Biology, BS

Freshman Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• BIOL 2003 - Introduction To Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}

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• CHEM 1403 - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• CHEM 1401 - College Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ⁶

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• FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications Credit Hours: 1 ⁹
• STEM 1001 - College Preparation For Stem Majors Credit Hours: 1
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• BIOL 2011 - General Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}
• BIOL 2013 - Introduction To Organismal Biology Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}

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• CHEM 1413 - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• CHEM 1411 - College Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ⁶

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• STAT 2503 - Probability And Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 ⁶
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Additional Degree Requirement Credit Hours: 2 ⁵

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• BIOL 2503 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• BIOL 2501 - General Microbiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}

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• BIOL 2703 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• BIOL 2701 - General Zoology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}

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• CHEM 2703 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• CHEM 2701 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}
• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{2, 6 & 7}

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• BIOL 2503 - General Microbiology Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• BIOL 2501 - General Microbiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}

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• BIOL 2703 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• BIOL 2701 - General Zoology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}

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• CHEM 2713 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• CHEM 2711 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}
• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{2, 6 & 7}
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• Concentration requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{2, 6 & 7}
• Physics sequence Credit Hours: 4 ^{2, 3 & 6}
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 5 ⁵

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• BIOL 3803 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• BIOL 3801 - Genetics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}

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• Physics sequence Credit Hours: 4 ^{2, 3 & 6}
• Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 4 ⁵

Senior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• BIOL 4403 - Evolutionary Biology Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 6}
• Upper-level Biology electives Credit Hours:4 ^{2, 4 & 6}
• Physiology requirement or BIOL 4803 - Cell And Molecular Biology /BIOL 4801 - Cell And Molecular Biology Laboratory  Credit Hours: 4 ^{2, 6 & 8}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{4 & 5}

Senior Year Spring Semester - 14 Hours

• BIOL 4001 - Seminar In Biology Credit Hours: 1 ^{2 & 6}
• History/Government requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Physiology requirement or BIOL 4803 - Cell And Molecular Biology /BIOL 4801 - Cell And Molecular Biology Laboratory  Credit Hours: 4 ^{2, 6 & 8}
• Upper-level Biology electives Credit Hours:4 ^{2, 4 & 6}
• Additional degree requirement Credit Hours: 2 ⁵

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper-level

Notes

1. General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Follow requirements with the following stipulations: social sciences-students pursuing the biomedical professions concentration must choose one of the following: SOCI 2753 , ECON 2803 , or ECON 2813 ; and select one other social science course from list - PSYC 1163  is recommended.
2. These courses are used to determine major GPA, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.
3. Physics sequence, eight hours. Select one sequence: PHYS 2803 /PHYS 2811  and PHYS 2823 /PHYS 2831  or PHYS 2903 /PHYS 2911  and PHYS 2923 /PHYS 2931 .
4. Consult with advisor to select eight hours of upper-level biology electives.
5. Additional degree requirements, 17 hours. Consult with advisor. Students choosing biological science concentration will need nine upper-level hours. Students choosing biomedical professions concentration will need 13 upper-level hours. Select courses to ensure completion of 40 upper-level hours required for graduation.
6. A grade of C or better is required in HIST 3053  and all natural science and mathematics courses taken towards major and concentration requirements.
7. Concentration requirement, 11 hours. Select and complete the courses from one concentration - biological science concentration: BIOL 2303 /BIOL 2301 , HIST 3053 , and BIOL 3403 /BIOL 3401 ; or biomedical professions concentration: BIOL 2203 /BIOL 2201 , BIOL 2213 /BIOL 2211 , and CHEM 3403 .
8. Physiology requirement, four hours. Select one of the following courses: BIOL 3814 , BIOL 3824 , or BIOL 3834 .
9. Prior to graduation, students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521  (or approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FIN 1521 .

Pre-professional students in biology who complete the above curriculum through their junior year and the 35-hour general education core requirements may receive a bachelor of science degree in biology from UAFS after successfully completing the first year of work in an accredited school of medicine, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine. Students must fulfill all other graduation requirements and complete a graduation application with their adviser before leaving UAFS to begin professional studies. Contact the registrar at registrar@uafs.edu for more information.