Biological Science (B.S.)

Freshman Year

Total Hours: 32

• BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology I
• BIOL 101L - Introduction to Biology I Laboratory
• BIOL 102 - Introduction to Biology II
• BIOL 102L - Introduction to Biology II Laboratory
• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II
• CSCI 241 - Introduction to Software Packages I
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II
• FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations
• MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra
• MATH 175 - Precalculus II
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation

Sophomore Year

Total Hours: 32

• Approved Biology Electives¹ - 8
• Fine Arts Elective^{2, 3} - 3
• Electives³ - 3
• ENGL - 3

• BIOL 211 - Introductory Microbiology

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• HIST 201 - American History to 1877

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• HIST 202 - American History since 1877

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• MAAP 200 - Midpoint Assessment of Academic Progress Examination
• PHYS 201 - General Physics I
• PHYS 202 - General Physics II

Junior Year

Total Hours: 30

• Approved Biology Elective¹ - 4
• Social Science Electives^{3, 4} - 6
  (Three hours must be at 200 level or above.)

• BIOL 315 - Introductory Genetics
• BIOL 339 - Evolution
• CHEM 301 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 301L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHEM 302 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 302L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
• STAT 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference

Senior Year

Total Hours: 30

• Approved Biology Elective¹ - 4
• Electives^{3, 5} - 9-10

• BIOL 410 - General Ecology
• BIOL 481 - Biology Seminar

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• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking

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• COMM 205 - Interpersonal Communication

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• PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking

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• PHIL 252 - Ethics in the Sciences

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• Select one of the following:

• BIOL 401 - Molecular Biology
• BIOL 414 - Cell Biology
• CHEM 421 - Biochemistry I

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• CHEM 421L - Biochemistry I Laboratory

Notes

40 credit hours must be at the 300/400 level.

¹Three (3) hours must be selected from the approved Writing Enriched courses- see General Education Requirements  section.
²At least 10 hours must be 300+ and at least three (3) of the 300+ hours must be writing enriched.
³Eleven hours if BIOL 401 or CHEM 431 is included in the curriculum; Twelve hours if BIOL 414 is included.
⁴Course must be selected from section #9 of the General Education Requirements  section.
⁵Three (3) hours must be selected from the approved International Education courses- see General Education Requirements  section.

Total Hours for Degree: 125

Molecular Biology Concentration

A student may obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science with a concentration in Molecular Biology by including the following in addition to the courses taken for the Biological Science degree:

• BIOL 401 - Molecular Biology
• BIOL 414 - Cell Biology
• CHEM 421 - Biochemistry I
• CHEM 421L - Biochemistry I Laboratory
• CHEM 422 - Biochemistry II
• CHEM 422L - Biochemistry II Laboratory

Premedicine or Predentistry Concentrations

A student may obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science with a concentration in either Premedicine or Predentistry by including the following among the courses taken for the Biological Science degree:

• BIOL 250 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates
• BIOL 321 - General Physiology
• BIOL 407 - Histology
• CHEM 421 - Biochemistry I

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• Select one of the following:

• BIOL 401 - Molecular Biology
• BIOL 414 - Cell Biology