Biology Major (BIOL), BS

Liberal Arts: 44 Hours

Biology, mathematics and physical science are counted below in the hours required for the major.

Major: 70 Hours

• BIOL 121 - General Zoology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 122 - General Botany Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 140 - Freshman Seminar
• BIOL 254 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 259 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 315 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 357 - Cellular Analysis and Bioinformatics Laboratory Credit Hours: 2

• or BIOL 406 Ecology Lab  Credit Hours: 2

• BIOL 407 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 440 - Seminar Credit Hours: 0, 2 (3 semesters required) and
• CHEM 121 - College Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 122 - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4 (with a grade of “C” or better)
• CHEM 215 - Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 201 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
• PHS 410 - Christian View of Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2 or 3
• PHYS 201 - General Physics Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 202 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 4
• 7 additional upper-level biology hours
• 7 upper-division electives from math, computer science, chemistry, physical science or biology

Remaining Bible: 14 Hours

PHS 410 , counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. It should be taken during the spring semester of the senior year.

See the Bible Enrollment policy here.