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:  02-110 General Biology I, 02-115 General Biology II, and 02-220 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 02-100 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

I. Core Courses (50)

02-110General Biology I

4

02-111General Biology I Lab

1

02-115General Biology II

4

02-116General Biology II Lab

1

02-220Genetics

4

02-221Genetics Lab

1

02-224General Microbiology

4

02-226General Microbiology Lab

1

02-355Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

-
OR

02-357Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

02-356Molecular Biochemistry Lab

1

02-406Molecular Cell Biology

4

02-496Biology Senior Thesis

2

03-110General Chemistry I

4

03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1

03-115General Chemistry II

4

03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1

03-220Organic Chemistry I

4

03-221Organic Chemistry I Lab

1

03-225Organic Chemistry II

4

03-226Organic Chemistry II Lab

1

II. Select one of the following (1)

02-380Biochemistry Journal Club

1

02-381Physiology Journal Club

1

02-382Microbiology Journal Club

1

02-383Ecology Journal Club

1

02-384Genetics 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:

17-200College Physics I

4

17-201College Physics I Lab

1

IV. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of the following courses which contain strong writing components: 02-111 and 02-116 General Biology Labs I and II, 02-226 General Microbiology Lab, and 02-496 Biology Senior Thesis.