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2022-2023 University Catalog

Biological Sciences, B.S.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for BS Biological Sciences

1

Explain core concepts for biological literacy including: evolution; biological structure-function relationships; information flow; pathways and transformations of energy and matter; interconnectedness and interactions of living systems

2

Communicate biological information in written and/or oral form.

3

Use quantitative reasoning, modeling, and statistics to describe living systems.

4

Use scientific techniques and instrumentation to generate biological data.

 

 

General Education Requirements

English

Mathematics

Science

Humanities

  • Foreign Language I and II Credits: 6 3
  • Literature Credits: 3 4

Social Sciences

  • Social Sciences elective Credits: 6 4

Arts

  • Arts elective Credits: 3 4

Total Credit Hours: 39

Other Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 47

Course Requirements for Major

Total Credit Hours: 34

Total Credit Hours Required: 120

  1. “C” or better required
  2. MATH 2114 , MATH 2124  with a C or better may be substituted for MATH 1125 , MATH 1126  
  3. Completion of six credit hours in one foreign language is required
  4. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
  5. Approved electives: MATH 1115  may count as a free elective.
  6. A maximum of 4 BIOS elective credit hours may be at the 2000 level (BIOS 2002 , BIOS 2082 , BIOS 2090 , BIOS 2092 , BIOS 2313 , BIOS 2553 , BIOS 2663 , BIOS 2743 , BIOS 2741 , BIOS 2904 , BIOS 2914 ).
  7. A maximum of 7 credit hours may consist of research/apprenticeship (BIOS 2002 , BIOS 2082 , BIOS 2092 , BIOS 3091 , BIOS 3092 , BIOS 4091 ) or seminar (BIOS 3091 ) courses.
  8. A minimum of 17 credit hours must be lecture or lecture/laboratory courses at the 3000/4000 level (BIOS 3113 , BIOS 3284 , BIOS 3373 , BIOS 3354 , BIOS 3453 , BIOS 3490 , BIOS 3590 , BIOS 3651 , BIOS 3653 , BIOS 3854 , BIOS 3953 , BIOS 4103 , BIOS 4113 , BIOS 4153 , BIOS 4413 , BIOS 4453  , BIOS 4490 , BIOS 4524 , BIOS 4534 , BIOS 4543 , BIOS 4590 , BIOS 4644 , BIOS 4713  , BIOS 4723 , BIOS 4844 , BIOS 4933   , BIOS 4974 ).
  9. A minimum of two courses at the 3000/4000 level must have a laboratory component (BIOS 3354 , BIOS 3651  and BIOS 3653 , BIOS 3854 , BIOS 4524 , BIOS 4534 , BIOS 4644 , BIOS 4844 , BIOS 4914  , BIOS 4974 ).
  10. A minimum of two courses must be at the 4000 level (BIOS 4103 , BIOS 4113 , BIOS 4153 , BIOS 4490 , BIOS 4524 , BIOS 4534 , BIOS 4543 , BIOS 4590 , BIOS 4644 , BIOS 4713 , BIOS 4723 , BIOS 4844 , BIOS 4914 , BIOS 4933  , BIOS 4974 ).

Four Year Plan of Study

First Year of Enrollment

First Term

Total Credit Hours: 15

Second Term

Total Credit Hours: 14

Second Year of Enrollment

First Term

Total Credit Hours: 14

Second Term

Total Credit Hours: 17

Third Year of Enrollment

First Term

Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Term

Total Credit Hours: 13

Fourth Year of Enrollment

First Term

  • BIOS 3000+ Credits: 4
  • BIOS 3000+ Credits: 3
  • Elective Credits: 9
Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Term

Total Credit Hours: 15

Total Credit Hours Required: 120

  1. Required for all first-time full-time students.

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