Admission is through formal declaration of major. The department counsels freshmen and transfer students.

• A total of 120 credit hours
• 6 credit hours of college writing
• 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination

• A total of 30 credit hours, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level course in approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas.
• No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline.

A total of 72 credit hours with grades of C or better

• BIO-110/BIO-110G General Biology I 5:1 (4)
• BIO-210/BIO-210G General Biology II 5:2 (4)
• BIO-300 Cell Biology with Laboratory (4)
• BIO-356 Genetics with Laboratory (5)
• BIO-499 Senior Seminar in Biology (3)
• 20 credit hours in biology or other courses approved by the department chair at the 300 level or above. No more than 3 credit hours of a combination of BIO-390 Independent Reading, BIO-392 Cooperative Education, BIO-490 Independent Study Project in Biology, or BIO-491 Internship may be counted toward this requirement

• CHEM-110/CHEM-110G General Chemistry I 5:1 (4)
• CHEM-210/CHEM-210G General Chemistry II 5:2 (4)
• CHEM-310 Organic Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM-312 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
• CHEM-320 Organic Chemistry II (3)
• CHEM-322 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
• MATH-221 Calculus I (4)
• MATH-222 Calculus II (4) or STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4)
• PHYS-110/PHYS-110G University Physics I 5:1 (4) (recommended) or PHYS-105/PHYS-105G College Physics I 5:1 (4)
• PHYS-210/PHYS-210G University Physics II 5:2 (4) (recommended) or PHYS-205/PHYS-205G College Physics II 5:2 (4)

Students in the University Honors Program have the opportunity to graduate with University Honors in the major. To do so, students complete 12 hours of advanced-level Honors work in the department and, upon departmental recommendation, graduate with University Honors in the major. The department's Honors coordinator advises students in the University Honors Program regarding departmental options.

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