ADVISOR:
BS BIOLOGY (2015-2016)
FOUNDATIONS CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS (10 hours)
WRITING FOUNDATIONS (6 hours)
at least one course in Humanities & one in Fine Arts
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
ENGL 1100
3
ENGL 2201
3
WI
HUMANITIES2
ENGL, CLAS, FORL, PHIL, RELI
(FILM 2900, Some ETHN, WOST, HNRS)
(Foreign Languages 1001-1004 do not meet requirement.)
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
WI
2
NATURAL SCIENCES (8 hours)
BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS, (GEOG 1300)
at least one laboratory course
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
CHEM 1150/51
WI
3,1
(P/C: minimum C in
MATH 1065)
CHEM 1160/61
3,1
(P: minimum of C in
CHEM 1150/51)
FINE ARTS2
ART, THEA, DNCE, MUSC
(ENGL 2815, COMM 2020, 2410, 2420)
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
WI
2
MATH OR LOGIC (3 hours)
MATH 1065 or 1066
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
WI
3
MATH 1065
SOCIAL SCIENCES2 (12 hours)
ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI
(Some ETHN, WOST, HNRS)
Must take one course from at least (3) areas
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
WI
Free Electives (estimated 9-10 hours)
(Electives needed to reach 120 for graduation)
3
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
WI
3
3
3
HEALTH and KINESIOLOGY
(3 hours) at least one course in each
COURSE
GRADE
S.H.
HLTH 1000
2
KINE 1000 or
1001
1 or 2
WI
4/2015
BS BIOLOGY (2015-2016)
Introductory CORE (11 hrs)
BIOL 1100/1101 Principles of Biology & Lab (3,1)
BIOL 1200/1201 Principles of Biology II & Lab (3,1)
BIOL 2300 Principles of Genetics (3) (P: BIOL 1100, 1200)
Midlevel CORE Track (Choose 1 of 3 tracks: Biology, Molecular/Cell, or Ecology/Evolution)
Biology (30 s.h.)
BIOL 2250 Ecology (3) (P: BIOL 1100/01, 1200/01)
BIOL 3030 Principles of Physiology (3) (P: BIOL 1100/1101, 1200/1201)
BIOL 3260 Cell and Developmental (3) (P: BIOL 2300)
BIOL 3620 Biological Evolution (3) (P: BIOL 2300, MATH 1065)
*Choose 1 course from the Ecology/Evolution track specific list
*Choose 1 course from the Molecular/Cell track specific list
*Choose at least 1 laboratory course
*Choose 10-12 s.h. of Biology electives including 2 classes at the 3000 or 4000 level
*Refer below for track specific list of electives
Molecular/Cell (30 s.h.)
BIOL 3030 Principles of Physiology (3) (P: BIOL 1100/1101, 1200/1201)
BIOL 3260 Cell and Developmental (3) (P: BIOL 2300)
*Choose 1: BIOL 2250 Ecology or BIOL 3620 Biological Evolution
*Choose 12 s.h. from the Molecular/Cell track specific list
*Choose 3 s.h. from the Ecology/Evolution track specific list
*Choose 6 s.h. of any Biology elective including at least one class at the 3000 or 4000 level
*Refer below for track specific list of electives
Ecology/Evolution (31 s.h.)
BIOL 2250/2251 Ecology with Lab (3,1) (P: BIOL 1100/01, 1200/01)
BIOL 3620 Biological Evolution (3) (P: BIOL 2300, MATH 1065)
*Choose 1: BIOL 3030 Principles of Physiology (3) (P: BIOL 1100/1101, 1200/1201) or 3260 Cell & Development (3) (P: BIOL 2300)
*Choose 12 s.h. from the Ecology/Evolution track specific list (including at least 1 course in Organismal Diversity and one course in
Ecological/Evolutionary Processes)
*Choose 3 s.h. from the Molecular/Cell track specific list
*Choose 6 s.h. of any Biology elective including at least one class at the 3000 or 4000 level
*Refer below for track specific list of electives
Molecular/Cell Track electives: BIOL 2100/01, 3220/21, 3310/11, 3320/21, 4030, 4040, 4050/51, 4060/61, 4130, 4170, 4205, 4220,
4230, 4260, 4650, 4800, 4880, 4890/91, 5260/61, 5870, 5890, 5890, CHEM 2770
Ecology/Evolution electives choose from either of these 2 categories: organismal diversity: BIOL 3070/71, 3150, 3230/31,
3240/41, 4400, 4500, 4770/71, 5150/51, 5200/01, 5220/21, 5230/31, 5550/51, 5640/41, 5950/51 or evolutionary/ecological
processes: 3660/61, 3740/41, 4130, 4200/01, 4205, 4240, 4250, 4300/01, 4320, 4440/41, 4740/41, 5260/61, 5270/5351, 5600/01,
5680, 5730/31, GEOL 5300
COGNATES (22 hrs)
CHEM 2750/2753 Organic Chemistry & Lab (3,1) (P: Minimum grade of C in CHEM 1160) (MUST take lecture/lab together)
CHEM 2760/2763 Organic Chemistry II & Lab (3,1) (P: 2750/2753) (MUST take lecture/lab together)
MATH 2121 Calculus for the Life Sciences (3) (P: minimum C in MATH 1065 to take CHEM)
MATH 2122 Calculus for the Life Sciences II (P: MATH 2121) (3) __________
PHYS 1250/1251 General Physics & Lab (3,1) (P: Math 1065 or 1066) _________
PHYS 1260/1261 General Physics II & Lab (3,1) (P: Phys 1250/1251)
RESEARCH SKILLS (6 hrs)
ENGL 3820 Scientific Writing (3)
MATH 2228 Elementary Statistics or MATH 2283 Business Statistics or BIOS 1500 Intro to Biostatistics
PIRATE TIPS
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Some majors require specific foundations curriculum courses. Check catalog for appropriate courses.
Certain honors & interdisciplinary courses may also be used to satisfy foundations curriculum requirements. Refer to the
undergraduate catalog for appropriate courses for your major.
Hours for MATH 0001, MATH 0045, READ 1032, READ 1033, and READ 1034 do not count toward graduation.
Biology Majors are required to have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA in all biology/chemistry courses below the 3000 level
REMINDERS
At least 25% of total required hours and at least ½ major hours (core/cognate) must be taken at ECU.
You must have 12 hours of WI (writing intensive) courses—with at least 1 hour in the major.
TOTAL HOURS for Graduation: 120 hours (½ of total hours completed at regionally accredited senior college)