Biology Degree Requirements

The degree requirements for the B.A. in Biology includes 120 credits with a GPA of at least 2.0. 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at IU Kokomo. In addition to courses required for the campus-wide general education curriculum, students must takes courses in chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and informatics. The following courses must be taken and appropriate prerequisites must be met as listed in the Academic Bulletin. Completion of this degree will meet the basic admission requirements for the IU School of Medicine M.D. program. 

Title	Course	Credits
Elementary Composition I	ENG-W 131	3
Elementary Composition II	ENG-W 132	3
Public Speaking	SPCH-S 121	3
Computing Tools	CSCI-C 100	1
Foreign Language at the 200 level	Various	6
Mathematics	Various	3
Literature	Various	3
Performance	Various	2 - 3
Ethics	Various	3
Biological Science with Lab	BIOL-L 105	5
Physical Science with Lab	Various	5
Non-Lab course in the sciences	Various	3
History of Western Civilization I	HIST-H 113	3
History of Western Civilization II	HIST-H 114	3
Social/Behavioral Science Electives (from 3 different disciplines)	Various	9

 

Major

Elementary Chemistry I	CHEM-C 105	3
Elementary Chemistry I Lab	CHEM-C 125	2
Elementary Chemistry II	CHEM-C 106	3
Elementary Chemistry II Lab	CHEM-C 126	2
Organic Chemistry I	CHEM-C 341	3
Organic Chemistry Lab I	CHEM-C 343	2
Organic Chemistry II	CHEM-C 342	3
Organic Chemistry Lab II	CHEM-C 343	2
General Physics I	PHYS-P 201	5
General Physics II	PHYS-P 202	5
Introduction to Biology	BIOL-L 105	5
Survey of the Plant Kingdom (replaced by Introduction to Molecular Biology BIOL-L 211/213 starting Spring 2011)	PLSC-B 203 (BIOL-L 211/213)	5
Developmental Anatomy	ZOOL-Z 315	5
Microbiology	MICR-M 310	3
Microbiology Laboratory	MICR-M 315	2
Comparative Animal Physiology	PHSL-P 416	3
Genetics	BIOL-L 364	3
Ecology	BIOL-L 473	3
Seminar	BIOL-L 403	3
Calculus	MATH-M 119 or MATH-M 215	3 or 5
Statistical Techniques	MATH--K 310	3
Biology electives	Various	6

Electives (to total a minimum of 120 cr. hr.)