Biology - Curriculum

Biology (B.S.)
proposal - Spring 2004

| 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 SPAN 2002 FREN 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 Spanish Intermediate French	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 - 41 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 and BIOL 3500L	Ecology (3 hrs) and Ecology Laboratory (1 hr)	4
	BIOL 3250 and BIOL 3250L	Microbiology (3 hrs) and Microbiology Laboratory (1 hr)	4
	BIOL 3650 and BIOL 3650L	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (3 hrs) and Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory (1 hr)	4
	BIOL 4202 and BIOL 4202L	Biotechnology (2 hrs) and Biotechnology Laboratory (2 hr)	4
	BIOL 4201	Genetics	3
	CHEM 4110 or BIOL 4XXX	Environmental Chemistry or Animal Physiology	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 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 Biology Research Practicum (3 hrs)	3
	BIOL 4500	Biology Seminar (1 hr)	1

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

Emphasis Areas - 15 semester credit hours

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

| Biomedical Applications |
or
| Preparation for Graduate School |
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: Biomedical Applications (15 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
Select five (5) courses from the following list.
	BIOL 3YYY	Special Topics in Biology	3
	BIOL 3222 or BIOL 4222	Internship and/or Cooperative Education (3 hrs) or Biology Research Practicum (3 hrs)	3
	BIOL 4XXX	Animal Physiology (if not taken in Biology Core)	3
	HCMG 3112 and HCMG 3112L	Intro. to Allied Health Administration (2 hrs) and Intro, to Allied Health Administration Laboratory (1 hr)	3
	HSCI 3201	Pathophysiology	3
	HSCI 4330	Nutrition	3
	MATH 1501	Calculus I	4
	PHYS 3650	Modern Physics	3

Emphasis: Preparation for Graduate School (15 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
Select five (5) courses from the following list.
	BIOL 3XXX	Evolution	3
	BIOL 3YYY	Special Topics in Biology	3
	BIOL 4222	Biology Research Practicum (3 hrs)	3
	BIOL 4XXX	Animal Physiology (if not taken in Biology Core)	3
	CHEM 4110	Environmental Chemistry (if not taken in Biology Core)	3
	MATH 1501	Calculus I	4
	PHYS 3650	Modern Physics	3

Emphasis: Pre-Veterinary Medicine (15 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
Select five (5) courses from the following list.
	BIOL 3XXX	Evolution	3
	BIOL 3YYY	Special Topics in Biology	3
	BIOL 3222 or BIOL 4222	Internship and/or Cooperative Education (3 hrs) or Biology Research Practicum (3 hrs)	3
	BIOL 4XXX	Animal Physiology (if not taken in Biology Core)	3
	CHEM 4110	Environmental Chemistry (if not taken in Biology Core)	3
	HSCI 3201	Pathophysiology	3
	HSCI 4330	Nutrition	3
	PHYS 3650	Modern Physics	3

Emphasis: Forensic Science (15 semester credit hours)

Semester Taken	Course number	Course title	Credit hours
Select five (5) courses from the following list.
	BIOL 3YYY	Special Topics in Biology: Case Studies in Forensic Biology	3
	BIOL 3222	Internship and/or Cooperative Education	3
	CHEM 4204*	Criminalistics	3
	CRJU 1150	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
	CRJU 3100	Criminology	3
	HSCI 3201	Pathophysiology	3
	PHYS 3650*	Modern Physics	3
	PSYC 3350**	Abnormal Psychology	3

* PHYS 3650 is a prerequisite for CHEM 4204, Criminalistics.

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

Last update: August 13, 2004