BIOLOGYorBIOLOGYPRE-MEDB.S.DEGREE
Beginningwith2012catalog(RevisedNovember2015)
RecommendedSchedule
FRESHMANYEAR
FallSemester FoundationsofBiologyI
GeneralBiologyI GeneralBiologyLabI
GeneralChemistryI
GeneralChemistryDrillI
GeneralChemistryLabI
CommunicationStudies
EnglishComposition&Rhetoric
FreshmanSeminar
Total
SpringSemester
FoundationsofBiologyII
GeneralBiologyII GeneralBiologyLabII
GeneralChemistryII
GeneralChemistryDrillII
GeneralChemistryLabII
History
EnglishComposition&Literature
FreshmanSeminar
Total
Course#
BIOL1210L
BIOL1230
BIOL1230L
CHEM1010
CHEM1010D
CHEM1011L
CMST
ENGL1000or1010
FRSM1000
Course#
BIOL1220L
BIOL1240
BIOL1240L
CHEM1020
CHEM1020D
CHEM1021L
HIST
ENGL1020
FRSM1100
Credits 1*
3*
Studentsplacedincertaindevelopmentalor
1*
intensivecoursesarerequiredtocompletethose
3*
coursesbeforeenrollinginBiologyorChemistry.
0
1*
3
CMST1010,1011H,1080,1400,or1500
3
StudentsplacedinHonorsEnglishmaytakeENGL1023H
1
16hours
Credits 1*
3*
1*
3*
0
1*
3
3
StudentsontheHonorsEnglishtracktake2011H
1
16hours
SOPHOMOREYEAR
FallSemester
Biodiversity
BiodiversityLab OrganicChemistryI
OrganicChemistryDrillI
OrganicChemistryLabI
Pre-CalculusorCalculus
IntroductiontoWorldLiterature
Total
SpringSemester
Course#
BIOL2000
BIOL2000L
CHEM2210
CHEM2210D
CHEM2230L
MATH1030or1070
ENGL2010
Course#
GeneralMicrobiology
BIOL2010
GeneralMicrobiologyLab
BIOL2010L
OrganicChemistryII
CHEM2220
OrganicChemistryDrillII
CHEM2220D
OrganicChemistryLabII
CHEM2240L
BasicStatistics
MATH1020
Philosophy(IntroductoryLevel)
PHIL
Economics,PoliticalScience,Psychology,orSociology
Total
Credits
3*
1*
3*
0
1*
4*
3
StudentswhocompletedENGL2011Hdonottake2010
15hours
Credits
3*
1*
3*
0
1*
3
ThiscountsasanExpansiveCorecourse.
3
3
Seelistofcoursesonpage3.
17hours
________
*GradeofCorbetterisrequired
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BiologyB.S.Curriculum
JUNIORYEAR
FallSemester
Course#
Genetics
GeneticsLab
Biochemistry
GeneralPhysicsI
GeneralPhysicsLabI
Theology
PhysicalEducation
Total
BIOL3110
BIOL3110L
CHEM3130
PHYS2010
PHYS2010L
THEO
PHED
Credits
3*
1*
3
3*
1*
3
1
15hours
Biologymajorsarerequiredtocompleteall
requiredBiologycoursesthroughGenetics
beforeenrollinginanyBiologyelectives.
SpringSemester
Biologyelectives
GeneralPhysicsII
GeneralPhysicsLabII
Philosophy(UpperLevel)
Total
Course#
Credits BIOL
PHYS2020
PHYS2020L
PHIL
8*
3
1
3
15hours
SENIORYEAR
FallSemester
Course#
Credits
Biologyelectives
BIOL
ScientificLit.orHonorsSeminar
BIOL4210or4011S
SeniorComprehensives
BIOL4999
ForeignLanguage ExpansiveCore
notfromNaturalSci.category
Theology
THEO
AfricanAmerican&DiasporaStudies
AADS
Total
4*
1*
0
3
3
3
3
OnlyAADS2000,2010,3020,or3370
17hours
SpringSemester
Biologyelectives
ForeignLanguage
FineArts
Freeelectives
Total
Course#
Credits
BIOL
(seepage4)
(anycredits)
3*
3
3
6
15hours
TOTAL=126HOURS
*GradeofCorbetterisrequired
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BiologyB.S.Curriculum
BIOLOGYorBIOLOGYPRE-MEDB.S.
CurriculumSummary
Biology:(38hours)
Hours
BIOL1230,1230L
GeneralBiologyI
4*
BIOL1240,1240L
GeneralBiologyII
4*
BIOL1210L,1220L FoundationsofBiologyI,II
2* BIOLlabsnumbered1230andabovemustbetaken
BIOL2000,2000L
Biodiversity
4* concurrentwithorafterthecorrespondinglecture.
BIOL2010,2010L
GeneralMicrobiology
4*
BIOL3110,3110L
Genetics
4*
BIOL4210or4011S ScientificLiterature
1*
GeneticsandtheotherrequiredBiologycoursesmust
BIOL4999
SeniorComprehensives
0
becompletedbeforeenrollinginthesecourses.
BIOL
BiologyElectives
15*
Chemistry:(19hours) FillstherequirementforaminorinChemistry.
CHEM1010,1011L GeneralChemistryI
4*
StudentsinGeneralandOrganicChemistrylectures
CHEM1020,1021L GeneralChemistryII
4*
CHEM2210,2230L OrganicChemistryI
4* mustconcurrentlyregisterinarequireddrillsection.
CHEM2220,2240L OrganicChemistryII
4*
CHEM3130
Biochemistry
3
Physics:(8hours)
PHYS2010,2010L
GeneralPhysicsI
4*
PHYS2020,2020L
GeneralPhysicsII
4
Mathematics:(7hours)
MATH1030or1070 Precalculus
4*
MATH1020
BasicStatistics
3 ExpansiveCore(NaturalSciencecategory)
English:(9hours)
StudentsplacedinHonorsEnglishmayskipENGL
ENGL1010
EnglishComposition&Rhetoric 3
1010.UponcompletionofENGL1023Hand
ENGL2020or1023H Engl.Composition&Literature 3
2011HwithaCorbetter,theywillreceivecredit
ENGL2010or2011H Intro.toWorldLiterature
3
forENGL1010.Seepage4
FreshmanSeminar:(2hours)
FRSM1000,1100
FreshmanSeminar
2
CommunicationStudies:
CMST1010,1011H,1080,1400,or1500
3
Sociology,Psychology,PoliticalScience,orEconomics:
SOCI1010,1011,1015;PSYC1010,3040;
Selectedfromcorerequirements
3
PSCI1010,1020,2040;ECON1030,2010,2020
EDUC3040
History:
1000-or2000-levelcourse
3
Theology:
Anytwocourses
6
Philosophy:
Oneintroductory,oneupperlevel
6
AfricanAmericanandDiasporaStudies:
AADS2000,2010,3020,or3370
3
____________
*GradeofCorbetterisrequired.
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SecondExpansiveCorecourse:
NotfromNaturalSciencecategory
Languages:
Twocoursesofthesamelanguage
FineArts:
Selectedfromcorerequirements
PhysicalEducation: Activitycourse(notPHED2015)
FreeElectives:
Anycreditsasneededtototal126hours
3
SeecatalogforthelistofExpansiveCorecourses
6
3
FineArts:AnyARTorMusiccourseexceptART2600;
CRWT1050;CMST2010;orMSCM2580
1
6
TOTAL
126hours
Biology:
• XavierBiologystudentsmusttaketherequiredBiologycoursesatXavier.
• Biologyelectivescanbetakenelsewhereifapprovedinadvance.
• StudentswhoearnaDinaBiologyelectivecaneitherrepeatthesamecourseforahighergrade,ortakea
differentBiologyelectiveandusetheDcreditasafreeelective.
Mathematics:
MATH3010,STAT2010,orSTAT3010canalsofillthestatisticsandexpansivecorerequirements.
HonorsinEnglish:
StudentswhotaketheHonorsTrack(ENGL1023Hand2011H)willreceivecreditforENGL1010after
completingtheHonorsclasseswithaCorbetter.ThosecreditscompletethecorerequirementsinEnglish.To
graduatewithHonorsinEnglish,a3000-or4000-levelcourseisalsorequired(seecatalogfordetails).
StudentswhooptforHonorsinEnglishmaywishtoselectanupperlevelExpansiveCorecourseinEnglishto
completetheirHonorsEnglishsequenceandalsocompletetheExpansiveCore.
Philosophy:
• PHIL1030and1070areIntroductory.
• PHIL2011,2021,2031,2040,and2045maybeusedaseitherIntroductoryorUpperLevel.
• Allother2000-levelandhigherPHILcoursesareUpperLevel.
UpdatedNovember2015
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Thisrevisedcurriculumwasapprovedbytheacademiccouncil3November2015,andsupercedes
thecurriculumprintedinthe2014-2016catalogforstudentsadmittedbeginningFall2012.
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