Biology, B.S.

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

General Education Requirement
VSJ 100Vincentian Social Justice3
Foundation Courses27
Distribution Courses33
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 Credits139

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.