Oklahoma State University

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Biology, BS

Biology, BS Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2018-2019. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1 (p. 812). Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00 Total Hours: 120

Upper-Division General Education Select 6 hours outside major department See note 2.c. Hours Subtotal

13

Major Requirements 2 Minimum GPA 2.50 in Major Requirements OR minimum grade of “C” in each course; AND 2.0 minimum GPA in all BIOL, MICR, &

PBIO courses Core Courses BIOL 1114

Code

Title

Hours

General Education Requirements English Composition See Academic Regulation 3.5 (p. 813) ENGL 1113 Composition I

Introductory Biology (LN)

4 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 4 9

BIOL 1604 BIOL 3023 BIOL 3034 BIOL 4133 MICR 2123 MICR 2132 MICR 3033 PBIO 1404

Animal Biology

General Genetics 2 General Ecology

3

or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I Select one of the following:

Evolution 2

3

Introduction to Microbiology

ENGL 1213 ENGL 1413 ENGL 3323

Composition II

Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory

Critical Analysis and Writing II

Cell and Molecular Biology

Technical Writing

Plant Biology (LN)

American History & Government HIST 1103

Select 9 hours upper-division coursework from: BIOL, MICR, PBIO (excluding general education courses)

Survey of American History

3 3

POLS 1113

American Government

Related Courses Physiology, choose from:

Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) MATH 1613

4

Trigonometry (A) (or higher) 1 Statistical Methods I (A) 1

3 3

BIOL 3204

Physiology (or)

STAT 4013

PBIO 4463 & PBIO 4462

Plant Physiology and Plant Physiology Laboratory

or STAT 2013 Elementary Statistics (A) Humanities (H) Courses designated (H) Natural Sciences (N) Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course PHYS 1114 College Physics I (LN) 1 or PHYS 2014 University Physics I (LN) PHYS 1214 College Physics II (LN) 1 or PHYS 2114 University Physics II (LN) Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) Course designated (S)

Organic Chemistry, choose from:

5

CHEM 3015 CHEM 3053 & CHEM 3112 & CHEM 3153

Survey of Organic Chemistry (or) Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory and Organic Chemistry II

6

4

Supplemental Courses Select 6 hours upper-division coursework from the following (no more than 3 hours of general education in the natural sciences):

6

4

ANSI 3543

Principles of Animal Nutrition

BIOC BIOL (except BIOL 3053, BIOL 3123) CHEM ENGL 3323 Technical Writing ENTO ENVR GEOG GEOL HORT MATH MICR (except MICR 3103) NREM PBIO (except PBIO 3253, PBIO 3263)

3

Additional General Education Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S)

6

Hours Subtotal

41

Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) May be completed in any part of the degree plan Select at least one Diversity (D) course Select at least one International Dimension (I) course College/Departmental Requirements First Year Seminar (Transfer students with 15 hours exempt)

1

Arts & Humanities See note 2.a.

3

PHYS PLNT PLP PSYC 3073 SOC 4153 SOC 4433

Natural & Mathematical Sciences CHEM 1314 & CHEM 1515

Chemistry I (LN) and Chemistry II (LN)

9

Neurobiological Psychology (N) Sociology of Health and Illness Environmental Sociology (S)

Foreign Language See note 3

0

0-6 hours

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