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2022-2023 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.A.


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Bachelor of Arts
Curriculum 0302 Requirements

Biological Sciences Department  

Suggested Semester Plan: Program Pathway  

General Education Requirements


Students must meet requirements for general education; see The Cardinal Core Curriculum  for details. Certain courses that fulfill major or cognate requirements may also apply to general education.

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.

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


  1. A minimum grade of C is required in all BIO courses.
  2. A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all required major courses.
  3. Completion of all Undergraduate Degree Requirements .

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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