Biology / Bachelor of Science
Program: BS-BIOL-1
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 72-74
Students must achieve a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses before they can advance to the next course in the sequence: BIOL 11000 General Biology 1, BIOL 11500 General Biology 2, BIOL 22000 Genetics, and BIOL 22400 General Microbiology . Any grade less than a C- requires the student to repeat the class or petition for an exemption. Students may receive the exemption only once.
Biology majors may take a Biology class only 2 times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class. Students are allowed to repeat no more than two courses in the program to satisfy minimum grade requirement.
The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class BIOL 10000 Introduction to Biology when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| BIOL 11000 | General Biology 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 11100 | General Biology 1 Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 11500 | General Biology 2 | 4 |
| BIOL 11600 | General Biology 2 Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 22000 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 22100 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 22400 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 22600 | General Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 35600 | Molecular Biochemistry Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 36200 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOL 38500 | Biology Journal Club | 1 |
| BIOL 39400 | Major Field Test | 0 |
| BIOL 40600 | Molecular Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 49600 | Biology Senior Capstone | 2 |
| CHEM 11000 | General Chemistry 1 and Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 11500 | General Chemistry 2 and Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 23000 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 22100 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| MATH 19900 | Precalculus (or higher) | 4 |
| PHYS 20000 | College Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 20100 | College Physics 1 Lab | 1 |
| PHYS 20500 | College Physics 2 | 4 |
| PHYS 20600 | College Physics 2 Lab | 1 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 15 credit hours from the following: | 15 | |
| Anatomy and Physiology 1 | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology 2 | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab | ||
| Scientific Inquiry | ||
| General Ecology and Evolution | ||
| General Ecology Lab | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Professional Clinical Practicum | ||
| Neuroscience and Neurodegenerative Disease | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Conservation Biology Lab | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Limnology Lab | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Ethics: Scientific Principles and Practices | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Organic Chemistry 2 | ||
| Organic Chemistry 2 Lab | ||
| Biochemistry 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 72 | |
Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by the successful completion of:
BIOL 38500 Biology Journal Club
BIOL 49600 Biology Senior Capstone