Bachelor of Science Requirements

Graduation Requirements

Minimum credits required for graduation	120
Minimum credits in upper-division courses	42
Maximum credits in any one subject counted toward graduation	50
Complete general education requirements	38
Complete a major (some majors require a minor)

Foreign Language Requirement

Complete foreign language 122 or higher. 3 to 6 hours

Most students will complete foreign language 111 or 115 and foreign language 122 to meet this requirement. Students placing into foreign language 122 may start there. International students and resident aliens for whom it is determined that English is a second language may satisfy this requirement either by completing 1) foreign language 122 or 2) a 200 level or higher English course with a grade of C or better.

Laboratory Science Requirement (8 hours)

Complete 8 hours from the courses below so that with your biological and physical systems requirements from the general education core curriculum you have completed 16 hours that include at least one of the sequences below.

ASTR 201 - Astronomy Credit(s): 4
ASTR 202 - Astronomy Credit(s): 4
OR
BIOL 110 - Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Credit(s): 4
BIOL 120 - Human Impact on Biological Systems Credit(s): 4
Students may not receive credit for BIOL 110 and BIOL 140.
Students may not receive credit for BIOL 120 and BIOL 130
OR
BIOL 130 - Foundations of Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Diversity Credit(s): 4
BIOL 140 - Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Credit(s): 4
Students may not receive credit for BIOL 110 and BIOL 140.
Students may not receive credit for BIOL 120 and BIOL 130
OR
ZOOL 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit(s): 4
MBIO 251 - General Bacteriology Credit(s): 4
Students may not receive credit for ZOOL 201 and ZOOL 251

OR
ZOOL 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit(s): 4
MBIO 251 - General Bacteriology Credit(s): 4
Students may not receive credit for ZOOL 201 and ZOOL 251

OR
CHEM 102 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 101 with a grade of C or better is prerequisite for CHEM 102

OR
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4

OR
CHEM 201 - Introduction to Forensic Science Credit(s): 4
CHEM 202 - Introduction to Forensic Science Credit(s): 4
OR
GEOS 110 - Geoscience in Everyday Life Credit(s): 4
GEOS 120 - Earth Materials and Processes Credit(s): 4
OR

GEOS 110 - Geoscience in Everyday Life Credit(s): 4
GEOS 130 - Global Change and Earth History Credit(s): 4
OR

GEOS 110 - Geoscience in Everyday Life Credit(s): 4
GEOS 140 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 4
OR
PHYS 211 - College Physics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 212 - College Physics Credit(s): 4
OR
PHYS 220 - University Physics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 221 - University Physics Credit(s): 4
Where an honors course exists equivalent to any course listed above, that honors course will automatically substitute for the listed course. A student may use any combination of honors and regular versions of the respective courses in a given sequence.