Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology
| Requirements / Biology: (36 hours) | Credits | yr 1 | yr 2 | yr 3 | yr 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 111 General Biology i * | 4 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 112 General Biology ii * | 4 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 230 General Ecology | 4 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 320 Genetics | 4 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 419 Philosophy of Science | 3 | 3 | ||||
| BIOL 470 Field Natural History - (Central America or Hawaii) offered first summer module | 4 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 380 Research Methods (fall semester junior year) | 2 | 2 | ||||
| one
course from the following: Biology of plants BIOL 314 Systematic Botany, BIOL 360 Plant Dynamics |
4 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 340 Cell & Molecular Biology or one course from the following: | 3-4 | |||||
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| BIOL any Biology elective | 4-3 | |||||
| Subtotal: | 36 | |||||
| Required cognates: (11 hours) | ||||||
| CHEM 111 General Chemistry i * | 4 | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 112 General Chemistry ii * | 4 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 121 Precalculus * (Med. Schools may require Calculus) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Subtotal: | 11 | |||||
| Requirements / Minor: (18 hours) (Chemistry recommended) | ||||||
| (Cognates already make up 8 hours) | ||||||
| CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry i * | 4 | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry ii * | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Chemistry elective - Suggest CHEM 451 Biochemistry (3) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Subtotal: | 11 | |||||
| Subtotal Major & Minor: | 58 | |||||
| Total this page (major & minor): | 58 |
* Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Curriculum - Courses for preparation for MCAT or DAT (taken at end of Junior year). Preparation for MCAT or DAT also includes Physics I & II, Freshman Composition, & Technical Writing. Some medical schools require Calculus.
| Requirements / General education: (44 hours) | Credits | yr 1 | yr 2 | yr 3 | yr 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman Success (all Freshmen with less than 12 hrs. of credit) | 1 | 1 | |||
| English (12 hrs.): | |||||
| Freshman Composition | 3 | 3 | |||
| Technical Writing | 3 | 3 | |||
| Literature (any in english) | 3 | 3 | |||
| Speech - Must take one of the following: Fund. of Speech, Oral Interpretation, Discussion Techniques, Interpersonal Comm. | 3 | ||||
| Health & P.E. (4-5 hrs.): One of the following options: | 4-5 | ||||
| Health Science (3) & one P.E. activity course (1) | |||||
| or Physical Fitness (1) & three P.E. activity courses (3) | |||||
| or Nutrition (2) & Physical Fitness (1) & one P.E. activity course (1) | |||||
| or Courtship & Marriage (3) & Physical Fitness (1) & one P.E. (1) | |||||
| Math & Science (12-14 hrs.) (largely satisfied by major requirements - ie. lab science and Precalculus) | |||||
| Computer Science (CSIS 102, or CSIS 105, or any CSIS course) | |||||
| Religion (12 hrs.): (the following applied courses not to exceed 3 credits: RLGN 210, 220, 263, 323, 324, 420, 423, 429, 425, 427) | |||||
| Religion Elective | 3 | 3 | |||
| Religion Elective | 3 | 3 | |||
| Religion Elective | 3 | 3 | |||
| Religion Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | 3 | |||
| Social Science & Humanities (12 hrs.): | |||||
| HIST History Elective (may be American History) | 3 | ||||
| HIST History Elective (must be non-American, ie. West. Civ.) | 3 | ||||
| Intermediate Language i (Requirement for ba in Biology) | 3 | ||||
| Intermediate Language ii (Requirement for ba in Biology) | 3 | ||||
| Total this page (General ed.): | 44 | ||||
| Electives: (electives are needed to achieve 128 hours for graduation) | |||||
| Any electives (recommend teaching certification, or 2nd minor, or Calculus*, Physics i & ii *, Biology electives, music) | 26 | ||||
| Total number of hours in this degree plan: | 128 | ||||
| Number of hours required for graduation: (be sure to end up with 40 upper division credits.) | 128 |