Recommended Schedule
BIOLOGY B.A. DEGREE
FRESHMAN YEAR
Beginning with 2012 catalog (Revised November 2015)
Fall Semester
Foundations of Biology I
General Biology I
General Biology Lab I
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry Drill I
General Chemistry Lab I
Communication Studies
English Composition & Rhetoric
Freshman Seminar
Total
Spring Semester
Foundations of Biology II
General Biology II
General Biology Lab II
General Chemistry II
General Chemistry Drill II
General Chemistry Lab II
History
English Composition & Literature
Freshman Seminar
Total
Course #
BIOL 1210L
BIOL 1230
BIOL 1230L
CHEM 1010
CHEM 1010D
CHEM 1011L
CMST
ENGL 1000 or 1010
FRSM 1000
Course #
BIOL 1220L
BIOL 1240
BIOL 1240L
CHEM 1020
CHEM 1020D
CHEM 1021L
HIST
ENGL 1020
FRSM 1100
Credits
1*
3*
1*
3*
0
1*
3
3
1
16 hours
Students placed in certain developmental or
intensive courses are required to complete those
courses before enrolling in Biology or Chemistry.
CMST 1010, 1011H, 1080, 1400, or 1500
Students placed in Honors English may take ENGL 1023H
Credits
1*
3*
1*
3*
0
1*
3
3
Students on the Honors English track take 2011H
1
16 hours
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
Biodiversity
Biodiversity Lab
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry Drill I
Pre-Calculus
Introduction to World Literature
Philosophy (Introductory Level)
Total
Spring Semester
Course #
BIOL 2000
BIOL 2000L
CHEM 2210
CHEM 2210D
MATH 1030
ENGL 2010
PHIL
Course #
General Microbiology
BIOL 2010
General Microbiology Lab
BIOL 2010L
African American & Diaspora Studies
AADS
Minor
Theology
THEO
Economics, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
Total
Credits
3*
1*
3
0
4
3
Students who completed ENGL 2011H do not take 2010
3
17 hours
Credits
3*
1*
3
Only AADS 2000, 2010, 3020, or 3370
3
3
3
See list of courses on page 3.
16 hours
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*Grade of C or better is required
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Biology B.A. Curriculum
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
Genetics
Genetics Lab
Foreign Language
Minor
Theology
Physical Science**
Course #
Credits
BIOL 3110
BIOL 3110L
Total
Spring Semester
Biology elective
Expansive Core
Foreign Language
Minor
Philosophy (Upper Level)
Total
3*
Biology majors are required to complete all
required Biology courses through Genetics
1*
before enrolling in any Biology electives.
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3
3
3
PHYS 1010 and IPSC are Expansive Core courses**
16 hours
THEO
PHYS 1010 or IPSC
Course #
Credits
BIOL
not from Natural Sci. category
PHIL
4*
3
3
3
3
16 hours
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
Biology electives
Scientific Lit. or Honors Seminar
Senior Comprehensives
Minor
Total
Spring Semester
Biology electives
Minor
Fine Arts
Physical Education
Free electives
Course #
BIOL
BIOL 4210 or 4011S
BIOL 4999
Course #
BIOL
(see page 4)
PHED
(any credits)
Total
TOTAL
Credits
7*
1*
0
6
14 hours
Students who use PHYS 2010 for their Physical
Science will need to take a second Expansive
Core course in place of a free elective.
Credits
4*
3
3
1
3
14 hours
125 hours
*Grade of C or better is required.
**General Physics (PHYS 2010) can be used as a Physical Science course, but it does not fill the expansive core
requirement.
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SUMMARY OF BIOLOGY B.A. CURRICULUM
Biology: (38 hours)
BIOL 1230, 1230L
BIOL 1240, 1240L
BIOL 1210L, 1220L
BIOL 2000, 2000L
BIOL 2010, 2010L
BIOL 3110, 3110L
BIOL 4210 or 4011S
BIOL 4999
BIOL
General Biology I
General Biology II
Foundations of Biology I, II
Biodiversity
General Microbiology
Genetics
Scientific Literature
Senior Comprehensives
Biology Electives
Chemistry: (11 hours)
CHEM 1010, 1011L
CHEM 1020, 1021L
CHEM 2210
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
Hours
4*
4*
BIOL labs numbered 1230 and above must be taken
2*
concurrent with or after the corresponding lecture.
4*
4*
4*
1*
Genetics and the other required Biology courses must
0
be completed before enrolling in these courses.
15*
4*
4*
3
Physical Science and Expansive Core: (3 hours)
PHYS 1010 or IPSC
Physical Science
3
Mathematics: (4 hours)
MATH 1030
4
Pre-calculus
English: (9 hours)
ENGL 1010
English Composition & Rhetoric 3
ENGL 2020 or 1023H Engl. Composition & Literature 3
ENGL 2010 or 2011H Intro. to World Literature
3
Freshman Seminar: (2 hours)
FRSM 1000, 1100
Freshman Seminar
Minor Subject: (18 hours)
see page 4
PHYS 2010 fills the Physical Science requirement, but
is not an Expansive Core course. Students using PHYS
2010 for Physical Science will need to take a second
Expansive Core course in place of a free elective.
Students placed in Honors English may skip ENGL
1010. Upon completion of ENGL 1023H and
2011H with a C or better, they will receive credit
for ENGL 1010. See page 4
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18
Communication Studies:
CMST 1010, 1011H, 1080, 1400, or 1500
3
Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or Economics:
Selected from core requirements
3
History:
1000- or 2000-level course
3
Theology:
Any two courses
6
Philosophy:
One introductory, one upper level
6
African American and Diaspora Studies:
AADS 2000, 2010, 3020, or 3370
3
Expansive Core course:
Not from Natural Science category
3
Languages:
6
Two courses of the same language
Students in General and Organic Chemistry lectures
must concurrently register in a required drill section.
SOCI 1010, 1011, 1015; PSCI 1010, 1020, 2040;
ECON 1030, 2010, 2020; PSYC 1010, 3040;
EDUC 3040
See catalog for the list of Expansive Core courses
____________
*Grade of C or better is required.
continued on page 4
3
Fine Arts:
Selected from core requirements
3
Physical Education: Activity course (not PHED 2015)
1
Free Electives:
3**
Any credits as needed to total 125 hours
TOTAL
Fine Arts: Any ART or Music course except ART 2600;
CRWT 1050; CMST 2010; or MSCM 2580
125 hours
_____________
**More or less free elective credit may be needed,
depending on the minor and the Physical Science
course chosen.
Biology:
• Xavier Biology students must take the required Biology courses at Xavier.
• Biology electives can be taken elsewhere if approved in advance.
• Students who earn a D in a Biology elective can either repeat the same course for a higher grade, or take a
different Biology elective and use the D credit as a free elective.
Minor: Biology B.A. students can minor in any subject, or with approval, use a double concentration as a
minor. Refer to the catalog for minor requirements. A minor requires 18 hours. A double concentration
requires 12 hours in each subject. Students minoring in Chemistry will need to take 7 hours of chemistry in
addition to the 11 hours required for the Biology B.A. major. These students will need to take extra free
elective credits sufficient to total 125 hours for the degree.
Philosophy:
• PHIL 1030 and 1070 are Introductory.
• PHIL 2011, 2021, 2031, 2040, and 2045 may be used as either Introductory or Upper Level.
• All other 2000-level and higher PHIL courses are Upper Level.
Expansive Core: Students are required to take two Expansive Core courses from two of the four categories.
• Biology B.A. students who use Astronomy (PHYS 1010) or an Integrated Physical Science (IPSC) course for
their Physical Science can use that course as one expansive core, and select a second from a category
other than Natural Science.
• Students who use General Physics (PHYS 2010) for the Physical Science requirement will need to select
two Expansive Core courses from different categories. The second Expansive Core course can take the
place of a free elective.
Honors in English: Students who take the Honors Track (ENGL 1023H and 2011H) will receive credit for ENGL
1010 after completing the Honors classes with a C or better. Those credits complete the core requirements in
English. To graduate with Honors in English, a 3000- or 4000-level course is also required (see catalog for details).
Students who opt for Honors in English may wish to select an upper level Expansive Core course in English to
complete their Honors English sequence and also complete the Expansive Core.
Free Electives: Except as noted below, one 3-credit free elective is needed to reach the 125 hours required for
the degree.
• Students who use General Physics for the Physical Science requirement will take a second Expansive Core
course in place of the free elective.
• Students who minor in Chemistry (or another minor subject for which some coursework is already required
in the curriculum) will need additional free electives to total 125 hours.
Updated November 2015
This revised curriculum was approved by the academic council 3 November 2015, and supercedes
the curriculum printed in the 2014-2016 catalog for students admitted beginning Fall 2012.
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