Recommended Curriculum for Biology Degree

It is the student’s responsibility to contact the program coordinator for current requirements, transfer information, and advising assistance.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15)

ENG 101	Composition I	3
HIS 111	History of Civilization I	3
	Or
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
BIO 115	General Biology I for Majors	4
CHE 111	General Chemistry I	4
FYE 101	First Year Experience	1

Spring Semester (15)

ENG 102	Composition II	3
HIS 112	History of Civilization II	3
	Or
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3
BIO 116	General Biology II for Majors	4
CHE 112	General Chemistry II	4
FYE 102	First Year Experience II	1

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (17)

BIO 341	Ecology	4
CHE 211	Organic Chemistry I	4
ENG 221	Speech Communication	3
	Or
COMM 221	Speech Communication	3
REL 241	Introduction to Philosophy	3
	Literature Core	3

Spring Semester (15-17)

BIO 261	Microbiology	4
	Or
BIO	Elective	4
CHE 212	Organic Chemistry II	4
MAT 141	Precalculus	5
	Or
MAT 142	Analytic Geometry & Calculus I	5
	Or
MAT 231	Statistics	3
	Behav/Soc Sci Core	3
HPPE	Activity	1

Junior Year

Fall Semester (17-18)

REL 101	History & Literature of the Old Testament	3
	Or
REL 102	History & Literature of the New Testament	3
BIO 301	Genetics	4
	Or
BIO	Elective	4
BS	Core	3
	Or
FLG		3
	Upper Level Elective	4
	Biology Elective	3-4

Spring Semester (16-17)

BIO 331	Cell Biology	4
	Or
BIO	Elective	4
	Humanities Core	3
	Upper Level Elective	3-4
	Upper Level Elective	3
	General Elective	3

Senior Year

Fall Semester (14-16)

BIO 310	Biology Seminar	2
	Upper Level Elective	3-4
	Upper Level Elective	3
	Upper Level Elective	3
MIS	Core or Elective	3-4

Spring Semester (14-16)

	Fine Arts Core	3
	Biology Elective	4
	Upper Level Elective	3
	Upper Level Elective	3
	General Elective	1-3

Total Credit Hours: 121

*If you can justify taking the Comprehensive Computer Literacy Exam and you pass this exam, take a 3 or 4 credit hour elective.