Biology / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 51

Students must achieve a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses before they can advance to the next course in the sequence:  BIOL 11000 General Biology 1, BIOL 11500 General Biology 2, and BIOL 22000 Genetics.  Any grade less than a C- requires the student to repeat the class or petition for an exemption.  Students may receive the exemption only once.

Biology majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class BIOL 10000 Introduction to Biology when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-BIOL-A

I. Core Courses (50)

BIOL-11000General Biology 1

4

BIOL-11100General Biology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-11500General Biology 2

4

BIOL-11600General Biology 2 Lab

1

BIOL-22000Genetics

4

BIOL-22100Genetics Lab

1

BIOL-22400General Microbiology

4

BIOL-22600General Microbiology Lab

1

BIOL-35500Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

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OR

BIOL-35700Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

BIOL-35600Molecular Biochemistry Lab

1

BIOL-40600Molecular Cell Biology

4

BIOL-49600Biology Senior Thesis

2

CHEM-11000General Chemistry 1

4

CHEM-11100General Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHEM-11500General Chemistry 2

4

CHEM-11600General Chemistry 2 Lab

1

CHEM-22000Organic Chemistry 1

4

CHEM-22100Organic Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHEM-22500Organic Chemistry 2

4

CHEM-22600Organic Chemistry 2 Lab

1

II. Select one of the following (1)

BIOL-38000Biochemistry Journal Club

1

BIOL-38100Physiology Journal Club

1

BIOL-38200Microbiology Journal Club

1

BIOL-38300Ecology Journal Club

1

BIOL-38400Genetics Journal Club

1

III. Although not specifically required for the major, the following courses are strongly recommended for the B.A. degree if the student intends to pursue a graduate degree:

PHYS-20000College Physics 1

4

PHYS-20100College Physics 1 Lab

1

IV. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
BIOL-11100General Biology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-11600General Biology 2 Lab

1

BIOL-22600General Microbiology Lab

1

BIOL-49600Biology Senior Thesis

2