Biology, Biomedical Sciences Concentration, BS

General Education Core Requirements

    Level I 

Competencies

Basic College Math
Reading Comprehension
Computer Literacy

Level II  

ENG 101 - Composition I ______
ENG 102 - Composition II  ______
SPC 101A - Public Speaking  ______
SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______
SMS ____ (Activity) .5 Credit(s) ______

Distribution Sequences (20 credits)

* CHE 130 - General Chemistry I  ______
* CHE 212 - Organic Chemistry I  ______
HST 101 - World History I  ______
HST 102 - World History II  ______

Level III  

____ ____ (Literature I) 3 Credit(s) ______
____ ____ (Literature II) 3 Credit(s) ______

Distribution Electives (15 credits)

Among the distribution electives, the student must earn at least 3 but no more than 9 additional semester hours in each of the three divisions.

Humanities (Division I)

____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______
____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______
____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______

Science/Mathematics (Division II)

* MAT 110 - Precalculus or
* MAT 220 - Calculus I  ______

* MAT 247 - Statistics I  ______
____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______

Social Sciences (Division III)

____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______
____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______
____ ____ _________________________________ __ ______

(Note: Courses allowable as distribution electives are marked DI, DII, or DIII in the College Catalog.)

QUANTITATIVE (Q)_____ DIVERSITY (V)_____ WRITING (W)_____

Level I to be completed in the first 30 credits
Level II to be completed in the first 53 credits
Level III to be completed before graduation

• ENG 101 - Composition I

Courses in Major (49-52 credits)

Freshman Year

• BIO 131 - Introduction to Organisms ______ Credits / Units: 4
• BIO 132 - Introduction to Cells ______ Credits / Units: 4
• BIO 210 - Basic Nutrition ______ Credits / Units: 3

Sophomore Year

• BIO 200 - Anatomy and Physiology I ______ Credits / Units: 4
• BIO 201 - Anatomy and Physiology II ______ Credits / Units: 4
• BIO 208 - Environmental Problems: An Ecological Approach ______ Credits / Units: 3
• BIO 212 - Cell Biology ______ Credits / Units: 4

Junior/Senior Year

• BIO 402 - Genetics ______ Credits / Units: 4
• BIO 406 - Microbiology

• or

• BIO 409 - Biological Chemistry ______ Credits / Units: 4
• BIO 415N - Biology Seminar ______ Credits / Units: 2

^Major Electives

• †BIO ___ Elective 3-4 Credit(s) ______
• †BIO ___ Elective 3-4 Credit(s) ______
• †BIO ___ Elective 3-4 Credit(s) ______
• +BIO ___ Biology Elective 3-4 Credits ______

Support Courses (16 credits)

 ‡2 semester sequence in Physics (8 credits)

• ‡PHS____ _________________________________ 4 ______
• ‡PHS____ _________________________________ 4 ______
• CHE 213 - Organic Chemistry II ______
• CHE 231 - Quantitative General Chemistry ______

Free Electives (7 credits minimum)

May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 120 credits required for graduation

• ____ ____ _________________________________  ______
• ____ ____ _________________________________  ______

Additional Information and Notes

* These are required support courses which may also be used to satisfy the indicated Distribution requirements. A student may choose to fulfill Distribution requirements with courses other than the ones listed, but these listed courses must still be taken.

Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements, (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the total credits required for graduation.

+ This elective within the major is to be chosen from 300 to 400 level courses, exclusive of

^ A maximum 4 credits from

‡ The Physics sequence can be chosen from

† These electives must be chosen from the following courses: 

Exemptions in the timing of courses will be made for transfer students.

Total minimum credits for graduation: 120