Biology / Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 74-76
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: BS-BIOL-A
I. Core Courses (63)
II. Select one of the following: (4)
III. Select two of the following options: (6-8)
IV. Select one of the following options: (1)
V. Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of: