Course Requirements, BA Biology

 
College of Science
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements, see the College of Science and
the General Degree Requirements pages.

Bachelor of Art - Biology

 
Area A Essential Skills                                                 Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better) 
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1113/MATH 1131

Area B Institutional Options                                       Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110 
Select one of the following courses: 
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105/POLS 2401/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the two extra hours may be used as electives. 

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts                                       Required Hours: 6 
Select one of the following humanities courses: 
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105 
Select one of the following fine arts courses: 
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100 
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology                             Required Hours: 11 
Select two lab science courses from below: 
ASTR 1105/1305; BIOL 1215; BIOL 1225; GEOL 1121; GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225; ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325; PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Take the following course: 
MATH 1127

Area E Social Sciences                                                 Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112 
Take the following course:
POLS 1101 
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101 
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156 

Wellness Requirement                                                Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205 
Select any one PEDS course. 

Area F Courses Related to Major                               Required Hours: 18 
BIOL 2285 Research Methods in Biology 
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 1 
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab 
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2 
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry 2 Lab 
Foreign Language 2001 
Foreign Language 2002 
ITDS 2748 Topics in Global Issues 
ITDS 2749 Ethics and Legal Issues in the Prof

Area G Program Requirements                                   Required Hours: 29 
BIOL 3215 Cell Biology 
BIOL 3216 Genetics 
BIOL 3217 Ecology 
BIOL 3218 Biosystematics
BIOL 4795 Capstone Senior Seminar 
BIOL 5515 Sel Topics: Cellular/ Molecular Bio
BIOL 5525 Sel Topics: Organismic Bio (take 2) 
BIOL 5535 Sel Topics: Ecol/Evolutionary Bio

Area H General Electives                                            Required Hours: 31
A minor or approved equivalent must be completed. Ten hours must be 3000-level or above.

Total Hours Required 123