Biology Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 78-80
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.
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 (67)
II. Select one of the following: (4)
| 13-200 | Calculus I | 4 |
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| 13-211 | Calculus for the Life Sciences | 4 |
III. Select two of the following options: (6-8)
| 02-335 | Advanced Clinical Physiology | 3 |
| 02-336 | Case Studies in Human Physiology | 1 |
| 02-357 | Biochemistry II-Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-358 | Biochemistry II Lab | 1 |
| 02-422 | Human Anatomy | 3 |
| 02-425 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| 02-426 | Immunology | 3 |
| 02-435 | Ethics Scientific Principles and Practices | 3 |
| 02-497 | Special Topics | 2 |
IV. Select one of the following options: (1)
| 02-380 | Biochemistry Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-381 | Physiology Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-382 | Microbiology Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-383 | Ecology Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-384 | Genetics Journal Club | 1 |
V. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of the following courses which contain strong writing components: General Biology Labs I and II (02-111 and 02-116), General Microbiology Lab (02-226), and Biology Senior Thesis (02-496).