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Biological Sciences Program

Requirements for the BA Degree in Biological Sciences

 
Core Requirements

The course of study for the B.A. in Biological Sciences requires 60 semester hours, which includes 30 hours of core courses, plus 29 hours of designated electives in the sciences (BIOL, CHEM, ENSC or GEOL) or other areas as approved by the faculty adviser.

Students must complete the following core courses with grades of "C" or better (grades of "C-" or below are not acceptable) in the Biological Sciences at UHCL.

 
Course Name Course Number Credit Hours
Environment BIOL 3333, BIOL 3131 or BIOL4035 3 hours
Population BIOL 4131 or BIOL 3335 3 hours
Anatomy & Lab BIOL 3031 & BIOL 3011 or BIOL 3133 & BIOL 3113 or BIOL 3733 & BIOL 3713 or BIOL 4133 & BIOL 4113 4 hours
Physiology BIOL 4434 or BIOL 4435 or BIOL 3134 3 hours
Microbiology & Lab BIOL 3231 & BIOL 3221 4 hours
Cellular Biology BIOL 3037 or BIOL 4431 3 hours
Genetics & Lab BIOL 3431 & BIOL 3411 4 hours
     

Required support courses (must be completed with grades of "C-" or better)

Statistics MATH 3038 3 hours
Technical Writing WRIT 3135, if not completed at lower level 3 hours
   
Biological Science B.A. Degree sub-plan in General Biology (30 hours)
In addition to the required core courses, students in the General Biology sub-plan must complete an additional 30 hours of designated elective courses. These courses may be selected from list below or other courses from lists above, or as approved by faculty adviser. These courses must be completed with grades of "C-" or better.
Course Name Course Number
Development of the Sciences BIOL 3036
Biology Practicum BIOL 4135
Field Biology BIOL 4233
Plant Identification BIOL 4237
Environmental Microbiology

BIOL 4334

Independent Study in Biology BIOL 4819, 4829, 4939
Research Topics in Biology BIOL 4931
Approved Elective BIOL xx3x
Approved Elective CHEM xx3x
Approved Elective ENSC xx3x
Approved Elective GEOL xx3x
Approved Elective Elective xx3x
   
Biological Science B.A. sub-plan for Teacher Certification

In addition to the required core courses for the B.A. in Biological Sciences, students in the Teacher Certification sub-plan must complete courses offered in the School of Education (SoE) and must have dual advisement in both the subject field (biological sciences) and education. Please refer to the (SoE) section of the catalog for the appropriate coursework for grades 4-8 or 8-12 teaching preparation.
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