Biology (BS)

Goal #1: Written Communication (6 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)

Student enrollment in the initial English course is determined by the Board of Regents placement policy (2:7.6).

• ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 credits
• ENGL 201 - Composition II 3 credits

Goal #2: Oral Communcation (3 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)

• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech 3 credits
• SPCM 215 - Public Speaking 3 credits
• SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate 3 credits

Goal #3: Social Sciences (6 credits Baccalaureate/3 credits Associate)

Elementary Education majors and Special Education majors must take POLS 100 , GEOG 210 , and HIST 151  or HIST 152 .

• ANTH 210 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
• CJUS 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credits
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
• ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
• GEOG 200 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 credits
• GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography 3 credits
• GEOG 212 - Geography of North America 3 credits
• HIST 151 - United States History I 3 credits
• HIST 152 - United States History II 3 credits
• HIST 256 - World History 3 credits
• POLS 100 - American Government 3 credits
• POLS 210 - State and Local Government 3 credits
• POLS 250 - Introduction to International Relations 3 credits
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 credits
• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
• SOC 150 - Social Problems 3 credits
• SOC 250 - Courtship and Marriage 3 credits

Goal #4: Arts and Humanities (6 credits Baccalaureate/3 credits Associate)

• ART 111 - Drawing I 3 credits
• ART 112 - Drawing II 3 credits
• ART 121 - Design I 2D 3 credits
• ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 credits
• ARTH 100 - Art Appreciation 3 credits
• ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 credits
• ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 credits
• ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature 3 credits
• ENGL 213 - Backgrounds to Literature 3 credits
• ENGL 215 - Literature in Global Contexts 3 credits
• ENGL 221 - British Literature I 3 credits
• ENGL 222 - British Literature II 3 credits
• ENGL 230 - Literature for Younger Readers 3 credits
• ENGL 241 - American Literature I 3 credits
• ENGL 242 - American Literature II 3 credits
• FREN 101 - Introductory French I 4 credits
• FREN 102 - Introductory French II 4 credits
• FREN 201 - Intermediate French I 3 credits
• FREN 202 - Intermediate French II 3 credits
• GER 101 - Introductory German I 4 credits
• GER 102 - Introductory German II 4 credits
• GER 201 - Intermediate German I 3 credits
• GER 202 - Intermediate German II 3 credits
• HIST 111 - World Civilization I 3 credits
• HIST 112 - World Civilization II 3 credits
• HIST 121 - Western Civilization I 3 credits
• HIST 122 - Western Civilization II 3 credits
• MFL 101 - Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture I 4 credits
• MFL 102 - Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture II 4 credits
• MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 credits
• MUS 205 - The History, Analysis, and Appreciation of Rock and Roll 2 credits
• PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
• PHIL 200 - Introduction to Logic 3 credits
• PHIL 270 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
• RUSS 101 - Introductory Russian I 4 credits
• RUSS 102 - Introductory Russian II 4 credits
• SPAN 101 - Introductory Spanish I 4 credits
• SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish II 4 credits
• SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credits
• SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credits
• THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre 3 credits
• THEA 131 - Introduction to Acting 3 credits

Goal #5: Mathematics (3 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)

Student enrollment in the initial Mathematics course is determined by the Board of Regents placement policy (2:7.6).

• MATH 102 - College Algebra 3 credits
• MATH 103 - Quantitative Literacy 3 credits
• MATH 104 - Finite Mathematics 4 credits
• MATH 115 - Precalculus 5 credits
• MATH 120 - Trigonometry 3 credits
• MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus 4 credits
• MATH 123 - Calculus I 4 credits
• MATH 125 - Calculus II 4 credits
• MATH 225 - Calculus III 4 credits

Goal #6: Natural Sciences (6 credits Baccalaureate/3 Credits Associate)

• BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I 3 credits and
• BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab 0 credits
• BIOL 151 - General Biology I 4 credits and
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 credits
• BIOL 153 - General Biology II 4 credits and
• BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 credits
• BIOL 211 - Environmental Biology 3 credits and
• BIOL 211L - Environmental Biology Lab 0 credits
• BIOL 235 - Introduction to Biotechnology 3 credits and
• BIOL 235L - Introduction to Biotechnology Lab 0 credits
• CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey 3 credits and
• CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab 1 credit
• CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry 4 credits and
• CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab 1 credit
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 credits and
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit
• CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 credits and
• CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit
• GEOG 131 - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate 4 credits and
• GEOG 131L - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate Lab 0 credit
• GEOG 132 - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes 4 credits and
• GEOG 132L - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes Lab 0 credit
• GEOL 101 - General Geology 3 credits and
• GEOL 101L - General Geology Lab 0 credit
• MICR 231 - General Microbiology 4 credits and
• MICR 231L - General Microbiology Lab 0 credits
• PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics 4 credits and
• PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab 0 credit
• PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 4 credits and
• PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Lab 0 credit
• PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II 4 credits and
• PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Lab 0 credit
• PHYS 211 - University Physics I 4 credits and
• PHYS 211L - University Physics I Lab 0 credit
• PHYS 213 - University Physics II 4 credits and
• PHYS 213L - University Physics II Lab 0 credit

Associate Degree Flexibility (3 credits)

Students have the flexibility to select an additional three credits from Goal #3, #4, or #6 with courses selected from different disciplinary prefixes.

Human Values (3 credits)

• ARTH 250 - Art and Ethics 3 credits
• BADM 457 - Business Ethics 3 credits
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 credits
• PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits *
• PHIL 270 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits *
• POLS 206 - Human Nature and Human Values 3 credits

• NOTE: *Students may not use this course to satisfy this requirement if it is also being used to satisfy General Education Requirement Goal #4.

Quantitative Course (3 credits)

• A course in Mathematics with a pre-requisites of MATH 102  or higher
• BADM 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
• BIOL 345 - Biological Statistics I 3 credits
• ECON 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
• MATH 381 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 credits
• PSYC 371 - Statistics in Psychological Research 3 credits
• SOC 209 - Statistical Reasoning for Social Science 3 credits

Additional Course (3 credits)

• Course with MATH prefix above the level of College Algebra*  or
• Third course in Natural Sciences  or
• ECON 423 - Introduction to Econometrics 3 credits

• NOTE: MATH 103 , MATH 104 , and MATH 115  are considered to be at the same level as College Algebra and therefore may not be used to satisfy this requirement.