Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology

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Program
Department of Biology and Chemistry

General Education

I. LMU Specific Courses

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Title
Credits
4
Sub-Total Credits
4

II. Communication

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Title
Credits
9
Sub-Total Credits
9

III. Ethics, Fine Arts, History, or Humanities

Students in this major must choose one of the following ethics courses (BIOL-224, PHIL-330, or PHIL-430) in addition to a course from the list below.

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Title
Credits
6
Sub-Total Credits
6

IV. Behavioral/Social Sciences

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Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
3

V. History

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Title
Credits
6
Sub-Total Credits
6

VI. Mathematics

(see Mathematics Placement)

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

VII. Natural Sciences/Physical Sciences

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
8

*LMU requires all first-time freshmen students with less than 15 credits of college credit to complete UACT 100.

Required Courses

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
37

Required Research Elective

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
2

Required Plant Biodiversity Elective

Select ONE lecture and corresponding lab course

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

Required Invertebrate Biodiversity Elective

Select ONE lecture and corresponding lab course.

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

Required Biology Electives

Select eight credit hours from the following courses. If the course has a corresponding lab, the lab MUST be taken. Note that a course be counted in this category if it has been completed for another required elective category. 

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
8

Required Ethics Elective

Choose one of the following courses. Some courses may be used as General Education Credit. 

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Free Electives

Students may choose 13 credit hours of any courses.

Sub-Total Credits
13

Collateral Requirements

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Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
11

BIOL-111, BIOL111L, CHEM-111, CHEM-111L, MATH-150, and Ethics elective (if choosing PHIL-330 or PHIL430) count towards General Education requirements.

Total Credits
122