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Bachelor of Science in Biology
Enables majors to pursue graduate degrees with an option for employment at the bachelor level. Completion of the minor requires that a student earn a C (2.0) or better in each of the required courses. Substitutions are not allowed for core courses.
Biology 3 - Biology Pre-Professional
First Year |
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BIO 110/110L General Biology I |
4 credit hours |
BIO 111/111L General Biology II |
4 credit hours |
ENG 101 College English I |
3 credit hours |
ENG 102 College English II |
3 credit hours |
HED 100 Personal and Community Health |
2 credit hours |
PED 100 Fundamentals of Fitness for Life |
1 credit hour |
MTH 151 College Algebra |
3 credit hours |
MTH 153 College Algebra and Trigonometry |
3 credit hours |
Social Science Select from HIS 100, POS 100 or SOC 110 |
3 credit hours |
SEM 101 Spartan Seminar 101 |
1 credit hour |
SEM 102 Spartan Seminar 102 |
1 credit hour |
Total Credit Hours |
28 Credit Hours |
Second Year |
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BIO 260/260L Integrative Zoology |
4 credit hours |
BIO 261/261L General Botany |
4 credit hours |
BIO 271/271L Ecology OR BIO 278/278L Cell Biology OR BIO 350/350L Parasitology OR BIO 362/362L Histology |
4 credit hours |
CHM 221/221L General Chemistry I |
4 credit hours |
CHM 222/222L General Chemistry II |
4 credit hours |
MTH 184 Calculus |
4 credit hours |
XXX 111 Introduction to French, Spanish or Arabic I |
3 credit hours |
XXX 112 Introduction to French, Spanish or Arabic II |
3 credit hours |
ENG 285 Public Speaking |
3 credit hours |
SEM 201 Spartan Seminar 201 |
1 credit hour |
Total Credit Hours |
34 credit hours |
Third Year |
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BIO 270/270L Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology BIO 272/272L OR Human Anatomy |
4 credit hours |
BIO 263/263L Embryology |
4 credit hours |
BIO 310/310L General Microbiology |
4 credit hours |
CHM 321/321L Organic Chemistry I |
5 credit hours |
CHM 322/322L Organic Chemistry II |
5 credit hours |
PHY 152/152L General Physics I |
4 credit hours |
PHY 153/153L General Physics II |
4 credit hours |
CSC 150 Computer Literacy |
3 credit hours |
Total Credit Hours |
33 credit hours |
Fourth Year |
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BIO 351/351L Principles of Genetics |
4 credit hours |
BIO 364 Seminar and Colloquium in Biology |
1 credit hour |
BIO 459/459L General Physiology OR BIO 461/461L Plant Physiology |
4 credit hours |
BIO 469/469L Biochemistry |
4 credit hours |
XXX Cultural Elective * |
3 credit hours |
XXX Cultural Elective * |
3 credit hours |
XXX Humanities Elective** |
3 credit hours |
XXX Free Elective |
3 credit hours |
Total Credit Hours |
25 credit hours |
* HIS 335, HIS 336, MUS 234, HRP 320, ENG 383, FIA 370
** FIA 201, MUS 301, ENG 207, HUM 210, HUM 211
The following courses are only offered during the fall semester:
- BIO 270/270L Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology
- BIO 271/271L Ecology
- BIO 362/362L Histology
- BIO 459/459L General Physiology
- BIO 495 Biostatistics
The following courses are only offered during the spring semester:
- BIO 263/263L Embryology
- BIO 272/272L Human Anatomy
- BIO 350/350L Parasitology
- BIO 461/461 Plant Physiology
- BIO 474/474L Molecular Biology
- BIO 485 Immunology (can be taken as free elective)