Bachelor of Science in Biology

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

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• EN 200 Literary Perspectives: Survey of British Literature 3 hrs or
• EN 201 Literary Perspectives: Survey of American Literature 3 hrs

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• BA 200 Computer Business Applications 3 hrs or
• CS 150 Introduction to Computer Technology 3 hrs

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• CA 112 Public Speaking 3 hrs or
• CA 212 Business and Organizational Communication 3 hrs

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• PI 300 Christian Faith & Values 3 hrs or
• RL 300 Christian Faith and Values 3 hrs

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• MA 115 Precalculus 3 hrs

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• PH 220 General Physics I 3 hrs or
• PH 340 General Physics I with Calculus 3 hrs

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• PH 221 General Physics I Lab 2 hrs

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• PH 222 General Physics II 3 hrs or
• PH 342 General Physics II with Calculus 3 hrs

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  • Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment (required each semester) CR

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

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

Allied Course Requirements

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

Free Electives

(12 hrs must be upper level) 17 hrs

Total Degree Requirements: 127 hrs