Biology B.A.

Program Features

63 credits in sciences, 33 credits in biology

Required courses:

BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
BIOL 115	GE: Introductory Biology II	4 credits
BIOL 200	General Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 331	Genetics	3 credits
BIOL 340	Animal Physiology	4 credits
	OR
BIOL 422	Plant Physiology	4 credits
BIOL 495	Seminar I	1 credits
BIOL 496	Seminar II	1 credits

a minimum of 13 additional semester hours in Biological Sciences, except for:

BIOL 103	GN: Forensic Biology	3 credits
BIOL 105	GN: General Biology	3 credits
BIOL 106	GN: Insects & Human Life	3 credits

No more than six credits of BIOL 484 plus 486 internship may be applied toward Biology requirements for this degree.

Co-requisite courses:

CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
CHEM 124	GE: General Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 126	GE: General Chemistry II Lab	1 credits
CHEM 233	Organic Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 234	Organic Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 235	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
CHEM 236	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1 credits
PHYS 131	GN: Fundamental Physics I	4 credits
PHYS 132	GE: Fundamental Physics II	4 credits

two courses in mathematics or one course in Mathematics and one course in Computer Science not including:

MATH 100	GN: Numbers Sets & Structures	3 credits
MATH 101	GN: Excursions in Mathematics	3 credits
MATH 105	Mathematical Problem Solving for Pre-K to Grade 8 Education Majors	3 credits

Required quality point average:

2.25 or greater for courses in Biological Sciences.

Additional requirements:

• Please view the Foreign Language Competency Requirement in this catalog.
• At least one half of the credit hours (17) required in biology must be completed at East Stroudsburg University.
• Please view the university requirements in this catalog.