Oklahoma State University

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Plant 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

See note 2.c. Hours Subtotal

Major Requirements Minimum GPA of 2.0 in all PBIO courses. Core Courses BIOL 3023 General Genetics

3 4 3 4 1 7

BIOL 3034 BIOL 4133 PBIO 1404 PBIO 4400

General Ecology

Evolution

Code

Title

Hours

Plant Biology (LN)

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

Undergraduate Research

7 additional hours of PBIO courses

Select one of the following: CHEM 3015

Survey of Organic Chemistry

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

CHEM 3053 & CHEM 3112 & CHEM 3153

Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory and Organic Chemistry II

ENGL 1213 ENGL 1413 ENGL 3323

Composition II

Critical Analysis and Writing II

Related Courses: Minimum of 15-18 hours of upper-division course work (no more than 3 hours of general education courses) from the following: BIOC; BIOL; CHEM, CS; ENTO; ENVR; GEOG; GEOL; HORT; MATH; MICR; NREM; PBIO; PHYS; PLNT; PLP; SOIL; or STAT Hours Subtotal

Technical Writing

American History & Government HIST 1103

Survey of American History

3 3

POLS 1113

American Government

Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) MATH 1613

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

3 3

Electives Select 21 hours

STAT 4013

or STAT 2013 Elementary Statistics (A) Humanities (H) Courses designated (H) Natural Sciences (N) Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course BIOL 1114 Introductory Biology (LN) 1

May need to include 6 hours of a foreign language (see note 3) May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) Hours Subtotal

Total Hours

120

4 4

College Physics I (LN) 1

1 College and Departmental Requirements that may be used to meet Gen Ed Requirements. Other Requirements • See the College of Arts and Sciences Requirements. • Upper-Division Credit: Total hours must include at least 40 hours in courses numbered 3000 or above. • Hours in One Department: Hours in one department in excess of 54 will be added to the minimum total of 120 required for graduation. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements 1. General Education Requirements No more than two courses (or eight hours) from the major department may be used to meet General Education and College and Departmental Requirements. The General Education required English Composition, required U.S. History, required American Government, one required MATH or STAT course, and required foreign language for B.A. degrees do not count against the two-course maximum. 2. A&S College/Departmental Requirements a. Arts and Humanities are defined as any course carrying an (H) designation or courses from AMST, ART, DANC, ENGL (except ENGL 3323 Technical Writing) HIST, MUSI, PHIL (except PHIL 1313 Logic and Critical Thinking (A), PHIL 3003 Symbolic

PHYS 1114

Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) Courses designated (S)

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

Hours Subtotal

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)

Arts & Humanities See note 2.a.

Natural & Mathematical Sciences CHEM 1314

Chemistry I (LN) Chemistry II (LN)

4 5

CHEM 1515

Foreign Language See note 3 0-6 hours Upper-Division General Education Select 6 hours outside major department