Download Bachelor of Science Biology Degree Plan

Lamar University
Fall 2014
GPA:
Bachelor of Science Biology Degree Plan
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 Minimum 120 semester hours  2.0 cumulative GPA
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Core Curriculum (44 hrs)
Biology Courses (49 hrs)
HRS GRD SEM
Must earn grade of "C" or better
ENGL 1301, Composition I
Biology Core Courses (27 hrs)
ENGL 1302, Composition II
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BIOL 2420, Microbiology
Language, Philosphy, and Culture
BIOL 3450, Botany
MATH 2312, Precalculus
BIOL 3470, Genetics
PSYC 2371,
BIOL 1406, General Biology I
BIOL 3460 or 4410, Invert Course
BIOL 3428, 4408, 4409, 4431, 4440 or
BIOL 1407, General Biology II
4445, Vert Course
HIST 1301, U.S. History I
BIOL 4470 or 4404, Cell or Molecular
HIST 1302, U.S. History II
BIOL 4344 Development Biol. Thought
POLS 2301, American Govt. I
Total Biology Core:
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POLS 2302, American Govt. II
Social and Behavioral Science
Biology Electives 3000-4000 (22 hrs)
Creative Arts
BIOL
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HRS GRD SEM
BIOL
BIOL
Supporting Courses (24 hrs)
HRS GRD SEM
BIOL
CHEM 1311, 1111, Gen. Chemistry I
BIOL
CHEM 1312, 1112 Gen. Chemistry II
BIOL
CHEM 3311, 3111 Org. Chemistry I
Total Biology Electives:
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CHEM 3312, 3112 Org. Chemistry II
Total Hours (120 hrs)
PHYS 1401, College Physics I
PHYS 1402, College Physics II
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Supporting Courses
Unvi. Free Electives
Univ. Free Electives (3 hrs)
3000-4000
Biology Core
HRS GRD SEM
Biology Electives
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Notes:
1. 120 semester hours are required for a B.S. degree in Biology.
2. The university Core is 42 credit hours.Hours above the minimum of 3 are added to required Biology Courses.
3. Students must complete the Freshman Composition sequence (or its equivalent, ENGL1301 and 1302) requirements
with no less than a "C". Students must continually be enrolled in an English Composition course until this requirement is
met.
4. Students must complete 6 hours of mathematics/statistics and continually be enrolled in a Mathematics course until
this requirement is met.
5. Students must complete all departmentally required courses in their major and minor with at least a grade of "C."
6. Students must complete all prerequisite courses with a grade of "C" or better before taking any more advanced
biology course.
7, There are 3credits of University free electives at the 3000 to 4000 level.
8. Students are limited to a maximum of three semester hours of research as Biology electives. Additional research
credits may be counted as "University free electives".
9. One Biology elective must be a scientific report writing-intensive course: Animal Behavior, Ecology, Advanced
Physiology, Environmental Microbiology, Epidemiology, Experimental Design, Molecular Biology, or Ichthyology.
10. The BS Biology degree offers seven possible concentrations. A concentration requires a minimum of 15 credits over
and above courses required and claimed in the Biology core curriculum.
11. Concentrations do not include credits from any of the following courses: BIOL1406, BIOL1407, BIOL2420,
BIOL3450, BIOL3470, BIOL4344, a course used to fulfill the invertebrate, vertebrate, or Cell/Molecular core
requirements, or any of the supporting courses in chemistry or physics listed on the biology degree plan. A list of
Biology concentrations is provided on the Biology Web page or upon request.
12. MATH 1314 (College Algebra Non-Calculus Track) or MATH 1414 (College Algebra Calculus Track) and MATH
1316 (Trigonometry) may be substituted for MATH 2312 (Pre-Calculus/Elementary Functions) in the Biology BS
degree plan.