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SUNY Fredonia Jamestown Community College
Articulation Agreement in Molecular Genetics
By this agreement, students who complete an Associate in Science (AS) degree at Jamestown
Community College (JCC) are guaranteed admission with full junior standing to the Bachelor of
Science (BS) Molecular Genetics degree program at Fredonia. By completing the AS degree, a
minimum of 54 credit hours of coursework listed in Tables 1-2, and at least seven of the ten SUNY
General Education (GER) requirements at JCC, such students should be able to complete the BS
Molecular Genetics degree at Fredonia within four additional full-time semesters, taking 15-18
credits per semester. Fredonia will accept up to 75 JCC credits listed in Tables 1-2 and courses
transferred as additional electives toward fulfillment of the requirements for the BS Molecular
Genetics degree.
GPA Criterion: To be guaranteed admission, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA,
from all colleges attended, of 2.5.
College Core Curriculum: To graduate with a baccalaureate degree from Fredonia, students
must meet the requirements of Fredonia’s College Core Curriculum (CCC). The CCC includes all
ten SUNY General Education Requirements plus additional coursework stipulated in the Fredonia
catalog. To assist JCC students in preparing for their baccalaureate degree at Fredonia, the
additional CCC requirements are summarized below:
1) Students are required to complete two courses, with two different prefixes, in the social
sciences.
2) Students are required to complete two courses, with two different prefixes, in the
natural sciences.
3) The CCC includes an oral communication requirement. This is covered by
meeting the SUNY General Education basic communication requirement, which
is fulfilled by ENG 1530 at JCC.
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Table 1. BS Molecular Genetics Requirements
Jamestown Community College
Fredonia
Required Courses
BIO 1580 Principles of Biology I (4 credit hours)
or BIO 2670 Botany
BIOL 131/132Introductory Ecology (4 credit hours)
and Evolution
BIO 1570 Principles of Biology I (4)
or BIO 1575 Biology: A Molecular Approach
BIOL 133/134 Introductory Cell and (4)
Molecular Biology
BIO 2560 Genetics (4)
BIOL 237/238 Genetics (4)
BIO 2660 Zoology (4)
BIOL 243/244 Organismal Biology (4)
BIOL 333/334 Biochemistry (4)
BIO 2531/2532 Microbiology and Lab (4)
BIOL 338 Microbiology (3)
BIOL 380/381 Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL 435 Developmental Biology (3)
BIOL 437 Molecular Genetics Laboratory (2)
BIOL 491 Senior Capstone Research OR (0-6)
BIOL 492 Senior Capstone Internship OR
BIOL 493 Senior Capstone Course
Courses equivalent to Fredonia 300-400 level (9)
Biology electives
BIO 2840 Immunology
BIO 2550 Conservation Biology
BIO 2640 Animal Behavior
300-400 level Biology electives (9)
Students must take 6 of their 9 upper level biology
electives at Fredonia.
BIOL 3TR 300 Level Elective
BIOL 421 Biological Conservation
BIOL 446 Animal Behavior
CHE 1550 College Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 115/125 General Chemistry I (4)
CHE 1560 College Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 116/126 General Chemistry I (4)
CHE 2530 Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 215/225 Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHE 2540 Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 216/226 Organic Chemistry II (4)
PHY 1610 General Physics I and (8)
PHY 1620 General Physics II
or
PHY 1710 Analytical Physics I and
PHY 2710 Analytical Physics II
PHYS 121/123 College Physics I and (8)
PHYS 122/124 College Physics II
or
PHYS 230/232 University Physics I and
PHYS 231/233 University Physics II
MAT 1630 Calculus for Business and (3-4)
Social Science I
or MAT 1710 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
MATH 120 Survey of Calculus I (3-4)
or MATH 122 University Calculus I
MAT 1640 Calculus for Business and (3-4)
Social Science II
or MAT 1720 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
MATH 121 Survey of Calculus II (3-4)
Or MATH 123 University Calculus II
Chemistry and mathematics courses should be completed by the end of the sophomore year, physics courses by the end
of the junior year. If time permits, students can take physics at JCC.
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Table 2. CCC Requirements
Jamestown Community College
Fredonia
SUNY GER Math (Fredonia BS Molecular Genetics
degree requirements will fulfill this requirement)
SUNY GER Math (Fredonia BS Molecular Genetics
degree requirements will fulfill this requirement)
SUNY GER Natural Sciences (Fredonia BS Molecular
Genetics degree requirements will fulfill this
requirement)
SUNY GER Natural Sciences (Fredonia BS Molecular
Genetics degree requirements will fulfill this
requirement)
SUNY GER Social Sciences (3)
SUNY GER Social Sciences (3)
SUNY GER American History (3)
SUNY GER American History (3)
SUNY GER Western Civilization (3)
SUNY GER Western Civilization (3)
SUNY GER Other World Civilizations (3)
SUNY GER Other World Civilizations (3)
SUNY GER Humanities (ENG 1540 Writing About (3)
Literature will fulfill this requirement
SUNY GER Humanities (3)
SUNY GER Arts (3)
SUNY GER Arts (3)
SUNY GER Foreign Language (3)
SUNY GER Foreign Language (3)
SUNY GER Basic Communication (ENG 1530 (3)
College Composition I will fulfill this requirement)
SUNY GER Basic Communication (3)
Fredonia Social Sciences second prefix requirement (3)
Fredonia Social Sciences second prefix requirement (3)
Fredonia Natural Sciences second prefix requirement
(Fredonia BS Molecular Genetics degree requirements
will fulfill this requirement)
Fredonia Natural Sciences second prefix requirement
(Fredonia BS Molecular Genetics degree requirements
will fulfill this requirement)