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Biology 1

Enables majors to pursue graduate degrees with an option for employment at the bachelor level.

First Year
BIO 110 General Biology	4	credit hours
BIO 160 General Zoology or BIO 161	4	credit hours
ENG 101 Communication Skills I	3	credit hours
ENG 102 Communication Skills II	3	credit hours
HED 100 Personal & Community Health	2	credit hours
HIS 100 History of Civilization	3	credit hours
HIS 101 History of Civilization	3	credit hours
MTH 151 College Algebra	3	credit hours
MTH 153 College Algebra and Trigonometry	3	credit hours
PED 100 Fundamentals of Fitness for Life	1	credit hour
Total Credit Hours	29	credit hours

Second Year
BIO 161 General Botany or BIO 160	4	credit hours
BIO 271 Ecology or BIO 350	4	credit hours
BIO 310 General Microbiology	4	credit hours
CHM 221 General Chemistry I	3	credit hours
CHM 222 General Chemistry II	3	credit hours
CHM 221L General Chemistry I Lab	1	credit hour
CHM 222L General Chemistry II Lab	1	credit hour
CSC 150 Computer Literacy or CSC 200 Advanced Computer Concepts	3	credit hours
FRN 111 Introduction to French, Spanish, or German	3	credit hours
FRN 112 Introduction to French, Spanish, or German	3	credit hours
SCM 285 Principles of Speech	3	credit hours
Total Credit Hours	32	credit hours

Third Year
BIO 263 Vertebrate Embryology	4	credit hours
BIO 270 Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates	4	credit hours
BIO 274 Plant Morphology or Bio 278	4	credit hours
CHM 321 Organic Chemistry I	3	credit hours
CHM 322 Organic Chemistry II	3	credit hours
CHM 321L Organic Chemistry I Lab	2	credit hours
CHM 322L Organic Chemistry II Lab	2	credit hours
PHY 152 General Physics	3	credit hours
PHY 153 General Physics	3	credit hours
PHY 152L General Physics Lab	1	credit hour
PHY 153L General Physics Lab	1	credit hour
Total Credit Hours	30	credit hours

Fourth Year
African-American Elective from the Core*	3	credit hours
Non-Restricted Electives	3	credit hours
BIO 351 Principles of Genetics	4	credit hours
BIO 364 Seminar and Colloquium in Biology	1	credit hour
BIO 459 General Physiology	4	credit hours
BIO 474 Molecular Biology and BIO 474L or BIO 480 and/or BIO 495	8	credit hours
FIA 301 Art Appreciation and/or HUM 210 and/or MUS 301 and/or ENG 207	3	credit hours
Total Credit Hours	26	credit hours

Summary of Graduation Requirements
General Education Requirements	42	credit hours
Major Requirements	50	credit hours
Restricted Electives	28	credit hours
Total	120	credit hours
* Select from ENG 383, FIA 170, HIS 335, or MUS 234


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