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Degree Requirements | Biological Sciences (B.S.)

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Curriculum in Biological Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences

General Education Requirements
Course Name/ # Credit Hours  Course Name/#  Credit Hours
English    CHEM 10171  3
ENGL 1157 3  Humanities  
ENGL 1158 or 11591 3  Foreign Language I and II3  6
Mathematics    Literature4  3
MATH 11251,2 3  Social Sciences  
MATH 11261,2 3  Social Sciences elective4 6
Science    Arts  
BIOS 10831 3 Arts elective4 3
BIOS 10731 3    
    Total 39
Other Requirements
Course Name/ # Credit Hours  Course Name/#  Credit Hours
CHEM 10071 1  PHYS 1031 or 10611  3
CHEM 10081 1  PHYS 1033 or 10631  1
CHEM 10181 3  PHYS 1032 or 1062  3
CHEM 22171 3  PHYS 1034 or 1065  1
CHEM 3218 3  Approved Electives5  25
MATH 2314 3    
    Total 47
Course Requirements for Major
Course Name/ # Credit Hours  Course Name/#  Credit Hours
BIOS 10711  1  BIOS Elective6,7,8,9,10  24
BIOS 10811  1  BIOS 4010 (exit exam)  0
BIOS 20141  4    
BIOS 21141  4    
    Total 34
Total Credit Hours Required Credit Hours
  120
  1.  "C" or better required
  2.  Math 2114, 2124 with a C or better may be substituted for Math 1125, 1126
  3.  Completion of six credit hours in one foreign language is required
  4.  Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
  5.  Approved electives: Math 1115 may count as a free elective.
  6.  A maximum of 4 BIOS elective credit hours may be at the 2000 level (BIOS 2002, 2082, 2090, 2092, 2313, 2553, 2663, 2743, 2741, 2904, 2914).
  7.  A maximum of 7 credit hours may consist of research/apprenticeship (BIOS 2002, 2082, 2092, 3091, 3092, 4091) or seminar (BIOS 3091) courses.
  8.  A minimum of 17 credit hours must be lecture or lecture/laboratory courses at the 3000/4000 level (BIOS 3113, 3284, 3373, 3354, 3453, 3490, 3590, 3651, 3653, 3854, 3953, 4103, 4113, 4153, 4490, 4524, 4534, 4543, 4590, 4644, 4713, 4723, 4844, 4974).
  9.  A minimum of two courses at the 3000/4000 level must have a laboratory component (BIOS 3354, 3651 and 3653, 3854, 4524, 4534, 4644, 4844, 4974).
  10.  A minimum of two courses must be at the 4000 level (BIOS 4103, 4113, 4153, 4490, 4524, 4534, 4543, 4590, 4644, 4713, 4723, 4844, 4974).
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