Biology B.S.

Program Features

74 credits

Required courses:

BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
BIOL 115	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/BIOL 522	Plant Physiology	4 credits
BIOL 495	Seminar I	1 credit
BIOL 496	Seminar II	1 credit

and a minimum of 21 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 and Human Life	3 credits

(cannot include more than six credits in BIOL 484 plus BIOL 486)

Co-requisite courses:

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

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

MATH 100	GN: Numbers, Sets and Structures	3 credits
MATH 101	GN: Excursions in Mathematics	3 credits
MATH 105	Mathematical Problem Solving for PK-8 Education Majors	3 credits

Required quality point average:

2.25 or greater for courses in Biological Sciences.

Additional requirements:

• At least one half (21) of the credit hours required in biology must be completed at East Stroudsburg University.
• Please view university requirements in this catalog.