Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 3 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 3 |
| | or | |
| HON 101 | First Year Honors Seminar | 3 |
FSL 101 is required only for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101 or HON 101.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101 and ENG 102 or HON 110.
Area II - Mathematics - 3 or 4 hours
Choose one from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in MATH 119 or MATH 121.
Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours
| CIS 170 | Introduction to Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| | or | |
| ED 190/CIS 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
Area II - The Arts - 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
Area II - Literature in English- 3 hours
Choose one from the following:
Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| | or | |
| PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Area II - History - 6 hours
Choose one sequence from the following:
| HIS 111 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 112 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| | and | |
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in BIO 111, BIO 111L, CHEM 111, and CHEM 111L.
Required Biology Core Courses - 34 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Required Biology core courses.
Required Chemistry Core - 12 hours
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Required Chemistry Core Courses.
Required Biology Electives - 7-8 hours
Choose any two from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Biology electives.
Physics Requirement - 8 hours
Choose one Physics sequence from the following:
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Physics courses.
General Electives - 13-18 hours
Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.