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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I would like to bring to your attention the upcoming changes to the course requisites for ANIMAL AND PLANT GENETICS PLS/ACBS 312 offered in Spring semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The new requisites will include (a) Introductory Biology MCB181R, AND (b) General Chemistry CHEM 151 OR 141/143 OR 161/163, AND CHEM 152 OR 142/144 OR 162/164.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">It is recommended that students take Introductory Biology Lab MCB181L and the first semester of Organic Chemistry CHEM 246A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The new requisites do not go into effect until Spring 2023. However, I recommend that the current students be made aware of these changes as those with the above requisites will be better prepared
for the existing course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Ramin Yadegari, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Instructor, PLS/ACBS 312, Spring 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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