Texas A&M International University

College of Science & Technology

Department of Natural Sciences

BACHELOR OF ARTS
WITH A MAJOR IN
BIOLOGY


Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Biology
CORE CURRICULUM (*/**) 58 SCH
MAJOR CURRICULUM - BIOLOGY
LOWER-LEVEL BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS 8 SCH
Two courses chosen from:
BIOL 2304/2104 - BIOL 2310/2110 - BIOL 2306 (1) - BIOL 2320/2120
UPPER-LEVEL BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS 24 SCH
BIOL 3410 Ecology
BIOL 3413 Genetics
BIOL 4170 Biology Seminar
Fifteen hours chosen from:
BIOL 3306/BIOL 3407/BIOL 3411/BIOL 3412/BIOL 3414/BIOL 4170/ BIOL 4306/BIOL 4309/BIOL 4310/BIOL 4401/BIOL 4402/BIOL 4403/ BIOL 4404/BIOL 4405/BIOL 4407/BIOL 4408/BIOL 4471 (variable hours)/ BIOL 4473 (variable hours)
MINOR CURRICULUM (**/2) 18 SCH
Eighteen hours from one discipline at the 3000- or 4000-level
ELECTIVES (**) 20 SCH
Twenty hours at least three courses of which must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
TOTAL 128 SCH


*See pages 125 and 126 for information on these courses.

**Required lower-level division credit hours. May count toward core requirement.

BIOL 1306/1106 - BIOL 1307/1107

All biology majors must complete the following courses. They may be included as part of the core, as part of the minor curriculum, or as part of the electives.

CHEM 1311/1111 - CHEM 1312/1112 - CHEM 2323/2123 - CHEM 2325/2125 -

MATH 2405 - PHYS 1301/1101 or PHYS 1375/1175

1 If BIOL 2306 is used to fulfill sophomore-level course requirements, then the student must take 25 SCH upper-level courses.

2 Select from CHEM/ENGL/HIST/MATH/PHYS/PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/SPAN.