2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2019)

Dec 03, 2025

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

Biology-General/Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Allied Health Track Semester by Semester

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Students in this track should consider taking Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II, with laboratory – BIOL 231 , BIOL 232 , BIOL 233 & BIOL 234 . They are required by the Department of Physical Therapy. However, they do not apply toward the B S degree in Biology and hence are not included among the required courses given below.

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 109 College Algebra Credit: 3 ¹

Second Semester: Credits 14

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 ²
Gen Ed Curr Area I Credit: 3

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
Free Elective Credit: 3
Gen Ed Curr Area I 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
CSDP 121 Microcomputer Applications Credit: 3 or
BUED 212 Computer-Concepts/ Applications I Credit: 3 ³
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

BIOL 301 Microbiology Credit: 3
BIOL 303 Microbiology Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 343 Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
Free Elective Credit: 4 (BIOL 231 and BIOL 233 recommended for pre-Allied Health)
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
PHYS 183 Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit: 1

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3 or
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3
Free Elective Credit: 4 (BIOL 232 and BIOL 234 recommended for pre-Allied Health)
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

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 7
BIOL 497 Biology Seminar/Honors/MARC Credit: 1
BIOL 498 Independent Study Credit: 1-3 ⁴
DNSC 400 Senior Proficiency Seminar Credit: 1
Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
Free Elective Credit: 4
Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3
Gen Ed Curr Area VI Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

¹Students who place into MATH 101 will need to pass that course with a grade of C or higher before enrolling in MATH 109 .

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 may be substituted for CSDP 121  or BUED 212 .
⁴Students may take BIOL 498  for 1 to 3 credit hours a semester; but they must repeat the course to accumulate the 3 credit hours required by the program.

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Biology-General/Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Allied Health Track Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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Biology-General/Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Allied Health Track Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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