Department of Biology - Check list for Biology – Forensics Track

The Biology Major Requirements: 36 credits in Biology, 16 credits in Chemistry and 8 credits in Physics.  Most students add 2-4 credits of chemistry electives for a minor in Chemistry.  Particular required courses are shown below.

____Biol 111 (4h) General Biology                                            ___Chem 121 (4h) General Chemistry
____Biol 112 (4h) General Biology                                            ___Chem 122 (4h) General Chemistry
____Biol 218 (3h) Intro to Forensic Science                              ___Chem 233 (4h) Organic Chemistry

____Biol 225 (4h) Comparative Vert. Anatomy**                     ___Chem 234 (4h) Organic Chemistry
____Biol 318 (3) Forensic Entomology                                      ___ (   h) Chem ______________________
____Biol 337 (4h) Genetics                                                      ___ (   h) Chem ______________________
___ Biol 341 (4h) Advanced Forensic Science                                                             

Biology electives These must be 200 level** or higher 

____ (  h) Biol_______________________                            PHYSICS
____ (  h) Biol_______________________                            ____ESS 121 (4h) Mechanics and Heat
____ (  h) Biol_______________________                            ____ESS 122 (4h) Optics, Electricity & Atomic Structures

____ (  h) Biol_______________________                            8 hours total of Physics NOTE – you must have calculus before taking these

____ (3-4h) of Statistics from: PSY/POL/SOC 225 (4) or MTH 342 Statistics (3)

 

Need 60 total hours so need 6-7 more hours of biology or chemistry electives

** NOTE: Biology majors may only take Human Anatomy and Physiology toward the Biology Major only if they are in the Physical Therapy Track.

___ (6h) Core 1     ___ (6h) Core 2        ___ (6h) Core 3          ___ (6h) Core 4      ___ (3h) Core 5*
___ (3h) Core 6*     ___ (3h) Core 7        ___ (3h) Core 8          ___ (6h) Core 9      ___ (3h) Core 10

* Must take the Core 5, Core 6 section for Biology Majors                 All 10 cores add up to 45 hours toward graduation

You need a total of 120 credit hours and at least 2.0 GPA to graduate with a BS in Biology.
You have 107 credit hours once you've completed Core, 36 hours of biology, 18 hours of chemistry and 8 hours of physics.  This means that you only need 13 more hours of electives.

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