Biology, B.S.

Recommended for premedical, predental, and other health preprofessional students.

General Education Requirement
Major Requirement
BIO 121
BIO 123L
General Biology I
and Gen Biology Lab I
4
BIO 122
BIO 124L
General Biology II
and Gen Biology Lab II
4
3 200-level Biology electives with lab12
BIO 334Cell Biology4
300/400-level BIO elective with lab4
300/400-level BIO elective with lab or BIO 4034
300/400-level BIO elective with lab or BIO 404
2 200/300/400-level BIO elective (lab optioinal)6
BIO 401
BIO 402
Biology Seminar
and Biology Seminar
4
CHE 111
CHE 113L
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry Laboratory I
4
CHE 112
CHE 114L
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry Laboratory II
4
PHY 121
PHY 123L
General Physics
and General Physics
4
MAT 111Calculus I (AS designation)4
CIS 232Computer Applications for Business I (AS designation)3
5 Advised electives15
Total Credits76

Preprofessional students such as premedical1, predental and veterinary should take the following to meet the entrance requirements for most professional schools:

Entrance Requirements
MAT 111
MAT 112
Calculus I
and Calculus II 2
8
CHE 111
CHE 112
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry II
6
CHE 221
CHE 222
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry II 2
6
PHY 121
PHY 122
General Physics
and General Physics 2
6
1

Premedical students ordinarily major in biology, chemistry or biochemistry.

2

MAT 112 Calculus II, CHE 221 Organic Chemistry I-CHE 222 Organic Chemistry II, and PHY 122 General Physics should be taken as advised electives or as electives in the distribution courses.