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Dec 07, 2024
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2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology, B.S.
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Degree Requirements
Students receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree must complete a minimum total of 188 quarter credit hours of instruction.
Core Curriculum Offerings
Area I: |
Communications & Humanities |
20 Quarter Credit Hours |
Area II: |
Science, Mathematics and Computers |
25 Quarter Credit Hours |
Area III: |
Social Sciences |
20 Quarter Credit Hours |
Total: 65 Quarter Credit Hours
Bachelor of Science Offerings
Area IV: |
Natural Science Core |
30 Quarter Credit Hours |
Area V: |
Biology Requirements |
56 Quarter Credit Hours |
Area VI: |
Biology Electives |
14-16 Quarter Credit Hours |
Area VII: |
Free Electives |
20-23 Quarter Credit Hours |
Total: 123 Quarter Credit Hours
Total Bachelor of Science Requirements: 188 Quarter Credit Hours
Areas I, II, III
Core Curriculum Offerings
Biology students are required to take MAT 101 in Area II A, and BIO 111, BIO 112 and CHM 111 in Area II B. (Grade of “C” or better is required for the above courses)
Area IV: Natural Science Core
30 Quarter Credit Hours
Grade of “C” or better is required.
Area V: Biology Requirements
56 Quarter Credit Hours
Grade of “C” or better is required.
10 Quarter Credits from one of the following groups:
Area VI: Biology Electives
14 -16 Quarter Credit Hours
Grade of “C” or better is required.
Suggested Courses:
Area VII: General Electives
20 -23 Quarter Credit Hours
- For this area students may use any course not previously taken.
Additional Completion Requirements
- Completion of at least four years of prescribed study, of which the last year must be in residence at Life University, with at least 25% of coursework in the last year of residency.
- Satisfactory completion of all in Areas IV – VI courses with a minimum grade of C. All BIO, CHM and PHS courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
- Satisfactory completion of all courses with a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- A recommendation for graduation and completion of an exit interview with the Natural Sciences faculty.
- File a petition to graduate.
- Administrative and student reviews of records
- Registrar Office – Complete a formal academic records review
- Financial Aid Office – Exit interviews with a Counselor
- Student Accounting – “Perkins” Exit interview and rectify account balance
- Confirm CLP 090, FYE 101 and FYE 103 completion status requirements.
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