Biology - Curriculum

Biology (B.S.)
new curriculum - Spring 2002

| Research Practicum or Internship and Seminar |

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.

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 2111 or HIST 2112	US History to 1877 or US History Since Reconstruction	3
	PSYC 1101* or SOCI 1101	Introduction to General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology	3
	SOSC 2501 or HIST 1111 or HIST 1112	Survey of Social Sci & Contemp. Issues or World History I or World History II (Modern World History)	3

* PSYC 1101 is required for students selecting the Forensic Science emphasis area to meet the prerequisite for the required PSYC 3350, Abnormal Psychology, course.

Area F - Other Program Requirements - 18 semester credit hours

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
	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
	BIOL 2500	Botany	2

Biology Core - 43 semester credit hours

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
	BIOL 3100	Biocomputing	3
	BIOL 3200	Cell Biology	3
	BIOL 3400	Biobusiness and Regulatory Affairs	2
	BIOL 3500	Ecology	3
	BIOL 3250 and BIOL 3250L	Microbiology (2 hrs) and Microbiology Laboratory (2hrs)	4
	BIOL 3650 and BIOL 3650L	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (3 hrs) and Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory (1 hr)	4
	BIOL 4202 and BIOL 4202L	Genetic Biotechnology (2 hrs) and Genetic Biotechnology Laboratory (2 hr)	4
	BIOL 4201	Genetics	3
	CHEM 4110	Environmental Chemistry	3
	CHEM 4202	Biochemistry	3
	ENGL 3900	Professional and Technical Writing	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 Internship or Research Practicum and Seminar - 4 semester credit hours

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
	BIOL 3222* or BIOL 4222*	Internship and/or Cooperative Education (3 hrs) or Applied Biology Research Practicum (3 hrs)	3
	BIOL 4500	Applied Biology Seminar (2 hrs)	1

* Consult your advisor to determine which of these two courses best fits your academic needs.

Emphasis Areas - 13 to 15 semester credit hours

Students must choose only ONE of the following five emphasis areas:

| Bioregulatory Affairs/Science Management |
or
| Biomedical Applications |
or
| Biotechnology/Biocomputing |
or
| Pre-Veterinary Medicine |
or
| Forensic Science |

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 (15 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
	BUSA 3111	Survey of Economics	3
	BUSA 3370*	Business Law	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***	Principles of Management	3

* Prerequisite for BUSA 3370 is BUSA 3111 or HCMG 3112/L
** Prerequisite for HSCI 3520 is HCMG 3112/L
*** Prerequisite for MGMT 3101 is BUSA 3111 or HCMG 3112/L

Emphasis: Biomedical Applications (14 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
	PHYS 3650	Modern Physics	3

Emphasis: Biotechnology/Biocomputing (13 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
	CHEM 4204	Criminalistics	3
	CSCI 1301	Computer Science I	3
	CSCI 1302	Computer Science II	4
	PHYS 3650	Modern Physics	3

Emphasis: Pre-Veterinary Medicine (14 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
	HSCI 4330	Nutrition	3
	PHYS 3650	Modern Physics	3

Emphasis: Forensic Science (15 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
	CRJU 1150	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
	CRJU 3100	Criminology	3
	CHEM 4204	Criminalistics	3
	PHYS 3650	Modern Physics	3
	PSYC 3350*	Abnormal Psychology	3

* PSYC 1101, Introduction to Psychology, must be selected in Area E to meet the prerequisite for PSYC 3350, Abnormal Psychology.

Last update: February 12, 2004