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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">Checklist for Biology Majors under the 2011-2012 Catalog

IMPORTANT: This checklist DOES NOT take the place of the officially published 2011-2012 Catalog.

General Education Requirements / Course Number (Credit Hours); 38 credits total
GOAL 1 (1 credit hour) / _____ LSEM 100 (1)
GOAL 2 (3 credit hours) / _____ ENGL 150 (3)
GOAL 3 (3 credit hours)
/ _____ ENGL 201 (3)
_____ ENGL 202 (3)
_____ ENGL 203 (3)
_____ SPAN 341 (3)
_____ SPAN 350 (3) / _____ FREN 341 (3)
_____ FREN 342 (3)
_____ GERM 341 (3)
_____ GERM 342 (3)
GOAL 4 (3 credit hours)
/ _____ ART 121 (3)
_____ ART 125 (3)
_____ ART 160 (3)
_____ ART 201 (3)
_____ ENGL 315 (3)
_____ ENGL 316 (3)
_____ ENGL 317 (3)
_____ ENGL 318 (3) / _____ MUSC 221 (3)
_____ MUSC 222 (3)
_____ MUSC 224 (3)
_____ THEA 101 (3)
_____ MUSC 102, 103, & 104
_____ MUSC 105, 106, & 107
GOAL 5 (3 credit hours)
Note: Calculus is strongly recommended as background for chemistry and physics.
Students who take Pre-calc or Calculus (MATH 164, 261 or 267) are exempt from this goal. / _____ MATH 121 (3)
_____ MATH 131 (3)
_____ MATH 171 (3)
(this column preferred) / _____ MATH 114 (3)
_____ CMSC 121 (3)
GOAL 6 (4 credit hours) / _____ PHYS 101 (4) / _____ PHYS 201 (4)
GOAL 7 (3 credit hours) / _____ HIST 100 (3) / _____ HIST 110 (3)
GOAL 8 (3 credit hours) / _____ ECON 111 (3)
_____ GEOG 201 (3)
_____ HIST 221 (3)
_____ HIST 222 (3)
_____ POSC 150 (3) / _____ PSYC 101 (3)
_____ SOCL 101 (3)
_____ SOCL 102 (3)
_____ WGST/ANTH 106 (3)
_____ HONS 250 (3)
GOAL 9 (3 credit hours) / _____ ANTH 101 (3)
_____ HLTH 210 (3)
_____ HIST 200 (3)
_____ HIST 202 (3)
_____ HIST 210 (3) / _____ POSC 255 (3)
_____ MUSC 225 (3)
_____ SPAN 331 (3)
_____ RELI 242 (3)
_____ GEOG 220 (3)
GOAL 10 (3 credit hours) / _____ FREN 201 (3)
_____ GERM 201 (3) / _____ SPAN 201 (3)
GOAL 11 (2 credit hours) / _____ PHED 101 (2) / _____ RECR 101 (2)
GOAL 12 (3 credit hours) / _____ PHIL 315 (3) _____ PHIL 316 (3)
GOAL 13 (3 credit hours) / _____ ENGL 400 (3; taken after 75 credits completed)
_____ GNED 495 (3)
GOAL 14 (1 credit hour) / _____ BIOL 492, 496, or 498 (1); additional fee required
Additional Requirements For Bachelor of Science Degree
Bachelor of Science Degree: / _____ MATH or CMSC (3 credit hours)
_____CHEM 111 (4 credit hours)
Biology Major Requirements Course Number, Course Name (Credits)
Biology Core Courses
_____BIOL 121 The Unity of Life (4)
_____BIOL 122 The Diversity of Life (4)
_____BIOL 324 Genetics* (4)
_____BIOL 341 Ecology* (4)
_____BIOL 399 Evolution* (3)
_____BIOL 400 Unifying Biological Principles* (3)
Chemistry Courses
_____CHEM 111 Fundamentals of Chemistry (4) Satisfied by additional degree requirements.
_____CHEM 112* (4)
_____CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry I* (3)
_____CHEM 306 Organic Chemistry II* (3)
_____CHEM 307 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I* (1)
_____CHEM 308 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II* (1)
Physics Courses
_____PHYS 101 General Physics I or PHYS 201 University Physics I* (4) May be satisfied by General
Education Goal 6 Requirement.
_____PHYS 102 General Physics II* or PHYS 202 University Physics II* (4)
Biology majors must select one of the following concentrations:
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration/20 credit hours
Choose three courses from the following:
_____BIOL 303 Vertebrate Morphology* (4)
_____BIOL 306 Vertebrate Physiology* (4)
_____BIOL 308 Plant Form and Function* (4)
_____BIOL 361 Aquatic Ecology* (5)
_____ BIOL430 Conservation Biology (4)
_____ BIOL 435 Advanced Ecology* (4)
Choose an additional 7-8 credits of biology electives from BIOL 206-498
_____Biology Electives (7-8 credit hours total)
Health/Biomedical Concentration/20 credit hours
Choose three courses from the following:
_____BIOL 206 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
_____BIOL 207 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
_____BIOL 304 Microbiology* (5)
_____BIOL 404 Immunology* (4)
_____BIOL 412 Biochemistry* (4)
_____BIOL 426 Cell Biology* (4)
Choose an additional 7-8 credits of biology electives from BIOL 206-498
_____Biology Electives (7-8 credit hours total)
General Biology Concentration/20 credit hours
Choose 20 credits of biology electives from BIOL 206-498
_____Biology Electives (20 credit hours total)

*Prerequisite(s) are required for these courses. Consult the relevant course descriptions in the LongwoodUniversity catalog.

Writing-intensive courses. Students need two writing-intensive courses beyond General Education courses. Writing-intensive Biology courses are BIOL 341, 399, 400, 426, 435, and 498.

Speaking-intensive courses. Students need two speaking-intensive courses beyond General Education courses. Speaking-intensive Biology courses are BIOL 300, 304, 308, 400, 430, and 435.

Additional information:

A degree application must be filed one year prior to graduation.

Reminders. Students require 120 earned credit hours. The checklist does not include additional electives required to meet the University minimum. A minimum of 30 credit hours must be in 300- or 400-level courses taken at Longwood.