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Biology/Psychology Comprehensive Major, 70-77 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 422706

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:
BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
PSYC 08103General Psychology *

3
MATH 17114General Statistics *

3

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Collateral Requirements (16-18 hours)

MATH 17117Precalculus *

5
OR
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3
OR
MATH 17120Calculus I

4
 
CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1
 
CHEM 24242Organic Chemistry

3
CHEM 24243Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1
OR
CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 24343Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1
 
PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1

Collateral Electives (6-8 hours)

(choose two)

CHEM 24344Organic Chemistry II

3
 
CHEM 24362Elementary Biochemistry

3
CHEM 24363Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory

1
OR
CHEM 24562General Biochemistry

3
 
PHYS 25112General Physics II

3
PHYS 25113General Physics II Laboratory

1

Required Courses for Biology (17 hours)

BIOL 04114General Zoology

3
BIOL 04115General Zoology Laboratory

1
 
BIOL 04238Physiology Allied Health

4
OR
BIOL 04330Animal Anatomy and Physiology

4
OR
BIOL 04438Human Physiology

4
 
BIOL 04310Cell Biology

4
BIOL 04350Genetics

4
BIOL 04491Biological Science Seminar

1

BIOL 04491: Must take Biology ACAT in this course.

Biology Electives (7-10 hours)

Choose two courses

BIOL 04104Medical Terminology

3
BIOL 04140General Microbiology

4
BIOL 04418Vertebrate Histology

5
BIOL 04436Human Anatomy

4
BIOL 04440Molecular Biology

4
BIOL 04444Immunology

5

Psychology Requirements (18 hours)

PSYC 08223Abnormal Psychology

3
PSYC 08234Introduction to Psychological Experimentation

3
PSYC 08333Developmental Psychology *

3
PSYC 08334Experimental Psychology

3
PSYC 08343Biological Psychology

3
PSYC 08443Advanced Biological Psychology

3

Psychology Electives (6 hours)

Choose two courses from these or other approved courses

PSYC 08310Cognitive Psychology

3
PSYC 08323Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

3
PSYC 08335Introduction to Case Management

3
PSYC 08344Drugs, Brain, and Behavior

3
PSYC 08353Psychology of Race and Gender

3
PSYC 08363Psychology of Personality

3
PSYC 08370Applied Behavior Analysis

3
PSYC 08383Psychology of Aging

3
PSYC 08438Principles of Counseling

3
PSYC 08365Social Psychology

3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours