The Bachelor of Science degree in Biology requires a minimum of 40 credits in Biology to be selected with the aid of the student’s departmental advisor.
LIBERAL LEARNING CURRICULUM – 46-48 credit hours
The liberal learning core contains the following three distinct areas of study. 1. Liberal Learning Foundations (18-20 credits)
- First Year Seminar (ULLC 100 - 3 credits)
- Written Communication Literacy (ENGL 123, ULLC 233 - 6 credits, no grade lower than C-)
- Second Language Literacy (3 credits beyond 102)
- Mathematical Literacy (Above Math 110 - 6-8 credits)
2. Liberal Learning Areas of Inquiry (22 credits)
One course in the Area of Inquiry of your major discipline may be presented to satisfy an Area of Inquiry requirement; no more than seven credit hours from any single discipline may be taken to satisfy the Areas of Inquiry. The seven hours in the Investigating the Natural World must include two lecture courses and one accompanying laboratory.
- Western Traditions (3 credits)
- Global and Multicultural Perspectives (3 credits)
- Creative Expressions (3 credits)
- Investigating the Natural World (7 credits)
- Formal and Informal Reasoning (3 credits)
- Identity, Institutions, and Societies (3 credits)
3. Liberal Learning Emphasis (6 credits)
At least 6 additional credits in one of the above Areas of Inquiry with at least 3 credits at the 300-level or higher. Courses taken to satisfy the Liberal Learning Emphasis may not be in the department of the major or any discipline for which the major requires coursework at the 300-level or above.
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WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIREMENT
Completion of two 300- or 400-level courses that are designated as Writing Intensive (WI).
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In addition to successful completion of the Liberal Learning Curriculum and the Exit Examination in Biology, the Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology requires successful completion of the following courses.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS– 74 credit hours
Some of these courses will fulfill requirements of the Liberal Learning Curriculum.
I. REQUIRED SUPPORT COURSES
- CHEM 121/121L-122/122L (General Chemistry I and II and Labs) and CHEM 321/321L-322/322L (Organic Chemistry I and II and Labs)
- MATH 125 (Elementary Statistics); and MATH 130 (Elementary Functions & Analytic Geometry) or higher
- PHYS 151/151L-152/152L
II. REQUIRED BIOLOGY COURSES
- The Tetrad: BIOL 151/151L (General Zoology), 152/152L (General Botany), 201/201L (Molecular & Cell Biology), 202/202L (Evolution and Ecology)
- A junior level Writing Intensive course
- BIOL 491W – Biology Seminar (Writing Intensive)
III. REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COURSES
- BIOL 301/301L (Microbiology and Lab) or BIOL 450/450L (Environmental Microbiology and Lab)
- BIOL 306/306L (Environmental Conservation and Lab)
- BIOL 407/407L (General Ecology and Lab)
IV. REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES
At least three of the following courses: BIOL 302/302L (Oceanography and Lab) or BIOL 403/403L (Marine Biology and Lab); BIOL 304/304L (Soils and Lab); BIOL 312/312L (Invertebrate Zoology and Lab) or BIOL 320/320L (Vertebrate Zoology and Lab); BIOL 321/321L-322/322L (Plant Taxonomy and Lab); BIOL 422 (Field Trip Experience); BIOL 430 (Biogeography); BIOL 435 (Environmental Applications of GIS)
NOTE: All 300-/400-level BIOL courses have BIOL 202/202L as prerequisites. BIOL 151/151L, 152/152L, 201/201L, 202/202L, the junior level WI course, and 491W must be completed with a C- or better. Students may present no more than two grades below C- in BIOL courses.
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