Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 3 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 30-33 | |
| Major Requirements | 71-76 | |
| Free Electives | 16-8 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIO 111B | General Biology: Cell | 4 |
| BIO 121 | General Biology: Diversity | 4 |
| BIO 200 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIO 205 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 206 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 213A | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 |
| BIO 320 | Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 450A | Bioseminar | 4 |
| CHM 111 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 112 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 301 | Organic Chemistry I | 3-4 |
| CHM 302 | Organic Chemistry II | 3-4 |
| PHY 105 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 106 | General Physics II | 4 |
| MTH 200 | Applied Statistics I | 4 |
| MTH 221C | Calculus I | 4 |
| Select three of the following: | 9-12 | |
BIO 208 Advanced Zoology | ||
BIO 214 Issues in Human Ecology | ||
BIO 304 Developmental Biology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Immunology | ||
BIO 326 Histology | ||
BIO 390 Science Internship | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
| Biochemistry II | ||
BIO 412 General Mammalian Physiology | ||
BIO 430 Advanced Topics in Biology | ||
BIO 460 Bioresearch | ||
| Total Credits | 71-76 | |
New Student Seminar
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FYS 100 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 | |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing II course. | 3 | |
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course. | 3 | |
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Complete one Political and Civic Life course. | 3 | |
| World Languages | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. | 12 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Societies | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Ethical Inquiry | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Total Credits | 30-33 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FYS 100 | 3 | WRT 109 (Fulfills SEEDS Effective Writing 2) | 3 |
| WRT 105A (Fulfills SEEDS Effective Writing 1) | 4 | MTH 221C (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning) | 4 |
| MTH 161 | 4 | BIO 121 | 4 |
| BIO 111B (Fulfills SEEDS Exploration 1 -Scientific Reasoning) | 4 | SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CHM 111 | 4 | CHM 112 | 4 |
| BIO 213A | 4 | BIO 200 | 4 |
| PHY 105 | 4 | PHY 106 | 4 |
| SEEDS: Political and Civic Life | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO 205 | 4 | BIO 206 | 4 |
| CHM 301 | 3 | CHM 302 | 3 |
| BIO Elective BIO 401 or BIO 402 | 3 | MTH 200 | 4 |
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 2 | Free Elective (CHM 303, CHM 304, BIO 403, BIO 404 are encouraged) | 2 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO 320 | 4 | BIO 450A | 4 |
| BIO 309A | 4 | BIO 317 | 4 |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 2 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||