Biology, B.A.

First Year Experience (1 hour)

Biological Science Major Courses (54 hours)

Mathematical Sciences (7 hours)

• MATH 2014 Calculus I
• STAT 2013 Introduction to Statistics

Supplementary Area of Concentration (16 hours)

Biology majors are required to complete a Supplemental Area of Concentration (SAC). Those majors pursuing a pre-professional track (pre-medical, pre-dental, or pre-veterinary medicine) must have a SAC in physical sciences (including inorganic/organic chemistry and physics) since many biology elective courses presume an understanding of basic organic chemistry and most professional and graduate schools require 16 hours of chemistry, eight hours of physics, and mathematics through calculus. Biology majors not on a pre-professional track may have a SAC in any subject; however, the physical sciences SAC is recommended.

Chemistry (8 hours)

• CHEM 1013 General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1011 General Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHEM 1023 General Chemistry II
• CHEM 1021 General Chemistry II Laboratory

Foreign Language (14 hours)

Foreign language courses typically taken in a single language

Humanities, Social Sciences and English (24 hours)

Total: 124 hours

Note:

A student must complete the biology major with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher as well as an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher in order to graduate.