Program: Bachelor of Science in Biology - Louisiana College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 16, 2025

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Central Curriculum Requirements

CC 100 College Connection 1 hr
RL 101 Survey of the Old Testament 3 hrs
RL 102 Survey of the New Testament 3 hrs
HI 101 Civilization I 3 hrs
HI 102 Civilization II 3 hrs
HP 100 Personal Fitness 1 hr
Health and Physical Education Activities (Any two HP courses numbered 101-120, or HP 195 , HP 196 , HP 295 , or HP 296 ) 2 hrs
EN 101 Composition I 3 hrs
EN 102 Composition II 3 hrs
EN 200 Literary Perspectives: Survey of British Literature 3 hrs or
EN 201 Literary Perspectives: Survey of American Literature 3 hrs
BA 200 Computer Business Applications 3 hrs or
CS 150 Introduction to Computer Technology 3 hrs
CA 112 Public Speaking 3 hrs or
CA 212 Business and Organizational Communication 3 hrs
PI 300 Christian Faith & Values 3 hrs or
RL 300 Christian Faith and Values 3 hrs
MA 115 Precalculus 3 hrs
PH 220 General Physics I 3 hrs or
PH 340 General Physics I with Calculus 3 hrs
PH 221 General Physics I Lab 2 hrs
PH 222 General Physics II 3 hrs or
PH 342 General Physics II with Calculus 3 hrs
- Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment (required each semester) CR

Fine Arts

(Choose one of the following)

AR 200 Art Appreciation 3 hrs
AR 230 Introduction to Painting 3 hrs
AR 232 Introduction to Ceramics 3 hrs
CM 250 Cinema Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 200 Music Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 331 Music History and Literature I 3 hrs
MU 332 Music History and Literature II 3 hrs
TH 200 Theatre Appreciation 3 hrs

Total: 3 hrs

Foreign Language

(Choose one of the following)

Total: 3 hrs

Social Sciences

(Choose two of the following)

EC 221 Economic Principles I 3 hrs
GE 201 World Geography 3 hrs
PS 200 Introduction to Social Science: Political Science 3 hrs
PY 220 Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
CJ/PY/SW 223 Social Problems 3 hrs

Total: 6 hrs

Total: 57 hrs

Biology Major Course Requirements

(Choose 30 hours of BI courses from the following)

BI 160 General Biology: Cell 3 hrs
BI 161 General Biology: Cell Lab 2 hrs
BI 162 General Biology: Animal Diversity 3 hrs
BI 163 General Biology: Animal Diversity Lab 2 hrs
BI 225 Microbiology 3 hrs
BI 226 Microbiology Lab 2 hrs
BI 301 Immunology 3 hrs
BI 302 Immunology Lab 2 hrs
BI 311 Genetics 3 hrs
BI 312 Genetics Lab 2 hrs
BI 321 Parasitology 3 hrs
BI 322 Parasitology Lab 2 hrs
BI 329 Human Anatomy 3 hrs
BI 330 Human Anatomy Lab 2 hrs
BI 331 Human Physiology 3 hrs
BI 332 Human Physiology Lab 2 hrs
BI 337 Taxonomy of the Flowering Plants 3 hrs
BI 348 Physiological Psychology 3 hrs
BI 411 Molecular Biology 3 hrs
BI 412 Molecular Biology Lab 2 hrs
BI 421 Biochemistry and Cell Biology 3 hrs
BI 422 Biochemistry and Cell Biology Lab 2 hrs
BI 441 Histology 3 hrs
BI 442 Histology Lab 2 hrs
BI 443 Special Problems in Biology 1-3 hrs
BI 460 Research and Scientific Literature 3 hrs

Total: 30 hrs

Chemistry Minor

CH 160 General Chemistry I 3 hrs
CH 161 General Chemistry I Lab 2 hrs
CH 162 General Chemistry II 3 hrs
CH 163 General Chemistry II Lab 2 hrs
CH 331 Organic Chemistry I 3 hrs
CH 332 Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 hrs
CH 333 Organic Chemistry II 3 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Allied Course Requirements

MA 218 Calculus I 3 hrs
PH 223 General Physics II Lab 2 hrs

Total: 5 hrs

Free Electives

(12 hrs must be upper level) 17 hrs

Total: 17 hrs

Total Degree Requirements: 127 hrs