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 2 times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class. Students are allowed to repeat no more than two courses in the program to satisfy the minimum grade requirement.

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