Optimum Transfer Guide: Biology
A Wealth of Opportunities Await ...
▪ Undergraduate Research
The department encourages undergraduate
students to engage in research with professors working in laboratories and on projects
to obtain hands-on experience conducting
research in the life sciences. One such opportunity is to work with the Texas Tech
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science
Education program at the Center for the Integration of Science Education and Research
(CISER). This is an established, undergraduate research program (celebrating 20 years
at TTU in 2012) that provides students with
a significant, long-term research experience
that prepares them for postgraduate studies
in science and/or medicine, or for alternative
studies in science, such as environmental
law.
Why Study Biology?
▪ Study Abroad
There are many opportunities for undergraduate students in the department of Biology. You can study evolutionary biology,
ecology and environmental biology, cell and
molecular biology and several areas of biotechnology.
Want to Study in Spain or Italy? Why not
earn academic credit towards your major or
minor while learning and living in a foreign
country. Improve your foreign language
skills and learn about other cultures while
having fun and meeting new people.
The College of Arts & Sciences offers a
broad spectrum of programs and courses in
the liberal arts; humanities, mathematics,
and social , behavioral, and natural sciences.
The primary function of the college is to
impart to students the knowledge, skills of
thinking and communicating, and values and
attitudes that constitute a liberal education.
The faculty of the college seek to instill in
their students a humanistic spirit, an appreciation of creativity, a commitment to excellence and truth, an ability to think critically
and communicate effectively, and a desire
for lifelong learning.
(806) 742.0876
▪ Graduate Education
With over 160 different master’s and doctoral degree programs complimented by interdisciplinary programs from 50 specialized
centers and institutes, the Texas Tech Graduate School offers unlimited opportunity for
advancement.
▪ Professional Career
Our graduates have governed three states,
flown space missions, won Olympic Gold
medals, served as ambassadors to foreign
countries, won Pulitzer Prizes, been educators at prestigious Universities and even performed heart surgery on a prominent late
night television host. What is your dream?
cctr@ttu.edu
Texas Common Course Number
System (TCCNS)
The Texas Common Course Numbering
System (TCCNS) aids students in the
transfer of general academic courses between Texas public colleges and universities throughout the state. Course recommendations in this transfer guide
are expressed in TCCNS designations.
Applying Transfer Hours to the
Degree
▪ The Transfer Evaluation Office in the
Office of the Registrar at Texas Tech
determines which courses taken at
another institution may be accepted
for credit.
▪ The academic associate dean of the
Texas Tech college in which a student enrolls has authority for determining which courses will be applied toward the specific degree
program chosen.
▪ Students must earn a grade of C or
better for all courses fulfilling requirements in majors, minors, or specialization's.
▪ A maximum of 66 semester credit
hours from two-year institutions
may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree at four-year institutions. Although, all credit hours presented on the sending institution's
transcripts will be evaluated and
equivalent college level courses posted to the student's academic record.
For more information on transfer course
equivalencies, access the Texas Tech
Transfer Equivalency Guidebooks:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/registrar/TEO/
teo_printableEquivalencyGuidebooks.asp
x.
www.cctr.ttu.edu
Optimum Course Sequencing Plan:
Catalog
2011-2012
College
College of Education
Biology
GPA for Admission to TTU
12-23 hours = 2.50 cumulative
> 24 hours = 2.25 cumulative
Department Biological Sciences
GPA Needed to Declare Major 2.00 cumulative
Degree
Minimum Hours for Degree
Bachelor of Science
122-126 semester credit hours
FIRST YEAR
FALL
SPRING
Semester Grade
Hours Needed
Course
Grade
Earned
Semester Grade Grade
Hours Needed Earned
Course
ENGL 1301
3
>C
ENGL 1302
3
>C
MATH 1316
3
>C
MATH 2313 or 2342
3
>C
CHEM 1411 or (1311 & 1111)
4
>C
CHEM 1412 or (1312 & 1112)
4
>C
Foreign Language 1411*
4
Foreign Language 1412*
4
Personal Fitness & Wellness
1
Personal Fitness & Wellness
1
Semester Total
15
Semester Total
* If student earned 2 years of credit for a single foreign language in high school,
substitute a Visual & Performing Art course.
15
* If student earned 2 years of credit for a single foreign language in high school,
substitute a Visual & Performing Art course.
QUESTIONS?
Contact the advisors at the Office of Community College & Transfer Relations at Texas Tech (cctr@ttu.edu)
SECOND YEAR
FALL
SPRING
Semester
Hours
Grade
Needed
ENGL 2311
3
>C
ENGL 2307 (or 2308)
3
>C
BIOL 1406
4
>C
BIOL 1407
4
>C
PHYS 1401 or (1301 & 1101)
4
>C
PHYS 1402 or (1302 & 1102)
4
>C
Foreign Language 2311
3
Foreign Language 2312
3
GOVT 2301 or 2305*
3
GOVT 2302 or 2306*
3
Course
Semester Total
Grade
Earned
17
Course
Semester Total
* Political Science/ American Government– both courses should be taken at same
institution (i.e. 2301 & 2302 or 2305 & 2306).
*
Semester Grade Grade
Hours Needed Earned
17
Political Science/ American Government– both courses should be taken
at same institution (i.e. 2301 & 2302 or 2305 & 2306).
DEADLINES
1.
2.
3.
4.
January 1 - Complete Texas Common Application at www.applytexas.org.
Feb 1 - Complete scholarship application online at www.scholarships.ttu.edu/scholarship.
March 1 - Complete FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
After you receive your admit letter, watch for an email invitation to Red Raider Orientation and register to attend.
SUMMER
Attend Red Raider Orientation
BEGIN THIRD YEAR AT TEXAS TECH
From here, it’s possible.