | 2 | Department |
| | | | Free Elective (2) | Elective | | | 3 | Free Electives |
| | | | College Elective | Elective | | | 2 | College |
Level 8 | | ISLS 404M | Islamic Culture (4) | Required | ISLS 101M | | 2 | University |
| | | BIO 481T | Graduation Project | Required | BIO 480T | | 3 | Department |
| | | BIO 457T | Embryology | Required | BIO 250T BIO 261T | | 3 | Department |
| | | | Department Elective (5) | Elective | | | 3 | Department |
| | | | Department Elective (6) | Elective | | | 3 | Department |
| | | | Free Elective (3) | Elective | | | 2 | |
| | Include additional levels if needed (ie. summer courses). | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
*The student Choose optional specialization requirement of the following courses
| Course Title | Code/No | CR | | | CR | Prerequisite |
| | | LT | LB | TR | | |
| Invertebrate | BIO 251T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 250T |
| Chordate | BIO 252T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 250T |
| Bioethics and Biosafety | BIO 302T | 2 | - | - | 2 | BIO 101T |
| Flora and Fauna of Saudi Arabia | BIO303T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 342T BIO 250T |
| Molecular genetics | BIO 313T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 211T |
| Animal Behavior | BIO 354T | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | BIO 250T |
| Applied Biostatistics | MATH 360T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | MATH 261T |
| Phycology | BIO 433T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 330T |
| Behavioral Genetics | BIO 415T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 312T |
| Microbial Genetics | BIO 416T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 312T BIO 330T |
| Experimental Biotechnology | BIO 421T | - | 4 | - | 2 | BIO 220T |
| Virology | BIO 434T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 330T |
| Microbial Physiology | BIO 435T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 330T |
| Applied Microbiology | BIO 436T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 432T |
| Microbial Ecology | BIO 437T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 432T |
| Plant Pathology | BIO 444T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 443T BIO 432T |
| Medical and Economic plants | BIO 445T | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | BIO 140T |
| Growth and Differentiation in Plants | BIO 446T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 443T |
| Medical and Economic Insects | BIO 458T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 355T |
| Biological Control | BIO 459T | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | BIO 355T |
| Cell & Tissue Culture | BIO 462T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 261T BIO 241 |
| Pollution and Environment Protection | BIO 471T | 2 | - | - | 2 | BIO 270T |
| Biodiversity | BIO 472T | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | BIO 270T BIO 250T |
The student selects one of the elective from the following group :
| Course Title | Code/No | CR | | | CR | Prerequisite |
| | | LT | LB | TR | | |
| Reading and Translation of Scientific Text | ENG 204T | 2 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Scientific Miracles in Qur`an and Sunnah | ISLS 205T | 2 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Health Education | MPH 242T | 2 | - | - | 2 | - |
