Biology, BA

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This major requires a minor.

Total number of hours required for this degree:
120 semester hours

Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:
36 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:
20 semester hours

Major Courses Required:

BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
BIOL 2430 - Molecular Cellular Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3441 - General Ecology 4 hrs and either
BIOL 4481 - Research and Writing 4 hrs
or
BIOL 5401 - Problems in Biology 4 hrs
16 additional hours in BIOL (12 must be advanced)

Suggested Sequencing of Courses:

Required in Major for Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Fall - Year One

ENGL 1313 - Composition I 3 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs (Minor)
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs
INDS 1311 - Application of Learning 3 hrs (For first term traditional freshmen)

Total: 17 hrs

Spring - Year One

ENGL 1314 - Composition II 3 hrs
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs (Minor)
BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 17 hrs

Fall - Year Two

BIOL 2430 - Molecular Cellular Biology 4 hrs
CHEM 2411 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hrs (Minor)
SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hrs
Advanced BIOL course 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Two

CHEM 2412 - Organic Chemistry II 4 hrs (Minor)
SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hrs
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

BIOL 2400 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 hrs
BIOL 2492 - Organ Physiology 4 hrs
BIOL 3413 - Vascular Plants 4 hrs
BIOL 3422 - Comparative Anatomy Vertebrates 4 hrs
BIOL 3442 - Marine Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3443 - Aquatic Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3450 - Environmental Toxicology 4 hrs
BIOL 3463 - Biology of Reproduction 4 hrs
BIOL 3465 - Evolution 4 hrs
BIOL 3481 - General Microbiology 4 hrs
BIOL 4421 - Development Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 4423 - Microscopic Anatomy 4 hrs
BIOL 5493 - Introduction to Pharmacology 4 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Three

BIOL 3441 - General Ecology 4 hrs
CHEM 3421 - Analytical Chemistry 4 hrs (Minor)
PHIL 2321 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

THSA 1300 - The Catholic Imagination 3 hrs
THSA 1310 - Introduction to Spirituality and Providence 3 hrs
THSA 1320 - Reading the Bible 3 hrs
THSA 3383 - Leadership: Women and Spirituality (Students in Honors program only) 3 hrs (Students in Honors program only)

Total: 14 hrs

Spring - Year Three

Advanced course 3000+ 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 12 hrs

Fall - Year Four

Advanced course 3000+

Choose Two of the Following: 4 hrs

BIOL 3413 - Vascular Plants 4 hrs
BIOL 3422 - Comparative Anatomy Vertebrates 4 hrs
BIOL 3442 - Marine Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3443 - Aquatic Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 3450 - Environmental Toxicology 4 hrs
BIOL 3463 - Biology of Reproduction 4 hrs
BIOL 3465 - Evolution 4 hrs
BIOL 3481 - General Microbiology 4 hrs
BIOL 4421 - Development Biology 4 hrs
BIOL 4423 - Microscopic Anatomy 4 hrs
BIOL 5493 - Introduction to Pharmacology 4 hrs

One of the Following: 4 hrs

PHSC 1411 - Physical Science I 4 hrs
PHSC 1412 - Physical Science II 4 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

BIOL 4481 - Research and Writing 4 hrs
or
BIOL 5401 - Problems in Biology 4 hrs
CISS 1310 - Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology 3 hrs
DRAM 2312 - Oral Communication 3 hrs
Advanced course 3000+ 3 hrs

Total: 13 hrs

Note(s):

The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor, and validation of completion of:

overall semester hours - 120
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Foreign language requirement:
SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412

Other course requirements:
CHEM 2411 and CHEM 2412 Either MATH 1304 or MATH 1411

Acceptable minor fields:
Any OLLU approved minor

Strongly recommended:
8 semester hours in physics