Biology / Bachelor of Arts
Program: BA-BIOL-1
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 49
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, BIOL 22000 Genetics, and BIOL 22400 General Microbiology. 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. Students are allowed to repeat no more than two courses in the program to satisfy the minimum grade requirement.
The Biology Department will award three 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| BIOL 11000 | General Biology 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 11100 | General Biology 1 Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 11500 | General Biology 2 | 4 |
| BIOL 11600 | General Biology 2 Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 22000 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 22100 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 22400 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 22600 | General Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 35500 | Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| or BIOL 35700 | Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | |
| BIOL 35600 | Molecular Biochemistry Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 39400 | Major Field Test | 0 |
| BIOL 40600 | Molecular Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 49600 | Biology Senior Capstone | 2 |
| CHEM 11000 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 11100 | General Chemistry 1 Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 11500 | General Chemistry 2 | 4 |
| CHEM 11600 | General Chemistry 2 Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 23000 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 22100 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 23500 | Organic Chemistry 2 | 3 |
| CHEM 22600 | Organic Chemistry 2 Lab | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 1 | |
| Biochemistry Journal Club | ||
| Physiology Journal Club | ||
| Microbiology Journal Club | ||
| Ecology Journal Club | ||
| Genetics Journal Club | ||
| Biology Journal Club | ||
| Total Hours | 49 | |
Additional Coursework
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:
PHYS 20000 College Physics 1
PHYS 20100 College Physics 1 Lab
Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by the successful completion of:
BIOL 38500 Biology Journal Club
BIOL 49600 Biology Senior Capstone