Nov 23, 2024

2023-2024 Transfer Agreements Catalog

OCCC Associate in Science - Biology to UCO Bachelor of Science - Biology - Medical Laboratory Sciences

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), in collaboration with Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC), participates in articulated transfer agreements to assist students in transferring smoothly from the associate degree to the baccalaureate degree. These agreements express a shared commitment to student access and success in higher education.

This document specifies courses to be taken at OCCC and courses to be taken at UCO to meet this agreement.

Associate in Science (A.S.) - Biology

Students should refer to the associate degree requirements and an academic advisor for associate degree details to ensure a successful transition to UCO.

Oklahoma City Community College General Education

This section is an outline of the general education pattern at OCCC common to all majors. Some general education areas may vary by major. In those areas, consult an academic advisor or refer to the OCCC catalog or requirement sheet. An Associate in Science (A.S.) or Associate in Art (A.A.) degree from an accredited Oklahoma institution that includes the OSRHE minimum requirements will satisfy the UCO University Core.

English Composition

ENGL 1113 English Composition I (UCO course ENG 1113)
ENGL 1213 English Composition II (UCO course ENG 1213)

American History

HIST 1483 U.S. History to 1877 (UCO course HIST 1483)
OR
HIST 1493 U.S. History 1877 to Present (UCO course HIST 1493)

US Government

POLSC 1113 American Federal Government (UCO course POL 1113)

Science

One course must be a laboratory science. Students should refer to associate degree requirements or consult with an academic advisor for appropriate course selection for specific majors.

Humanities

Students should refer to associate degree requirements or consult with an academic advisor for appropriate course selection for specific majors.

Mathematics

Students should refer to associate degree requirements or consult with an academic advisor for appropriate course selection for specific majors.

Additional Requirements

Students will need at least one 3-hour course from the following disciplines: Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics, Fine Arts (Art, Music, and Theatre), or Modern Languages. Students should refer to associate degree requirements or consult with an academic advisor for appropriate course selection for specific majors.

General Education Electives

Students should refer to associate degree requirements or consult with an academic advisor for appropriate course selection for specific majors.

UCO Major Requirements Taken At OCCC

The courses listed in this section are required at OCCC for this major and will also meet UCO major requirements. The OCCC course is followed by the UCO equivalent or substituted course.

MATH 1483 Functions and Modeling (UCO course MATH 1453)
BIO 1124 General Biology I for Majors (UCO course BIO 1204)
CHEM 1115 General Chemistry I (UCO courses CHEM 1103 and 1112)
CHEM 1215 General Chemistry II (UCO course CHEM 1223 and 1232)
BIO 1134 General Biology II for Majors (UCO course BIO 1224)

Additional Coursework for the A.A. or A.S.

See OCCC catalog and academic advisor for additional associate degree requirements.

Credited courses completed as part of the A.A. or A.S. that do not meet a specific UCO degree requirement transfer to UCO as electives and may count toward the 124-hour minimum. Students should consult an academic advisor to determine how elective courses apply toward the bachelor’s degree. Information for individual courses can be found on the UCO website under the UCO Transfer Equivalency Database.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Biology-Medical Laboratory Sciences

Degrees from UCO have requirements applicable to all degrees and requirements specific to the program/major.

Degree Requirement Minimums for All Programs/Majors

Students must meet all bachelor’s degree requirements at UCO to include minimums of:

40 hours of upper division coursework
30 hours in residence at UCO
15 of the last 30 hours must be taken in residence at UCO
60 hours from baccalaureate granting institutions
124 total hours

UCO Major Requirements

This section details the course requirements for this major at UCO. The UCO course is followed by the community college equivalent or substituted course. Some courses may be taken at the community college but may or may not apply to the associate major or degree. Consult with an academic advisor for that information.

Support Courses: 0-3 hours

Students majoring in Biology-Medical Laboratory Science are encouraged to complete the following courses in high school.

Two years of high school algebra and one year of Trigonometry
OR
MATH 1453 Applied Algebra (OCCC course MATH 1483)
OR
MATH 1513 College Algebra

Major Requirements: 87 hours

Biology-Medical Laboratory Sciences

Students may earn the B.S. in Biology-Medical Laboratory Science from UCO upon completion of the following three-year curriculum and an additional one year in a hospital school approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

Biology and Chemistry: 46 hours

BIO 1204 Biology for Majors: Principles (OCCC course BIO 1124)
BIO 1224 Biology for Majors: Diversity (OCCC course BIO 1134)
BIO 2203 Cell Biology (OCCC course BIO 2203 may be taken.)
BIO 2211 Cell Biology Laboratory
BIO 2604 Human Physiology and Lab (OCCC course BIO 2234 may be taken.)
BIO 3054 Microbiology for Majors and Lab (OCCC course BIO 2125 may be taken.)
BIO 3303 Genetics (OCCC course BIO 2343 may be taken.)
BIO 4515 Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology and Lab
CHEM 1103 General Chemistry I (OCCC course CHEM 1115 counts for UCO courses CHEM 1103 and CHEM 1112)
CHEM 1112General Chemistry I-Recitation/Lab
CHEM 1223 General Chemistry II (OCCC courses CHEM 1215 counts for UCO courses CHEM 1223 and CHEM 1232)
CHEM 1232 General Chemistry II-Recitation/Lab
CHEM 3303 Organic Chemistry I (OCCC courses CHEM 2114 and CHEM 2111 may be taken and count for UCO courses CHEM 3303 and CHEM 3312)
CHEM 3312 Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 3403 Biochemistry I

Mathematics: 6 hours

MATH 2153 BioCalculus
STAT 2103 Intro Statistics for Sciences (OCCC MATH 2013 may be taken.) (substitution)

Elective Biology and/or Chemistry: 5 selected from the following:

BIO 3403 Comparative Animal Physiology
OR
BIO 3464 Comparative Animal Physiology and Lab
BIO 3414 Histology and Lab
BIO 3803 Mammalian Physiology I
BIO 3813 Mammalian Physiology II
BIO 4414 Virology and Lab
BIO 4774 Parasitology and Lab
CHEM 3203 Introductory Physical Chemistry
CHEM 3323 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 3332 Organic Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 3442 Experimental Biochemistry
CHEM 4103 Biochemistry II

Medical Technology: 30 hours

The Medical Laboratory Science degree can only be obtained upon completion of the one-year clinical hospital training. Completion of the three-year requirements at UCO does NOT assure acceptance into one of the affiliated hospitals. Acceptance into a hospital program is highly competitive.

Students must complete an appropriate one-year program with an approved affiliate Hospital Medical Laboratory Science Program and satisfactorily complete the following courses through UCO.

BIO 4117 Clinical Microbiology
BIO 4236 Clinical Hematology
BIO 4246 Clinical Immunology
CHEM 4125 Clinical Chemistry I
CHEM 4325 Clinical Chemistry II
CHEM 4351 Topics in Medical Technology

Minimum Grade Requirements

Average in (a) all college course work, (b) course work at UCO, and (c) major courses: 2.00
A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all courses in the major to count toward meeting degree requirements.

Electives

All UCO degrees require a minimum of 124 credit hours. Electives may be needed to bring total credit hours to 124.

Transfer Policies

Transfer policies are available in the Introduction for Program-to-Program Agreements. This agreement does not include all possible variations for transfer with these programs/majors. The Academic Advisors along with the information in the official catalogs at both institutions are critical to the understanding of the specifics of degree completion.

Disclaimer

The provisions of this transfer agreement do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, between any applicant or student and the University of Central Oklahoma. The university reserves the right to make changes in degree requirements, degree offerings, schedules, course offerings, and other university standards to meet circumstances which may arise after publishing this information online.