Biology, B.A.

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1	Biology, B.A.
2	College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
3	Department of Biological Sciences
4	Catalog Year: 2024
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6	This is a sample schedule of all general education, CAS Exploratory, and major requirements for this degree in a 4-year plan. Courses in bold are designated as critical and may be prerequisites to subsequent major courses or may affect
7	timeline for graduation due to specific semester offering. Please see the notes column for further clarification.
8	The below plan is based on SAT Writing 410-610 and SAT math score of 540 to 650 (520 to 630 prior to Mar 2016, 550 to 650 prior to Sep 2018) or AP/IB/CLEP equivalents.
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10	Semester One (17 Credit Hours)
11	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
12	CHM 1440: General Chemistry I	4	C	Multiple	MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement
13	CHM 1470: General Chemistry Laboratory I	1	C	Multiple		Accompanies CHM 1440, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
14	BIO 1200: Biology I	4	C	Multiple		Fulfills Natural Science and Technology Gen Ed
15	WRT 1050: Composition I	4	C	Elective	WRT 1020 with a grade of C or higher; or placement
16	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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18	Semester Two (14 Credit Hours)
19	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
20	CHM 1450: General Chemistry II	4	Passing	Multiple	CHM 1440 with a grade of C or higher
21	CHM 1480: General Chemistry Laboratory II	1	Passing	Multiple	CHM 1440 and CHM 1470, each with a grade of C or higher	Accompanies CHM 1450, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
22	WRT 1060: Composition II	4	C	General Education	WRT 1050 with a grade of C or higher; or placement	Fulfills Writing Foundation Gen Ed
23	BIO 1300: Biology II	4	C	Major	BIO 1200 recommended
24	BIO 1201: Biology Laboratory	1	C	Major	(Pre/Corequiste) BIO 1200 or BIO 1300 with a grade of C or higher
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26	Semester Three (16 Credit Hours)
27	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
28	CHM 2340: Organic Chemistry I	4	C	Multiple	CHM 1450 and CHM 1480, each with a grade of C or higher
29	MTH 1441: Precalculus or both MTH 1331: College Algebra and MTH 1332: Trigonometry (see note)	4	C	Major	MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement	If choosing to pursue both MTH 1331 and MTH 1332 route, student should begin with MTH 1331 this semester and incorporate MTH 1332 into a future semester
30	BIO 3400: Genetics	4	C	Major	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher
31	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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33	Semester Four (16 Credit Hours)
34	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
35	Ecological Systems Core Course	4	C	Major
36	STA 2222: Statistical Methods for Biology	4	Passing	Multiple	MTH 1441 with a grade of C or higher; or both MTH 1331 and MTH 1332, each with a grade of C or higher; or placement
37	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
38	Elective	4	Passing	Elective
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40	Semester Five (14 Credit Hours)
41	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
42	PHY 1010: General Physics I or PHY 1510: Introductory Physics I	4	Passing	Major	(PHY 1010) MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement (PHY 1510) MTH 1441 or placement above MTH 1441. MTH 1554 recommended
43	PHY 1100: General Physics Lab I	1	Passing	Major		Accompanies PHY 1010 or PHY 1510, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently
44	BIO 3232: Biochemistry I or BIO 3230: Fundamentals of Biochemistry	4	C	Major	(BIO 3232) BIO 1200 and CHM 2340, each with a grade of C or higher (BIO 3230) BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher; CHM 2340 or CHM 2010 with a grade of C or higher
45	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
46	BIO 3000-4000 Level Lab Elective 1	1	Passing	Major		BIO 3361 and BIO 4995 may only count toward one laboratory requirement, even if taken multiple times
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48	Semester Six (17 Credit Hours)
49	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
50	PHY 1020: General Physics II or PHY 1520: Introductory Physics II	4	Passing	Multiple	PHY 1010 or PHY 1510	Fulfills Knowledge Application Gen Ed
51	PHY 1110: General Physics Lab II	1	Passing	Major		Accompanies PHY 1020 or PHY 1520, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently
52	BIO 3340: Evolutionary Biology	4	C	Major	BIO 1200 and BIO 1300, each with a grade of C or higher; BIO 3400: Genetics recommended
53	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
54	Elective	4	Passing	Elective
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56	Semester Seven (17 Credit Hours)
57	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
58	Molecular and Cellular Systems Core Course	4	Passing	Major
59	BIO 4000-level Lecture Course	4	Passing	Major
60	BIO 3000-4000 Level Lab Elective 2	1	Passing	Major		BIO 3361 and BIO 4995 may only count toward one laboratory requirement, even if taken multiple times
61	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
62	Elective	4	Passing	Elective
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64	Semester Eight (13 Credit Hours)
65	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
66	BIO 4970: Scientific Inquiry and Communication	4	Passing	Multiple	WRT 1060 with a grade of C or higher and senior standing
67	BIO Elective (if needed to meet the 42 credit minimum in major)	4	Passing	Major
68	BIO 3000-4000 Level Lab Elective 3	1	Passing	Major		BIO 3361 and BIO 4995 may only count toward one laboratory requirement, even if taken multiple times
69	Elective	4	Passing	Elective
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71	Sample Schedule Notes
72	Corresponding lecture and lab courses should normally be taken simultaneously. Note that some courses have incorporated labs into lecture credit while other labs are given separate credit.
73	All Biology prerequisite courses should be completed with a grade of C or better
74	Complete the requirements for a major offered by the College of Arts and Sciences with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
75	To complete precalculus requirement: MTH 1331 and 1332 two semester sequence recommended for SAT 540-560, ACT 22-23; MTH 1441 recommended for SAT 570-650, ACT 24-27. See Math Placement Website for more Information
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77	CAS Exploratory Requirement
78	In addition to satisfying the university-wide general education requirements, all students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete at least three courses outside of their major rubric, for a minimum of 12 credits.
79	A student may select these courses from either of the following: A single rubric of their choosing (e.g., HST) within the College of Arts and Sciences. A predefined thematic set of courses identified on the College of Arts and Sciences website.
80	Additionally, earning a double major or degree, completion of a College of Arts and Sciences minor or concentration, or completion of honors college requirements (including HC 3900) satisfies the exploratory requirement.
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82	Degree Requirements	Credits	Note
83	General Education	28	Multiple General Education course are fulfilled with courses in the Major to reach the 40 required credits
84	Diversity	Included	Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
85	WIM/WIGE/Capstone	Included	Students should be sure to choose a general education course, which also fulfills WIG, as it is not automatically fulfilled by major requirements
86	CAS Exploratory Requirement	Included	Met with Chemistry in major (discuss with Academic Adviser if you have MACRAO or MTA)
87	Major/Corequisites	76
88	Electives	20
89	Total Credits:	124
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