Biology (B.S.)
original curriculum of Spring 2000

| Area A | Area B | Area C | Area D | Area E | Area F |

| Biology Core | Research Practicum and Seminar |

| Emphasis Areas | Directed Electives |

Area A - Essential Skills - 9 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  ENGL 1101 English Composition I 3
  ENGL 1102 English Composition II 3
  MATH 1113* Pre-Calculus 3

* MATH 1113 has prerequisites of

  • MATH 1101, Mathematical Modeling, or MATH 1111, College Algebra AND

  • MATH 1112, Trigonometry, or completion of a high school course in trigonometry.

MATH 1101 or MATH 1111 and MATH 1112 may be taken simultaneously.

MATH 1501, Calculus I, 4 credit hours, may be taken in place of Pre-Calculus if the student is prepared. If MATH 1501 is taken in Area A, one hour of credit is applied to Area F.

Area B - Critical Thinking and Communications - 4 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  CRIT 1101 Critical Thinking across the Curriculum 3
  COMM 1001 Presentational Speaking 1

 

Area C - Humanities - 6 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  one of the
following

ENGL 2111
ENGL 2112
ENGL 2130
PHIL 2201
SPAN 2001
FREN 2001
GERM 2001
SPAN 2002
FREN 2002
GERM 2002

 Select ONE (1) of the following
Literature or Philosophy courses:

World Literature I - Pre-Modern
World Literature II - Modern
American Literature
Introduction to World Philosophy
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German

 3
  one of the
following

ART 2301
ART 2302
THEA 1100
MUSC 2301
MUSC 2101
PHIL 2401
SPAN 2001
FREN 2001
GERM 2001
SPAN 2002
FREN 2002
GERM 2002

 Select ONE (1) of the following
Fine Arts courses:

Art of the Pre-Modern World
Art of the Modern World
Theater Appreciation
Intro to World Music
Music Appreciation
Intro to Aesthetics
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate French
Intermediate German

 3

 

Area D - Science, Mathematics and Technology - 11 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  CHEM 1211
and
CHEM 1211L		 Principles of Chemistry I (3 hrs)
and
Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I (1 hr)		 4
  CHEM 1212
and
CHEM 1212L		 Principles of Chemistry II (3 hrs)
and
Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II (1 hr)		 4
  MATH 1231 Introductory Statistics 3

 

Area E - Social Sciences - 12 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  POLS 1101 American Government 3
  HIST 2110 Themes in United States History 3
  PSYC 1101* Introduction to General Psychology 3
  one of

SOSC 2501
or
HIST 1110

 Select ONE (1) of the following courses:

Survey of Social Sci & Contemp. Issues
or
Themes in World History

 3

* PSYC 1101 is recommended rather than SOCI 1101 to meet the prerequisite for students desiring to take PSYC 3350, Abnormal Psychology, in their upper-division courses.

Area F - Other Program Requirements - 18 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  MATH 1501* Calculus I 1*
  BIOL 1107
and
BIOL 1107L		 Principles of Biology I (3 hrs)
and
Principles of Biology Laboratory I (1 hr)		 4
  BIOL 1108
and
BIOL 1108L		 Principles of Biology II (3 hrs)
and
Principles of Biology Laboratory II (1 hr)		 4
  CHEM 2411
and
CHEM 2411L		 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs)
and
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 hr)		 4
  CHEM 2412
and
CHEM 2412L		 Organic Chemistry II (3 hrs)
and
Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 hr)		 4
  Choose from
the following:

CPTG 1010
or
CPTG 1111
or
CSCI 1301**

 A minimum of 18 credit hours are
required for Area F:

Computing with Spreadsheets
or
Introduction to Computing
or
Computer Science I

 number
of hours

1

2

3

* If MATH 1501 is taken in Area A.
** If the hour total in Area F exceeds 18, the extra hours will be applied as credit for directed electives in the junior/senior year.

Biology Core - 32 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  BIOL 3100 Biocomputing 3
  BIOL 3200 Cell Biology 3
  BIOL 3400 Bioregulatory Affairs 2
  BIOL 3500 Ecology 3
  BIOL 3250
and
BIOL 3250L		 Microbiology (2 hrs)
and
Microbiology Laboratory		 4
  BIOL 3650

or

BIOL 4202
and
BIOL 4202L

 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (3 hrs)

or

Genetic Biotechnology (2 hrs)
and
Genetic Biotechnology Laboratory (1 hr)

 3
  BIOL 4201 Genetics 3
  CHEM 4202 Biochemistry 3
  PHYS 1111
and
PHYS 1111L		 Introductory Physics I (3 hrs)
and
Introductory Physics Laboratory I (1 hr)		 4
  PHYS 1112
and
PHYS 1112L		 Introductory Physics II (3 hrs)
and
Introductory Physics Laboratory II (1 hr)		 4

 

Biology Research Practicum and Seminar - 5 to 10 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  BIOL 4222* Applied Biology Research Practicum
(3 credit hour course; may be repeated for credit)		 3 - 6
  BIOL 4500* Applied Biology Seminar
(2 credit hour course; may be repeated for credit)		 2 - 4

* Both courses must be taken ay least once.

Emphasis Areas - 17 to 20 semester credit hours

Students must choose ONE of the following emphasis areas:

| Bioregulatory Affairs/Science Management |
or
| Biomedical Applications |
or
| Biotechnology/Biocomputing |

Students whose career goals are better suited by a mixture of the courses contained within the emphasis areas may choose to build an alternative emphasis area in consultation with their advisors.

Emphasis: Bioregulatory Affairs/Science Management (18 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  BUSA 3111 Survey of Economics 3
  BUSA 3370 Business Law 3
  CHEM 4110 Environmental Chemistry 3
  HCMG 3112
and
HCMG 3112L		 Intro. to Allied Health Administration (2 hrs)
and
Intro, to Allied Health Administration Laboratory (1 hr)		 3
  HSCI 3520 Legal Issues in Health Care 3
  MGMT 3101
or
HCMG 3101
or
MKTG 3101		 Principles of Management
or
Intro. to Health Systems Management
or
Principles of Marketing		 3

 

Emphasis: Biomedical Applications (20 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  BIOL 1151
and
BIOL 1151L		 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3 hrs)
and
Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (1 hr)		 4
  BIOL 1152
and
BIOL 1152L		 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3 hrs)
and
Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II (1 hr)		 4
  HCMG 3112
and
HCMG 3112L		 Intro. to Allied Health Administration (2 hrs)
and
Intro, to Allied Health Administration Laboratory (1 hr)		 3
  HSCI 3520 Legal Issues in Health Care 3
  HSCI 3550 Ethical Issues in Health Care 3
  PHYS 3650 Modern Physics 3

 

Emphasis: Biotechnology/Biocomputing (17 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  CSCI 1301** Computer Science I 3
  CSCI 1302 Computer Science II 4
  ENGL 3901 Writing for Digital Media 3
  MATH 1501* Calculus I 4
  PHYS 3650 Modern Physics 3

* If taken in Area A, consult you advisor to select an appropriate substitute.
** If taken in Area F, consult you advisor to select an appropriate substitute.

Directed Electives - 0 to 6 semester credit hours

Semester Taken Course number Course title Credit hours
  BUSA 3111 Survey of Economics 3
  BUSA 3370* Business Law 3
  CHEM 4110 Environmental Chemistry 3
  ENGL 3901 Writing for Digital Media 3
  HCMG 3101 Intro to Health Systems Management 3
  HCMG 3301** Intro to Primary/Long Term Care 3
  HCMG 3801** Future Trends in Health Care 3
  HSCI 3341 Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness 3
  HSCI 3401 Contemporary Women's Health 3
  HSCI 3501 The AIDS Epidemic 3
  HSCI 3520*** Legal Issues in Health Care 3
  HSCI 3550 Ethical Issues in Health Care 3
  MGMT 3101* Principles of Management 3
  MKTG 3101* Principles of Marketing 3
  PHYS 3650 Modern Physics 3
  PSYC 3350**** Abnormal Psychology 3

* Prerequisite: BUSA 3111 or HCMG 3111

** Prerequisite: HCMG 3101

*** Prerequisite: HCMG 3111

**** Prerequisite: PSYC 1101

Last update: February 12, 2004