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B.S. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN BIOLOGY
PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRACK
Core Areas A, B, C, D, & E (42 Hours)
Specific core curriculum requirements for the B.S. in Biology are:
MATH 1113 required under Area A
Two lab sciences required under Area D, which may not overlap in course
number or content with courses taken elsewhere in the degree program.
Due to the stringent requirements for admission to professional schools, students are urged
to consult advisors in choosing elective courses in the core curriculum and major.
Core Area F:
MATH 1113 (1 of 4 hours))
BIOL 1107, 1108 + Labs (0-8 hours)
CHEM 1211K and 1212K (0-8 hours)
BIOL 2130 or 2150 (1 hour)
Requirements for the Major:
BIOL 2120 (1 hour)
BIOL 2134 + L (4 hours)
BIOL 2135 + L (4 hours)
CHEM 2411 + L (4 hours)
CHEM 2422 or 3422 (either with lab)(4 hours)
BIOL 3231 (4 hours)
BIOL 3310 (4 hours)
BIOL 3513 (4 hours)
BIOL 3526 (4 hours)
BIOL 3621 (4 hours)
BIOL 4503 (3 hours)
BIOL 4520 (4 hours)
BIOL 4727, 4729, or 4731 (4 hours)
BIOL 4981 or 4983 (4 hours)
BIOL 4984 or 4150 (1 hour)
Biology Upper Division Elective (3-4 hours)
Free Electives (3-4 hours)
Degree Checklist - B.S. in Biology (Pre-Professional Track)
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| Core
Curriculum |
| Area A - Essential Skills - [9
Credits] |
Area B - Institutional
Priorities - [4 Credits] |
ENGL 1101 (Engl. Comp. I) - [3]
ENGL 1102 (Engl. Comp. II) - [3]
MATH 1113 (Pre-Calc) - [3 of 4] |
COMM 1110 (Public Speaking) - [3]
XIDS Elective - [1]
or
XIDS 1004 or altern. (Oral and Techn. Commun.) - [4] |
| Area C - Humanities - [6
Credits] |
Area D - Math, Sci., Technol.
- [11 Credits] |
Humanities Elective - [3]
XIDS 2100 (Interdisciplinary Humanities) - [3] |
Lab Science I ‡ - [4]
Lab Science II ‡ - [4]
Math, Sci., Tech. Elective - [3] |
| Area E - Social Sciences - [12
Credits] |
Area F - Major Specif. - [18
Credits] |
HIST 1111, 1112, or 1211 (World Hist)
- [3]
HIST 2111 or 2112 (U.S. Hist) - [3]
POLS 1101 (American Government) - [3]
Social Sci. Elective - [3] |
MATH 1113 (Pre-Calc) [1 of 4]
BIOL 1107 + L (Princip. of Biol. I) - [4]
BIOL 1108 + L (Princip. of Biol. II) - [4]
CHEM 1211K (Princip. of Chem I) - [4]
CHEM 1212K (Princip. of Chem II) - [4]
BIOL 2130 (Soph. Biol. Seminar) - [4] |
‡ PHYS 1111 & 1112 or GEOL 1121(L) & GEOL
1122(L) are strongly advised here.
Requirements
for the Major |
Requirements
for the Major (Continued) |
| Requirement ]must include a total of 39 upper division credits with 21 in major |
Requirement |
BIOL 2134 + L (Cell &
Mol. Biol.) - [4]
BIOL 2135 + L (Ecol., Env., Behav. Biol) - [4]
CHEM 2411 + L (Organic Chem. I) - [4]
CHEM 2422 or 3422 (w/ lab) (Organic Chem. II) - [4]
BIOL 2120 (Biolog. Computer Applications) - [1]
BIOL 3231 (Compar. Vert. Anat.) - [4]
BIOL 3310 (Microbiology) - [4]
BIOL 3513 (Human Phys) - [4]
BIOL 3526 (Vertebrate Histology) - [4] |
BIOL 3621 (Genetics &
Medical Genetics) - [4]
BIOL 4503 (Biochemistry) - [3]
BIOL 4520 (Devel. Biol. & Embryol.) - [4]
BIOL. 4727, 4729, or 4731 (Clinical Biol.) - [3-4]
BIOL 4981 or 4983 (Ind. Study/Research) - [4]
BIOL 4984 (Sr. Biol. Seminar) - [1]
BIOL. Elective (Upper Division Preferred) - [3-4]
Free Electives: [3-5]
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Recommended Sequence of Courses by Semester
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| BS
Degree In Biology, Pre-Professional Track |
| Year |
Fall |
Spring |
| Freshman |
BIOL 1107 + L (4 Credits))
CHEM 1211K (4))
MATH 1113 (4)
ENGL 1101 (3) |
BIOL 1108 + L (4)
CHEM 1222K (4)
HIST 1111,1112, or 1211 (3)
ENGL 1102 (3) |
| Total Credits 15 |
Total Credits 14 |
| Sophomore |
BIOL 2134 + L† (4)
CHEM 2411/2411L (4)
Humanities Elective (3)
PHYS 1111 (4)
BIOL 2130† (1) |
BIOL 2135 + L† (4)
CHEM 2422 or 3422 + L (4)
XIDS 2100 (3)
PHYS 1112 (4)
BIOL 2120† (1) |
| Total Credits 16 |
Total Credits 16 |
| Junior |
BIOL 3310 (4)
HIST 2111 or 2112 (3)
BIOL 4520 (4)
BIOL 3513 (4) |
BIOL 3231 (4)
BIOL 3526 (4)
BIOL 3621 (4)
BIOL 4503 (3) |
| Total Credits 15 |
Total Credits 15 |
| Senior |
BIOL 4981 or 4983 (4)
BIOL 4984 1)
Biol. 4727, 4731 or Biol Elect.* (4)
POLS 1101 (3)
Elective (3-4) |
BIOL 4729 or BIOL elective* (4)
PSYC 1101(Soc. Sci. Elective) (3)
Elective (3)
XIDS Elect. (1)
COMM 1110 (3) |
| Total Credits 15-16 |
Total Credits 14-15 |
Total Credits 120-122
* All students must have EITHER BIOL 4727, 4731, or 4729 AND a BIOL elective.
† BIOL 2120 should be taken in the same semester as BIOL 2135 and BIOL 2130 should be
taken in the same semester as BIOL 2134. The order of these two semesters does not matter.
PLEASE NOTE - Some upper division courses are only offered in alternating years. Please
check with your advisor concerning course choices for the junior and senior years as it
may be necessary to shift some of these to accommodate scheduling.
All Students must meet the Writing Across the Curriculum requirement for the degree,
currently at least two 3000/4000 level WAC courses. At least two upper division biology
courses for WAC credit will be offered each semester.
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