The University of Alabama in Huntsville 1 Biological Sciences, BS Biological Sciences, BS Requirements: Biological Sciences, BS degree requires 128 credit hours. 39 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher (39 credits includes courses taken at the 300+ level in major, minor (if chosen), Pre professional area and electives). 12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen). 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH. Unless otherwise noted a C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses. No more than 6 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. For graduation application instructions, see here (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/policies-procedures/application-graduation). Degree Requirements Freshman Composition 6 EH 101 EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING I COLLEGE WRITING II Humanities and Fine Arts 12 Fine Arts: Choose one 3 ARH 100 ARH 101 ARH 103 ARS 160 TH 122 MU 100 ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS THEATRE APPRECIATION INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE Literature: Choose one 3 EH 207 or EH 22 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I MYTHOLOGY EH 208 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 Speech 3 CM 113 Intro to Rhetorical Communication Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature: Choose one 3 PHL 101 PHL 102 PHL 150 PHL 201 Any WLC course 100 or 200 level WGS 200 2nd Literature 1 2nd Fine Art INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY INTRO TO ETHICS TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES Mathematics and Sciences 11-12 Mathematics: Choose one 2 3- MA 120 MA 171 MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS CALCULUS A Natural Sciences: Choose one sequence in Physics 8 or PH 101 & PH 102 PH 111 & PH 11 and PH 112 & PH 115 GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS II GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
2 Biological Sciences, BS History and Social and Behavioral Sciences 12 History: Choose one 1 3 HY 103 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 HY 10 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 HY 221 UNITED STATES TO 1877 HY 222 UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two 6 ECN 12 ECN 13 PSC 101 PSC 102 PSC 260 GY 105 GY 110 GS 200 SOC 100 SOC 102 SOC 105 SOC 150 PY 101 PY 201 PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT 2nd History or 3rd Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one 3 3 2nd History 1 3rd Social and Behavioral Science 3 Pre Professional 6 Computer Science: Choose one 3 CS 100 CS 102 CS 103 INTRO COMPUTERS & PROGRAM INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA Technical Writing 3 EH 301 TECHNICAL WRITING Chemistry Requirements: Choose one option 8-12 Option 1: or and CH 101 & CH 105 Option 2: & CH 126 CH 331 & CH 335 Option 3: INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB I I ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I I
The University of Alabama in Huntsville 3 Biology Core 5 18 BYS 119 BYS 120 BYS 219 BYS 300 BYS 90 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY GENETICS AND EVOLUTION CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY SENIOR CAPSTONE Biology Elective Course Requirements 18 Choose BYS classes, Ex: BYS 321, BYS 312, etc. Enough credits to reach 18 credit hours. Elective Courses 36-37 Elective courses 300+ level. If 18 credits of BYS electives and CH 331/CH 335 is chosen, take an additional 8 credits at 300+level. If 18 credits of BYS electives and /CH 205 is chosen take an additional 12 credits at the 300+ level. Additional Elective courses 100+ level to reach 128 credit hours. in your major or minor. No more than credits of 100 level HPE Total Semester Hours 128 1 Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. (EH 207 + EH 208, EH 209 + EH 210, EH 22 + EH 208, EH 22 + EH 210, HY 103 + HY 10, or HY 221 + HY 222) 2 Based on Math placement, (http://www.uah.edu/science/departments/math/undergraduate-students/placement) prerequisite MA 112 and/ or MA 113 Mathematics courses may be required. If the student intends to pursue a course of study requiring more advanced mathematics background, MA 171 is recommended. Otherwise, MA 120 may be used to meet this requirement. 3 No more than 6 credit hours can be taken in a single discipline. For choices see the World Languages and Cultures (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/colleges-departments/arts-humanities-social-sciences/ foreign-languages-literatures) department. 5 Biology pre requisites require a minimum grade of D- or higher. BYS 301 and BYS 31 pre requisites require a minimum grade of C- or higher. Sample four year plan for Biological Sciences, BS degree: Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Year 1 Semester Hours EH 101 COLLEGE WRITING I 3 BYS 119 & 119L PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY MA 171 CALCULUS A FYE 101 CHARGER SUCCESS 1 EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING II 3 BYS 120 & 120L & CH 126 ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB I I Fine art 3 Elective 2 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Year 2
Biological Sciences, BS BYS 219 & 219L GENETICS AND EVOLUTION and LABORATORY and LAB Literature Course 3 Social and Behavioral science 3 BYS 300 & 300L Term Semester Hours: 1 CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB CM 113 Intro to Rhetorical Communication 3 Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature Social and Behavioral science 3 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Year 3 BYS 300+ level or higher course PH 101 & 101L GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB History 3 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Term Semester Hours: 17 BYS 300+ level or higher course PH 102 & 102L 2nd History or 3rd Social and Behavioral Science GENERAL PHYSICS II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II CS 100 INTRO COMPUTERS PROGRAM 3 or CS 102 or CS 103 or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING or INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA Elective 2 3 3
The University of Alabama in Huntsville 5 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Year BYS 300+ level or higher course 3 BYS 300+ level or higher course EH 301 TECHNICAL WRITING 3 00+ level or higher course 3 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE BYS 90 SENIOR CAPSTONE 2 BYS 300+ level or higher course 3 00+ level or higher course 3 00+ level or higher course 3 00+ level or higher course 3 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Term Semester Hours: 17 Total Semester Hours: 128