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Bachelor of Science in Biology: Human Biology

120 credits

Major Requirements (94 crs)

Required Courses

BI 200Principles of Biology I

4
BI 201Principles of Biology II

4
BI 220Cell Biology

4
BI 258Human Anatomy and Physiology I

5
BI 259Human Anatomy and Physiology II

5
BI 265Basic Microbiology

4
BI 595Biology Seminar

1
BICH 461Biochemistry Lecture

3
BICH 597Science and Society Seminar

2
CH 220General Chemistry I

4
CH 221General Chemistry II

4
CH 330Organic Chemistry I

4
MA 205College Algebra

3
PY 255Aging: Issues and Perspectives

3
PY 290Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

3
 
Choose one of the following:
MA 230Introductory Statistics

3
MA 330Introductory Statistics

3
 
Choose one of the following sequences:
PHY 215Physics I

4
PHY 216Physics II

4
Or
PHY 315Engineering Physics I

4
PHY 316Engineering Physics II

4
 
CU-KC First Year Curriculum

30

BI 220, MA 205, and PY 255: Satisfies general education requirement - 10 crs

General Education for the Bachelor’s Degree (36 crs)

General Education Requirements

 
COM 120Public Speaking

3
Or
COM 125Interpersonal Communication

3
 
EN 109Principles of Composition

4
Or
EN 111English Composition I

3
 
EN 112English Composition II

3
TH 112Introduction to Spirituality

3
Arts

3
Mathematics - MA 134 or higher

3
Humanities - must be from two different areas of study

6
Natural Science with Lab

3-4
Social or Behavioral Sciences - must be from two different areas of study

6
Theology

3