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Biology BS Requirements

 

Updated 4/2010

 

120 Total Hours Required                                           Name __________________________________

            37-38 Hours in Biology                                   

            25 Hours in Chemistry and Math                    Student ID No. ___________________________

Must have a 2.0 GPA in courses in the         

            major and have no more than two                  Expected Graduation Date _________________

            grades below C- in required courses

                                                                                    Minor (if any) ____________________________

 

REQUIREMENTS IN THE MAJOR                         GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 

BIOLOGY (37-38 Hours)                                          FOUNDATION COURSES

Course #         Title                 Hrs      Grade              A.  Writing Effectiveness (3 credit hours)      

                                                                                             Course #            Title                 Hrs  Grade

BIOL-12100  Principles Biology 4          _____                         __________  ______________     ____  ____

BIOL-12200  Principles Biology 4          _____                     Effectiveness Approved By and Date Approved:

BIOL-22700  Genetics               4          _____                        Course _____ or Portfolio _____ or Dept _____

BIOL-27100  General Ecology    4          _____                        

BIOL-30100  Literature Biology   2          _____               B.  Mathematics (may be met by major requirements)

BIOL-30200  Research Biology   3          _____                     or by ___________________________________

BIOL-35400  Cell Biology           4          _____

BIOL-41100  Biology Seminar     ½         _____               FOCUSED CURRICULAR CHOICE

BIOL-41200  Biology Seminar     ½         _____                 1.  Self and Society  (12 credit hours/4courses)

BIOL- ____   _______________   3-4        _____                          

                    (Elective #1)                                              Course #           Title                  Hrs  Grade

BIOL- ____   _______________   3-4        _____               _______   _________________     ____  ____

                    (Elective #2)                                                             ________   _________________     ____  ____

BIOL- ____   _______________  3-4        _____               _______   _________________     ____  ____

                    (Elective #3)                                              ________   _________________     ____  ____

BIOL-20000 or -30000 Independent Study do NOT                                                   

                                      count as an elective                                      2.  Science (6 hours/2courses), Mathematics    

            CHEMISTRY (17 Hours)                                    and Formal Reasoning (3hours/1 course)

                                                                                                [all may be met by courses required in the major]

Course #         Title                   Hrs    Grade

CHEM-12100  Principles Chem       4      _____                 3.  Human Expression (12 hours/4 courses)

CHEM -12400  Exper. Chem I         2      _____                       A.  Language (6 credits)

CHEM -22100  Organic Chem         3      _____                         Course # Title                  Hrs  Grade

CHEM -22200  Organic Chem         3      _____                           ________   _________________     ____  ____

CHEM -22500  Exper. Chem II         2     _____                           ________   _________________     ____  ____

CHEM -23200 Quantitative Chem   3       _____                         B. Visual and Performing Arts (6 credits)

                                                                                                Course #           Title                  Hrs  Grade

     MATHEMATICS (8 Credit Hours/2 Courses)                ________   _________________     ____  ___

MATH_____  _________________   ___        _____                                 ________   _________________     ____  ____

MATH_____  _________________   ___        _____                                

Chosen from: MATH-10800 or MATH-11100; or                          

                     MATH-11200 or MATH-14500                                            

               

      PHYSICS  (8 Hours)

Course #   Title                             Hrs      Grade

PHYS-10100    Intro to Physics I             4          _____

   AND

PHYS -10200   Intro to Physics II            4          _____

             OR

PHYS -11700  Principles of Phys I         4          _____

  AND

PHYS -11800  Principles of Phys II         4          _____


 

Global and Historical Perspective:  Global and Historical Perspective can be met by courses taken in Focused Curricular Choice.  At least 6 credit hours (2 courses) must be in courses designated as Global (G) and 6 credit hours (2 courses) in courses designated as Historical (H).  {N.B. a course designated as both G and H cannot be used for both, only as G or H not both.}

 

GLOBAL                                                                                        HISTORICAL

Course #     Title                  Hrs  Grade                    Course #           Title                  Hrs  Grade

________   _________________     ____  ____                 ________   _________________     ____  ____

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OTHER COURSES NOT REQUIRED IN THE MAJOR OR IN GENERAL EDUCATION

 

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