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 |
- "C" or better required
- Math 2114, 2124 with a C or better may be substituted for Math 1125, 1126
- Completion of six credit hours in one foreign language is required
- Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
- Approved electives: Math 1115 may count as a free elective.
- 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).
- A maximum of 7 credit hours may consist of research/apprenticeship (BIOS 2002, 2082, 2092, 3091, 3092, 4091) or seminar (BIOS 3091) courses.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
