University Requirements

• General Education  Credit Hours: 31
• Service Learning Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Credit Hours: 42
• Writing Intensive Credit Hours: 9

Supporting Course Work

(*may count as General Education)

The following courses are required (and must be passed with a grade of C or higher) unless Chemistry is declared as a minor or second major. Cell and Molecular Biology majors may earn additional majors or minors in Botany or Zoology within the Biology Discipline by satisfying all of the requirements for those degrees. No other combinations are allowed.

• CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM majors Credit Hours: 3 *
• CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1 * and
• CHEM 1225 - General Chemistry II for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 3 *
• CHEM 1225L - General Chemistry II Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1 *

B.A. Requirements

• SPAN 2220 - Spanish for Heritage Learners IV Credit Hours: 3
• SPAN 303 - Introduction to Culture & Advanced Grammar in Spanish Credit Hours: 3

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• BLED 431 - Language Arts in Spanish Credit Hours: 3

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• CLEP for four semesters of Spanish Credit Hours: 3

Life Science Core Requirements

• BIOL 2642 - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3 *
• BIOL 2642L - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
• BIOL 2644 - Animal Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3 *
• BIOL 2644L - Animal Form, Function and Diversity Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
• BIOL 2110 - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3 *
• BIOL 2110L - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
• BIOL 301 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 303 - Ecology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 366 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 368 - Genetics Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 422 - Evolution Credit Hours: 3

Cell and Molecular Biology Major Requirements

• BIOL 360 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 362 - Cell Biology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 460 - Cell Physiology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 465 - Molecular Genetics Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 467 - Molecular Genetics Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 471 - Majors Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 473 - Majors Microbiology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 474 - Virology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 476 - Immunology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 478 - Immunology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 483 - Intro to Senior Project Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 486 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL ___ - Upper-Division guided electives Credit Hours: 6 *

Total Credit Hours 54