Biology (BS)

 

Bachelor of Science Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (11 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning	MATH 2450							Calculus I	4
	MATH 2450L							Calculus I Lab	0
IC: Critical Thinking								Choose course from approved list	3
ID: Scientific Method	BIOL 1101L							General Biology I Lab	1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking								Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences								Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities								Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government								Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language								Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures								Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts								Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (7 hours)
IVA: Natural Science	BIOL 1101							General Biology I	3
	BIOL 1102							General Biology II	3
	BIOL 1102L							General Biology II Lab	1
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics								Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Biology Major

BIOL 2240	Genetics	4
BIOL 4500	Organic Evolution	4
BIOL 4700	Ecology	4
CHEM 1101	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1101L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
CHEM 1102	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1102L	General Chemistry II Lab	1
CHEM 2351	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 2352	Organic Chemistry II	4
NASC 3990	Philosophy and Methodology of Science	3
PHYS 1110	College Physics I	3
	AND
PHYS 1110L	College Physics I Lab	1
	OR
PHYS 2110	University Physics I	4
	AND
PHYS 2110L	University Physics I Lab	0
Total Credit Hours:		35

Students must choose at least ONE Functional Biology course from:

BIOL 3300	Cell Biology	3
BIOL 3650	Comparative Physiology	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must choose at least ONE Organismal Biology course from:

BIOL 3200	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 3500	Vertebrate Natural History	4
BIOL 4200	Invertebrate Zoology	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

Biology Electives

Students must choose three courses from the following list:

BIOL 3200	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 3300	Cell Biology	3
BIOL 3500	Vertebrate Natural History	4
BIOL 3650	Comparative Physiology	3
BIOL 3700	Animal Behavior	3
BIOL 4200	Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL 4240	Medical Genetics	3
ENVS 2200	Introduction to Geographical Information Systems	2
	AND
ENVS 3300	Geographical Information Systems Applications	2
NASC 4210	Biochemistry	3
PHYS 1120	College Physics II	3
	AND
PHYS 1120L	College Physics II Lab	1
	OR
PHYS 2120	University Physics II	4
	AND
PHYS 2120L	University Physics II Lab	0
Total Credit Hours:		9-12

Senior Research and Seminar

Total Credit Hours:

4-5

Biology majors must complete the following seminar/research courses:

 

NASC 4950	Science Seminar	1
NASC 4980	Senior Research	3
	OR
NASC 4981	Senior Library Research	2

Students in the Biology Honors program must complete the following senior research/thesis courses:

 

NASC 4989	Honors Senior Research	3
NASC 4999	Honors Thesis	2

General Electives

	General Electives	12-18
Total Credit Hours:		12-18

Total Credit Hours: 121