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Biology, BS


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About the Program

The Biology major allows a student to pursue a general curriculum with the bachelor of science as a terminal degree or as preparation for graduate work or professional school. This major is designed to give a student maximum flexibility in designing a plan of study suited to individual needs and interests. This curriculum is excellent preparation for a number of careers in both academic and industrial research and professions in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.

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Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Biology  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

BIOLOGY-BS
Code-BIOL
120 Credits

Departmental/Program Major Courses (34-35 credits)


*A 2.0 average is required in these courses

*Intermediate Biology Selective (3-4 credits)


Select one; cannot also be used for Major Selectives below

  • Intermediate Biology Selective (Req #9) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00

*Biology Selectives (must total at least 12 credits)


Can use one course for multiple requirements

  • Group A Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
  • Group B Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
  • 500 Level Biology Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
  • Biology Lab Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 4.00
  • Biology Lab Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 2.00
  • Biology Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00

Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (63-79 credits)


  • Organic CHM 1 Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Organic CHM 2 Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • CHM 33900  and 33901  - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • PHYS 1 Selective - Select from PHYS 23300  or 17200  (satisfies Science Selective for core) - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • PHYS 2 Selective - Select from PHYS 23400  or 27200   - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Computer Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
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  • (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core) or
  • (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core)
  •  

  • Language & Culture 1 Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Language & Culture 2 Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Language & Culture 3 Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
  • General Education 1 Selective (may satisfy Human Culture Behavioral/Social Science for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education 2 Selective (may satisfy Human Cultures Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education 3 Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Teambuilding & Collaboration Selective - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00
  • Great Issues Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Multidisciplinary Selective - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 3.00

Electives (13-23 credits)


University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

Program Requirements


16-18 Credits


Spring 1st Year


16-19 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


  • Intermediate Biology Selective (Req #9) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Group A Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
  • PHYS 1 Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • General Education 2 Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

16 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


14-15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


14 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • 500 Level Biology Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Biology Selective (Req #10) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Great Issues Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 2.00

14 Credits


Note


120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Degree Requirements


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

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