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Dec 04, 2024
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2019-2020 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology, B.A.
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General Education Requirements 33-34 Credits
Up to 14 credits of prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy GE and will count as elective credit.
Major Departmental Requirements 42-43 Credits
Biology Electives (9 cr.)
BIO 200 level or above. At least six credits must be BIO 300 level or BIO 400 level courses. No more than three credits of BIO 495 , BIO 496 or BIO 499 in any combination can be counted towards the Biology Electives requirement.
Cognate Requirements 26-35 Credits
Mathematics Prerequisite/Placement (0-6 cr.)
Electives 8-19 Credits
Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.
Total Credits minimum 120
Additional Degree Requirements
- A minimum grade of C is required in all BIO courses.
- A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements 42-43 Credits).
- Completion of all college-wide degree requirements (Undergraduate Degree Requirements , General Education Program ).
Notes:
**BIO 101 and BIO 102 may be taken in any order (i.e., BIO 101 is not the prerequisite for BIO 102 ) and satisfy departmental major requirements.
**BIO 490 (12 cr.) satisfies Cell Biology (BIO 401 , 4 cr.), the Advanced Writing Requirement (BIO 380 , 3 cr.), Oral Expression (General Education Skills, 0 cr.), and five biology elective credits.
***Both semesters of Human Anatomy and Physiology must be taken to satisfy the requirement. Four of the eight credits can be used to satisfy Biology electives.
****BIO 333 if used to satisfy cognate requirements cannot also count towards Biology elective credits in the Departmental Requirements.
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