The Biology program prepares graduates to participate in scientific endeavors in a productive and ethical manner. The Department of Biology presents its students with a coherent perspective of the living world they inhabit in a learning environment founded on a broad-based curriculum fostered by a supportive and collaborative faculty and staff.
First Year
Fall
- BIOL 1114 Life I: Molecular & Cellular Concepts 4 Semester Credit Hours
- CHEM 1143 General Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
- CHEM 1141 General Chemistry Lab 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MATH 1233 College Algebra 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 1143 Academic Research & Writing (010A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 14
Spring
- BIOL 1214 Life II: Evolution & Ecology 4 Semester Credit Hours
- CHEM 1243 General Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
- CHEM 1241 General Chemistry Lab 1 Semester Credit Hour
- MATH 1433 Plane Trigonometry 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Communications Core (010B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 14
Second Year
Fall
- BIOL Select from BIOL 3114 or BIOL 3214 4 Semester Credit Hours
- CHEM 2003 Organic Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
- CHEM 2001 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 Semester Credit Hour
- HIST 1133 Survey American History to 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EDUC 2013 School & Society 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 14
Spring
- BIOL 3144 Physiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
- BIOL 3314 General Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1233 Survey American History since 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- COUN 2143 Human Diversity 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Creative Arts (050N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 17
Third Year
Fall
- BIOL Select from BIOL 3114 or BIOL 3214 4 Semester Credit Hours
- BIOL Select from BIOL 3434 or BIOL 3644 4 Semester Credit Hours
- PHYS 1144 General Physics 4 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1333 American Government I (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EDUC 3163 Classroom Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 18
Spring
- BIOL 3334 Genetics 4 Semester Credit Hours
- EPSY 3153 Educational Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- SPED 3623 Teaching Students w/Special Needs 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Language, Philosophy, & Culture (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1433 American Government II (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Fourth Year
Fall
- BIOL 4143 Evolution & Systematics 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EDUC 4086 Teaching Methods in Science 6 Semester Credit Hours
- ETEC 4003 Advanced Technology Integration 3 Semester Credit Hours
- READ 4403 Content Literacy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Spring
- EDUC 4173 Clinical Teaching for Undergrad Students 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EDUC 4233 Undergraduate Action Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Cultural & Global Understanding (090A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity (090B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 12
Total Semester Hours: 120