Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology

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Requirements / Biology: (44 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 340 Cell & Molecular Biology	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
One course from the following: Biology of a Taxon BIOL 310 Invertebrate Zoology, BIOL 312 Field Ornithology BIOL 430 Entomology, BIOL 440 Mammalogy	3-4
One course from the following: Organismic Biology BIOL 220 Microbiology, BIOL 350 Developmental Biology BIOL 420 Animal Behavior, BIOL 443 Comparative Anatomy BIOL 450 Histology, BIOL 460 Animal Physiology	4
BIOL Biology Elective:	4-3
Subtotal:	44
Required cognates: (27 hours)
CHEM 111 General Chemistry i *	4	4
CHEM 112 General Chemistry ii *	4	4
CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry i *	4		4
CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry ii *	4		4
PHYS 121 General Physics i *	4			4
PHYS 122 General Physics ii *	4			4
MATH 121 Precalculus * (Medical Schools may require Calculus)	3	3
Subtotal:	27
Requirements / Minor: (18 hours) (Chemistry recommended) (Chemistry cognates already make up 16 hours)
Chemistry elective (Suggest CHEM 451 Biochemistry)	3			3
Subtotal Major & Minor:	74



Total this page (Major & Minor & Biology Honors):	74

* 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 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 hours 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: Fundamentals 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 courses (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)	3
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. Western Civ.)	3
Other Electives (ie. History, Economics, Fine Arts, Geography, Modern Language, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, survey of Music)	6
Subtotal General ed. Requirements:	44
Electives: (Electives are needed to achieve 128 hours for graduation)
Any electives (recommend Calculus*, Biology electives, or 2^nd minor)	10
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