B.A. in Biology
Course Requirements (2005-2006)

Area A: Essential Skills, 9 hrs required

Area G: Program Requirements, 29 hrs required

ENGL 1101: English Composition 1

3

BIOL 3215: Cell Biology

4

ENGL 1102: English Composition 2

3

BIOL 3216: Genetics

4

MATH 1113 or 1131: Pre-Calculus or Calculus

3

BIOL 3217: Ecology

4

BIOL 3218: Systematics

4

Area B: Institutional Options, 4 hrs required

BIOL 4795: Capstone Senior Seminar

1

COMM 1110: Communication

3

BIOL 5515: Cell/Molecular Biology

3

Seminar or Foreign Language* (select 1)

1

BIOL 5525: Organismic Biology (select 2)

6

BIOL 5535: Ecological/Evolutionary Biology

3

Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts, 6 hrs required

Humanities* (select 1)

3

Fine Arts* (select 1)

3

Some of these hours must fulfill the requirements

of an approved undergraduate minor or

Area D: Science/Math/Technology, 11 hrs required

departmental approved concentration.  Ten hours

MATH 1127: Statistics

3

must be 3000 level or above.

Lab Science* (select 2)

8

Area E: Social Sciences, 12 hrs required

PELM 1205: Concepts of Fitness

2

HIST 2111 or 2112: U.S. History (select 1)

3

PEDS* (select 1)

1

POLS 1101: American Government

3

Behavioral Sciences* (select 1)

3

World Cultures* (select 1)

3

Area F: Courses Related to Major, 18 hrs required

BIOL 2285: Research Methods

2

CHEM 1211: Principles of Chemistry 1

3

CHEM 1211L: Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHEM 1212: Principles of Chemistry 2

3

CHEM 1212L: Principles of Chemistry 2 Lab

1

Foreign Language 2001

3

Foreign Language 2002

3

ITDS 2748: Topics in Global Issues

1

ITDS 2749: Ethics and Legal Issues in
                          the Professions

1