Students must complete a minimum of 15 upper-level hours with grades of "C" or better (grades of "C-" or below are not acceptable) in the Biological Sciences at UHCL. The CPS must include at least one course of upper- or lower-level study in each of these areas of Biological Science:
| Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Environment |
3 hours |
| Examples: environmental biology, marine biology, microbiology or Ecology of the Amazon |
| Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Population |
3 hours |
| Examples: ecology or epidemiology |
| Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Anatomy (including corequisite lab) |
4 hours |
| Examples: human anatomy, plant anatomy, comparative animal morphology or biology of fishes |
| Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Physiology |
3 hours |
| Examples: : human physiology, comparative animal physiology or plant physiology |
| Course Name |
Credit Hours |
|
Cellular Biology |
3 hour |
| Examples: biochemistry I or cell biology |
| Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Genetics and lab |
4 hours | The BA in Biological Sciences also requires that students complete these support courses:
| Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| Statistics (MATH 3038) |
3 hours |
| Technical Writing (WRIT 3135, if not completed at lower level) |
3 hours | |
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