BACHELOR OF ARTS
BIOLOGY
Note: Requirements apply to students entering Fall 1997 and later. At least 124 hrs. (40 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. At least 84 hrs. must be non-BIOL courses. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major.
I. General College Requirements (55 hrs.):
English (9 h): ENGL 101 __; ENGL 102 (or 105) __; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211);
Western Civilization (6 h): WC 204 (or 114) ___ and WC 205 (or 115) ___
Non-Western Culture (one course): ___
(see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of courses)
Communication/Logic (3 h, one of the following): COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310
OR Exemption/Examination ___
Foreign Language (16-20 h or proficiency): _______,
________, _______, _______
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of principal courses)
Humanities (9 h): (HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) ________
Social Science (9 h): (SC)________, (SI) ________, (SF) ________
A Principal course in Earth Sciences or Mathematical Sciences (in addition to MATH 115 or 121) or BIOL 570 _______
II. General Science Requirements (26-28 hrs.):
___ CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
___ CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
___ CHEM 622 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (3 hrs.) OR
___ CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs.)
___ CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I lab (2 hrs.)
___ MATH 115 Calculus I (3 hrs.) OR ____ MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs.)
___ PHSX 114 College Physics I (4 hrs.) OR ____ PHSX 211 General Physics I (4 hrs.)
___ PHSX 115 College Physics II (4 hrs.) OR ____ PHSX 212 General Physics II (4 hrs.)
III. Biology Core Requirements (23-24 hrs.):
___ BIOL 150 (or 151, Honors) Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology ( 4 hrs.)
___ BIOL 152 (or 153, Honors) Principles of Organismal Biology (4 hrs.)
___ BIOL 404 Introduction to Genetics (3 hr.)
TWO OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR COURSES (6 hrs.):
___ BIOL 412 Evolutionary Biology (3 hrs.);
___ BIOL 413 Diversity of Organisms (3 hrs.);
___ BIOL 414 Principles of Ecology (3 hrs.);
___ BIOL 550 Intro. to Systematics (3 hrs.);
TWO OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES (6-7 hrs.):
___ BIOL 400 Fundamentals/Microbiology (3 hrs.);
___ BIOL 408 Physiol./Organisms (3 hrs.);
___ BIOL 416 Cell Structure/Function (3 hrs.);
___ BIOL 417 Biology/ Development (3 hrs.);
___ BIOL 600 Intro. Biochemistry (4 hrs.)
IV. Biology Elective and Laboratory Requirements (9 hrs.):
BIOL courses numbered 400 or higher which include at least 4 hrs. of laboratory credit. Courses listed above which have not been used to fulfill the above requirements may be used as electives. No more than 3 hrs. of BIOL 423 Non-Lab Independent Study and/or BIOL 424 Independent Study (combined) can be applied towards the elective requirement with no more than 2 hours of BIOL 424 being applied towards the laboratory requirement. A list of courses that include laboratory components but do not have the word "laboratory" in their title is available in 2045 Haworth.
BIOL _____ (_____ hrs.) __________________________(lab credit: _______ hrs.)
BIOL _____ (_____ hrs.) __________________________(lab credit: _______ hrs.)
BIOL _____ (_____ hrs.) __________________________(lab credit: _______ hrs.)
BIOL _____ (_____ hrs.) __________________________(lab credit: _______ hrs.)
TOTAL: _____ hrs. (9 required)
(lab credit total: _______hrs (4 required)
