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2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, BA

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General Education Core Requirements

   
 

Level I

Competencies
   
 
  • Basic College Math
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Computer Literacy
  Level II
 

Distribution Sequences (20 credits)
   
 
  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)
   
 
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Science/Mathematics (Division II)
   
 
 

Social Sciences (Division III)
   
 
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  (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

 

Courses in Major (37-40 credits total)

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior/Senior Year

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  • † BIO ___ Plant Biology or Animal Biology elective 3-4 Credit(s) ______
  • BIO ___ Cell/Molecular Biology elective 4 Credit(s) ______
  • † BIO ___ Structure/Function or Ecology/Evolution elective 4 Credit(s) ______
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Major Elective

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

Support Courses (8 credits total)

‡ Free Electives/Minor (11 credits minimum)

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

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Foreign Language (0-12 credits total)

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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.

+ Electives within the major are to be chosen from 300 to 400 level courses, exclusive of BIO 302T , BIO 304 , BIO324, and BIO 328 . A maximum 4 credits from BIO 407 , BIO 408N , BIO 416 , BIO 418 , BIO 420 , or BIO 422  may be used to fulfill one BIO Elective; additional credits will count as Free Electives. Secondary Education minors must select BIO 320 , and one course in Geological Sciences.

‡ B.A. Biology majors are strongly urged to elect a Computer Science course and one year of Physics.

† At least two of the following must have a lab: the Plant or Animal elective, the Structure/Function elective or Ecology/Evolution elective, the BIO elective.

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

Total minimum credits for graduation: 120

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