Undergraduate - Lee University

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS 177
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
BIOS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
SPECIALTY AREA REQUIREMENTS
Credit Hours
BIO 111 - Plant Biology 4
BIO 112 - Animal Biology 4
BIO 251 - Microbiology I 4
BIO 303 - Cell Biology 3
BIO 342 - Genetics 4
BIO 451 - Evolutionary Biology 3
BIO 495 - Capstone (proposed course under development) 3
Biology Electives 14
The remaining hours of the 39-hour major
must be selected from course offerings in biology
with at least 8 hours being 300 level or above.
Subtotal Specialty Requirements 39
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
MAT 111 - Algebra and MAT 112 - Trigonometry*
or
6
MAT 144 - Precalculus and MAT 271 - Calculus I 8
MAT 241 - Computer Applications 3
CHY 111 - General Chemistry I 4
CHY 112 - General Chemistry II 4
Subtotal Collateral Requirements 17-19
*MAT 341 course may be substituted
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 35
Nine hours are fulfilled through the program’s
major requirements.
RELIGION REQUIREMENTS 15
Three hours of the 18-hour religion requirement
are fulfilled through the program’s specialty area requirements.
ELECTIVES 22-24
CHY 281, CHY 282, and CHY 289L are strongly recommended
electives for this major.
TOTAL HOURS IN PROGRAM 130