Bachelor of Arts Degree

Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission to undergraduate degree programs in biology include:

• Completion of BIOL 115, BIOL 117, and CHEM 115 with a minimum of C in each
• minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
• minimum GPA of 2.0 in all attempted biology courses.

Bachelor of Arts Requirements in Biology

The B.A. with a major in biology requires a minimum of 32 hours to a maximum of 42 hours in biology, with 128 hours total required for graduation. Required courses include:

• BIOL 115, 117, 219, 221, 321, and 327 which must be taken in this sequence. Biol 327 should be taken in the fall semester of the junior year.

• Chemistry: CHEM 115 or 117 (which should be taken concurrently with BIOL 115),

• CHEM 116 or 118, 233, 234, 235, and 236.

• Mathematics: MATH 155 (or MATH 153 and 154) and MATH 156 or MATH 150 and STAT 211.

• Physics: PHYS 101 or 111 and 102 or 112.

Bachelor of Arts Electives

Bachelor of Arts candidates must take 14 hours of required biology electives, one of which must have a laboratory, may be selected from the following list:

BIOL 386 (limited to four hours of credit), 486 (limited to four hours of credit), 301, 302, 310, 311(L), 312, 313, 315, 316, 317(L), 324, 325(L), 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340(L), 341(L), 348, 350(L), 351(L), 352(L), 353(L), 361(L), 362(L), 363, 364, 410, 411(L), 412, 413, 414(L), 415(L), 424, 425, 432(L), 433, 434, 436, 437, 438(L), 438, 439(L), 440(L), 441(L), 450(L), 453, 454, 461, 462, 463, 464, (493 and above), PHYS 225, AEM 341(L), AEM 401(L), GEOL 331(L), AGBI 410, BIOC 339, BIOC 531.

Only one approved non-BIOL course can be used to fulfill the 14-hour elective requirement.

Permission of the department must be obtained to enroll in BIOL 293, 386, 486, 491, and 493A; however, only four credit hours of 386/486 may be used towards the 15-hour elective requirement. Graduate (500-level) courses in biology may be taken if approved by the dean and department.

BIOL 293, 235, and 491 do not satisfy the required 15 hours of electives in biology. They can serve as general electives.

Note: Program requirements are subject to change, please consult with the biology advisor for requirements.