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)
| 02-110 | General Biology I | 4 |
| 02-111 | General Biology I Lab | 1 |
| 02-115 | General Biology II | 4 |
| 02-116 | General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| 02-220 | Genetics | 4 |
| 02-221 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| 02-224 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| 02-226 | General Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| 02-355 | Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| - | OR | |
| 02-357 | Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-356 | Molecular Biochemistry Lab | 1 |
| 02-406 | Molecular Cell Biology | 4 |
| 02-496 | Biology Senior Thesis | 2 |
| 03-110 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| 03-111 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 03-115 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| 03-116 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| 03-220 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| 03-221 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 03-225 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| 03-226 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
II. Select one of the following (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 |
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:
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.