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Related Degrees

Degree Plan and Description	Printable Degree Plan
BS - Biology	Degree Plan
BS - Biology With Life Science and Earth Science Teacher Licensure 7 - 12	Degree Plan
BS - Chemistry	Degree Plan
BS - Chemistry - Biochemistry	Degree Plan
BS - Chemistry With Physical and Earth Science Teacher Licensure 7 - 12	Degree Plan

Degree Requirements

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The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FRESHMAN YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1
4	BIOL 1153/1151 Biological Science/Lab	6
4	CHEM 1403/1401 College Chemistry I/Lab	6
3	MATH 2503 Probability and Statistics	6
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
FRESHMAN YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1
4	CHEM 1413/1411 College Chemistry II/Lab	2 & 6
4	BIOL 2303/2301 General Botany/Lab	2 & 6
3	History/Government Requirement	1
3	SPCH 1203 Intro to Speech Communication
SOPHOMORE YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	BIOL 2703/2701 General Zoology/Lab	2 & 6
4	CHEM 2703/2701 Organic Chemistry I/Lab	2 & 6
4	Physics Sequence	2, 3 & 6
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
SOPHOMORE YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	BIOL 2503/2501 General Microbiology/Lab	2 & 6
4	CHEM 2713/2711 Organic Chemistry II/Lab	2 & 6
4	Physics Sequence	2, 3 & 6
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	BIOL 3803/3801 Genetics/Lab	2 & 6
4	BIOL 3403/3401 Ecology/Lab	2 & 6
4	Natural Science elective	2, 4 & 6
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	BIOL 4403 Evolutionary Biology	2 & 6
3	HIST 3053 History of Modern Science
1	BIOL 4001 Seminar	2 & 6
4	Natural Science elective	2, 4 & 6
4	Additional Degree Requirement	5
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	BIOL 4803/4801 Cell and Molecular Biology/Lab	2 & 6
4	Natural Science elective	2, 4 & 6
4	Natural Science elective	2, 4 & 6
4	Additional Degree Requirement	5
SENIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 14 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	BIOL 4604 General Physiology	2 & 6
4	Natural Science elective	2, 4 & 6
3	PHIL 3203 Ethics Across the Disciplines or PHIL 3103 Reasoning Across the Disciplines
3	Additional Degree Requirement	5
Total Hours: 124 At least 45 hours must be upper level

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1:General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Follow requirements.
2: These courses are used to determine major courses in residency, see Graduation Requirements.
3: Physics Sequence, eight hours: Select one sequence- PHYS 2803/2811 and PHYS 2823/2831 or PHYS 2903/2911 and PHYS 2923/2931.
4:Natural Science electives, 20 hours, at least 12 hours must be at the upper level. Various combinations of BIOL, CHEM, PHSC, GEOL, and PHYS courses may be used. Consult with faculty advisor.
5:Additional Degree Requirements, 11 hours: Consult with faculty advisor. Select courses to ensure completion of 45 upper level hours required for graduation. At least three hours must be an upper level general education course.
6: A grade of "C" or better is required in all natural science and math courses taken towards degree completion.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.