2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 04, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [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 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 Elective Credit: 4
CHEM 211 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 213 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit: 1
EXSC 111 Personal Health and Fitness Credit: 3
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3
GEN ED CURR AREA I 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 ²
ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3 or
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
BIOL 301 Microbiology Credit: 3
BIOL 303 Microbiology Laboratory Credit: 1
GEN ED CURR AREA II 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
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 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
BIOL 497 Biology Seminar/Honors/MARC Credit: 1
BIOL 498 Independent Study Credit: 1-3 ³
CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3
CHEM 343 Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
FREE Elective Credit: 2
DNSC 400 Senior Proficiency Seminar Credit: 1

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
BIOL 499 Undergraduate Research Credit: 1-4 ³
CHEM 342 Biochemistry II Credit: 3
CHEM 344 Biochemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

¹The English Proficiency Examination is given at the end of the semester. A student must enroll in ENGL 001  prior to enrolling in ENGL 102
²CSDP may be substituted for CSDP 121  or BUED 212
³Students 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, which are 3 cr. and 4 cr respectively.

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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 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

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 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 14

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Total Credit Hours: 120

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