Biology, BS
Bachelor of Science in Biology (310000BS)
The following information has official approval of The Department of Biology and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (DPR) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| College of Arts & Sciences Requirements | 14 | |
| Biology Core Requirement | 47-50 | |
| Biology Electives | 19 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 4-1 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation
Recommended General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
| Precalculus Mathematics | ||
or MATH:154 | Technical Algebra and Trigonometry 2 | |
or MATH:215 | Concepts of Calculus | |
or MATH:221 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus I | |
| Statistics for Everyday Life | ||
or STAT:260 | Basic Statistics | |
or STAT:261 | Introductory Statistics I | |
| Introductory Statistics II | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
| Principles of Biology I | ||
| Principles of Biology II | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree requirements in Arts & Sciences include the demonstration of ability to use another language by completion of the second year of a foreign language. | ||
| 2 Year Language Proficiency | 14 | |
101 Beginning I | ||
102 Beginning II | ||
201 Intermediate I | ||
202 Intermediate II | ||
| Survey of Deaf Culture in America (American Sign Language option only) | ||
| Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either: | ||
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major; | ||
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops | ||
Biology Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL:111 | Principles of Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL:112 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL:211 | General Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL:217 | General Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL:311 | Cell & Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL:316 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| CHEM:151 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM:152 | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM:153 | Principles of Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM:154 | Qualitative Analysis | 2 |
| CHEM:263 | Organic Chemistry Lecture I | 3 |
| CHEM:264 | Organic Chemistry Lecture II | 3 |
| CHEM:265 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| CHEM:266 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 2 |
| MATH:149 | Precalculus Mathematics | 3-4 |
| or MATH:154 | Technical Mathematics IV | |
| or MATH:215 | Concepts of Calculus | |
| or MATH:221 | Analytic Geometry-Calculus I | |
| STAT:250 | Statistics for Everyday Life | 2-4 |
| or STAT:260 | Basic Statistics | |
| or STAT:261 | Introductory Statistics I | |
| STAT:262 | Introductory Statistics II | 2 |
| Total Hours | 47-50 | |
Biology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 19 credits: 1 | 19 | |
BIOL 3xx/4xx | ||
| Total Hours | 19 | |
| 1 | Credits must me at the 300/400 level and must not be used in the core. |