B.A. in Biology
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| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA Biology Degree Plan (120 hours) | ||
| Core Requirements (39 hours) | ||
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Freshmen Composition I | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
or EN 1313 | Rhetoric and Composition for International Students | |
| Literature | 3 | |
Any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| History | 3 | |
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course | ||
| Social Science | 6 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics | ||
| Natural or Physical Sciences | ||
Satisfied by PY 1401 in the courses required for this major. | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
Select any 3 hrs. of the following: Art (AR), Drama (DM), Music (MU) or MU 1300 | ||
| Foreign Language and International Engagement | 6 | |
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams | ||
| Philosophy - Self | 3 | |
| Intro to Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy - Ethics | 3 | |
| Foundations of Ethics | ||
| Theology - God | 3 | |
| Introduction to Theology | ||
| Intermediate Theology | 3 | |
Any TH 33xx course | ||
| Biology Major Courses (74 hours) | ||
| BL 1401 | General Biology for Majors I | 4 |
| BL 1402 | General Biology for Majors II | 4 |
| BL 2110 | Sophomore Biology Seminar | 1 |
| BL 2233 | Cell & Molecular Methods | 2 |
| BL 2330 | Genetic Principles | 3 |
| BL 2332 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BL 3110 | Junior Biology Seminar | 1 |
| BL 4110 | Senior Biology Seminar | 1 |
| BL 34XX or 44XX - Advanced Biology | 16 | |
At least 4 credits must fulfill the Cellular & Molecular Biology requirement and 4 credits for the Organismal Biology requirement * | ||
| BL 4451 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| BL 4452 | Biochemistry II | 4 |
| CH 1401 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CH 1402 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CH 2411 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CH 2412 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| MT 1411 | Precalculus | 4 |
| PY 1401 | General Physics I | 4 |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
Can be fulfilled by PY 1402 General Physics II, an Advanced Biology(BL 34XX/44XX) or Advanced Chemistry course (CH 34XX/44XX) | ||
| Electives (7 hours) | 7 | |
An elective can be any course taken from any discipline. Students can use these hours to pursue certificates, minors, or second majors. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
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Organismal BL course options: BL 3420, BL 3424, BL 3430, BL 3434, BL 3436, BL 3442 (or FSC 3442), BL 3464
Cellular & Molecular BL course options: BL 3444, BL 3481, BL 3490, BL 4440, BL 4411 (or BIO 4411)
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with your advisor on a regular basis.
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| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| FYE 1301 | 3 | Social Science | 3 |
| BL 1401 | 4 | EN 1311 | 3 |
| CH 1401 | 4 | BL 1402 | 4 |
| MT 1411 | 4 | CH 1402 | 4 |
| MT 2303 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| BL 2332 or 2330 | 3 | BL 2332 or 2330 | 3 |
| PL 1301 | 3 | TH 1301 | 3 |
| CH 2411 | 4 | BL 2233 | 2 |
| Literature | 3 | CH 2412 | 4 |
| BL 2110 | 1 | History | 3 |
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| PY 1401 | 4 | Science Elective | 4 |
| Advanced Biology | 4 | Advance Biology | 4 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| Social Science | 3 | Advanced Theology | 3 |
| BL 3110 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Fine Arts | 3 | Electives | 7 |
| BL 4451 | 4 | BL 4452 | 4 |
| Advanced Biology | 4 | Advanced Biology | 4 |
| BL 4110 | 1 | ||
| PL 2301 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 120 | |||