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

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

| Biology Core | Research Practicum and Seminar |

| Emphasis Areas | Directed Electives |

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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 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.

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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 CPTG 1111 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.

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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

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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 at least once.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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