Biological Sciences, BS

Core Courses 6 courses (14 credits)

• BIOSC 0170 - FOUNDATION OF BIOLOGY 1 and
• BIOSC 0070 - BIOLOGY LABORATORY 1

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• BIOSC 0180 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 2 and
• BIOSC 0080 - BIOLOGY LABORATORY 2

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• BIOSC 0350 - GENETICS
• BIOSC 1000 - BIOCHEMISTRY *

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  *With consent of a Faculty Advisor and a minimum QPA requirement, students may substitute the multi-course Biochemistry sequence of BIOSC 1820 and BIOSC 1825.

Upper Level Courses - 13 credits*

Students must take a minimum of two lecture/lab combinations.  Courses marked with asterisks are recommended for students who are seeking the strongest preparation for graduate, medical, and dental school.

Other Required Courses - 9 courses (24 credits)

• CHEM 0310 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 and
• CHEM 0330 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1

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• CHEM 0320 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2 and
• CHEM 0340 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2

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• PHYS 0110 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1

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• PHYS 0111 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2 and
• PHYS 0212 - INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY PHYSICS

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• MATH 0220 - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS 1
• STAT 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS
• MATH 0230 - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS 2 **

• ** With the consent of the Faculty Advisor, students may substitute MATH 0230 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 for STAT 1000.

Additional Requirement - 2 courses (6 credits)

Biology majors must take the following sequence of courses to fulfill the capstone requirement:

• BIOSC 1960 - SCIENTIFIC WRITING
• BIOSC 1962 - BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OR
• BIOSC 1963 - BIOLOGY RESEARCH - INDEPENDENT STUDY

Total Credits: 57