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University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 
    
University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.S.


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Curriculum Requirements


1. 124 semester hours:


Minimum of 124 semester hours with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the major and cumulative. The last 30 semester hours must be completed at NCCU.

2. General Education Requirement:


Freshman and sophomore years: completion of the General Education Curriculum  (GEC). Science and mathematics courses required for the major satisfy GEC science and mathematics requirements.

4. Departmental required courses:


The first three courses must be completed in the sequence given, with a grade of “C” or better, before any other Biology courses, required or elective, may be taken.

5. Elective courses:


Complete 19 hours, including three courses taken from three categories of required electives as listed below:

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Biology


Bachelor’s in Biology (General)

For key to symbols used, please see ‘key’ below.

Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Spring Semester


Senior Year


Fall Semester


  • ++  Biology Electives (including WI course) (8)
  • &  General Electives (7)

Spring Semester


Total Minimum Credit Hours: 124


Key to symbols used:

Distribution of Hours:
* Core Curriculum Courses - 30 (not including the science courses that are in the required course list)
+ Core Biology Courses - 21
++ Required electives in the major - 19
= Required courses in Chemistry (16), Physics (8), and Mathematics (11) - 35
& General Electives
< Students must complete the curriculum with a minimum GPA = 2.0 in Major and 2.0 Overall
< Students must complete Writing Intensive (WI) and a Speaking Intensive (SI) courses

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