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Dec 14, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Biology, BA
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Earning a Bachelor of Arts with a major in biology develops your knowledge of biology from molecules to organisms in support of careers in industry, teaching, or medicine.
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Degree requirements
The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Arts with a major in biology. Foundation Course requirements must be successfully completed prior to advancing to upper-division major requirements.
Foundation course requirements
The Foundation course requirements listed below must be completed before enrollment in 3000 and 4000 level courses required for the major. Successful completion is based on achieving a C or better in each course and an overall 2.5 grade point average in these courses.
One of the following courses (with lab, if indicated):
Biology requirements
In addition to the biology foundation courses, students must complete with a C or higher a second 2000 level biology course option, the advanced biology requirements, one physiology course with laboratory, and 7 additional advanced biology elective hours (each course must be a minimum of 3 hours, except for labs taken with the associated lecture course).
Options for the second 2000 level course requirement (with lab, if indicated):
Advanced biology requirements:
Physiology requirement options (with lab):
Advanced biology electives
Select from this list, except that courses used to fulfill other requirements cannot also count towards advanced electives.
Other course requirements
These requirements include courses in physics and math (lab required with lecture course, if indicated).
Chemistry requirements
Students must complete a minor in chemistry with a minimum of 20 hours. This includes the 12 hours of chemistry foundation courses plus 8 hours completed with a grade C or higher, as follows:
Plus at least 4 advanced hours chosen from:
Electives
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Science.
Other requirements
Only two attempts will be allowed for each biology and biochemistry course in the degree. Grade of C or better and minimum 2.5 grade point average in Foundation Courses, C or better in all upper-division courses counting towards major requirements, and an overall 2.0 grade point average are required for graduation. All students seeking to enter the Department of Biological Sciences, with the exception of beginning freshmen, must meet the minimum grade point averages given above. Students in the department whose Foundation Course or overall grade point average drops below the minimum for two consecutive semesters will be removed from the program.
Four-year degree plan (example)
The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
| Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| BABIO, BSBIO Advanced Chemistry |
4 hours |
BIOC 4550 - Biochemistry II OR Elective-advanced |
3 hours |
| Physiology for BS BIO,BA BIO |
4 hours |
COS Breadth Requirement |
3 hours |
| Elective-advanced |
3 hours |
Advanced Biology for BA |
3 hours |
| Elective-advanced |
3 hours |
Advanced Biology for BA |
3 hours |
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Elective-advanced |
2 hours |
| Total |
14 hours |
Total |
14 hours |
Notes:
*See chemistry courses under “Foundation requirements.”
**See biology courses under “Foundation requirements.”
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