2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2019)

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2019) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology-Ecology and Organismal Biology Track Semester by Semester

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Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I Credit: 3 ^*
BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1 ^*
DNSC 100 Freshman Seminar Credit: 1
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I Credit: 3
MATH 110 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II Credit: 3 ^*
BIOL 114 Principles of Biology II Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1 ^*
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II Credit: 3
ENGL 001 English Proficiency Examination Credit: 0 ¹
MATH 112 Calculus I Credit: 4

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

BIOL 211 Principles of Biology III Credit: 3
BIOL 213 Principles of Biology III Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 211 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 213 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit: 1
Gen Ed Curr Area VI Credit: 3
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL 222 Genetics Credit: 3
BIOL 223 Genetics Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 212 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
GEN ED CURR AREA I Credit: 3
CSDP 121 Microcomputer Applications Credit: 3 ² or
BUED 212 Computer-Concepts/ Applications I Credit: 3 ²

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 14

BIOL 301 Microbiology Credit: 3
BIOL 303 Microbiology Laboratory Credit: 1
ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3 or
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3
Elective Credit: 3
PHYS 121 General College Physics I Credit: 3 and
PHYS 123 General College Physics I Laboratory Credit: 1
or
PHYS 181 Introductory Physics I Credit: 3 ^* and
PHYS 183 Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit: 1 ^*

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
PHYS 122 General College Physics II Credit: 3 and
PHYS 124 General College Physics II Laboratory Credit: 1 or
PHYS 182 Introductory Physics II Credit: 3 ^* and
PHYS 184 Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit: 1 ^*
GEN ED CURR AREA I Credit: 3
GEN ED CURR AREA II Credit: 3

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
BIOL 497 Biology Seminar/Honors/MARC Credit: 1
BIOL 498 Independent Study Credit: 1-3 ⁴
CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 343 Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1 ^*
DNSC 400 Senior Proficiency Seminar Credit: 1
FREE Elective Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
BIOL 499 Undergraduate Research Credit: 1-4 ⁴
CHEM 342 Biochemistry II Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 344 Biochemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

^*Honors designated sections are offered. Honors enrollment is recommended for highly qualified students who wish to attend graduate and/or professional schools. Minimum gpa requirements may be imposed.

¹Students who place into MATH 101 will be required to complete MATH 101 and MATH 109 with grades of C or higher before they will be eligible to take MATH 110 . Students who place into MATH 109 will be required to complete that course with a grade of C or higher before they will be eligible to take MATH 110 .

²The English Proficiency Examination is given at the end of the semester. A student must enroll in ENGL 001 prior to enrolling in ENGL 102 .

³CSDP 220 may be substituted for CSDP 121 or BUED 212
⁴Students may take BIOL 498 and BIOL 499 for 1 to 3 and 1 to 4 cr. hr., respectively, a semester; but they must repeat the courses to accumulate as many credits as required in the core program.

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Biology-Ecology and Organismal Biology Track Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 14

Second Semester: Credits 14

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 15

Total Credit Hours: 120

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Biology-Ecology and Organismal Biology Track Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 14

Second Semester: Credits 14

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 15

Total Credit Hours: 120

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