Biological Sciences, B.S.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001  and CHEM 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201  and MATH 1550 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• OCS 1005 Introduction to Oceanography (3)

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• MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4) or
• MATH 1554 Calculus II for Life Sciences (4) or
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1202  and CHEM 1202 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4) or
• BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4)

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• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)¹
• General Education courses - Humanities (English/Honors at the 2000-level) (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 2261 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4) or
• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)¹

Semester 5

• CRITICAL:  “C” or better in BIOL 2051  or BIOL 2153 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4) ²
• PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 3040 Evolution (3)
• Approved Elective (5)

Semester 6

• PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
• Approved Biological Sciences Electives (6)³
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 7

• BIOL 4262 Marine Communities (3)

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• BIOL 4090 Marine and Environmental Microbiology (3) or
• BIOL 4145 Ichthyology (4) or
• BIOL 4154 Invertebrate Zoology (4)

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• Approved Area of Concentration Elective (3)⁴
• Approved Elective (3-4)
• General Education Course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)

Semester 8

• General Education course - Humanities (English/Honors 2000-level) (3)
• Approved Area of Concentration Electives (3-2)⁴
• Approved Electives (5-6)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Option: Complete foreign language requirement (shown in Semester 3 and 4) in Semesters 1 and 2 if continuing in the language studied in high school.

² - Option: BIOL 4087  and BIOL 4093  and BIOL 4094  in consecutive semesters. If a student takes BIOL 4093  and BIOL 4094  two hours will apply towards the approved free electives. 

³ - See list and requirements for biological sciences electives here.

⁴ - Choose five to six hours from the following: BIOL 3999 , BIOL 4020 , BIOL 4090 , BIOL 4145 , BIOL 4154 , BIOL 4155 , BIOL 4253 , BIOL 4254 , BIOL 4263 , BIOL 4308 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001  and CHEM 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• SCI 2010 Inquiry Approaches to Math and Science Teaching (1) ⁴
• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201  and MATH 1550 ; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA; 2.0 Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• SCI 2011 Inquiry-Based Math and Science Lesson Design (1) ⁴
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)

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• MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4) or
• MATH 1554 Calculus II for Life Sciences (4) or
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)

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• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1202  and CHEM 1202 ; Admission to the College; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA; 2.0 Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4) or
• BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4)

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• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• EDCI 2500 Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science (3)
• First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)¹

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 2261 ; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA; 2.0 Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4) or
• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)

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• EDCI 3550 Classroom Interactions (3)
• CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)¹

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 2051  or BIOL 2153 ; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA; 2.0 Semester GPA.

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• BIOL 4005 Science Research Methods (3)
• PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 3040 Evolution (3)
• Approved Biological Sciences Electives (4)²

Semester 6

• BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4) ³
• PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• Approved Biological Sciences Elective (4)²

Semester 7

• EDCI 4500 Instructional Models for Mathematics and Science (3)
• BIOL 4003 Science Teaching in Secondary School III: Instructional Strategies in the Sciences (1)
• Approved Biological Sciences Electives (6)²
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (English/Honors 2000-level) (3)

Semester 8

• EDCI 3136 Reading in the Content Areas (3)
• EDCI 4006 Student Teaching in Grades 6-12 Mathematics and Sciences (9)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Option: Begin foreign language requirement (shown in Semesters 3 and 4) in Semester 1 and 2 if continuing in the language studied in high school.

² - See list and requirements for Biological Science electives here.

³ - Students who have taken both BIOL 4093  and BIOL 4094  may substitute these courses for BIOL 4087 .

⁴- Students who do not take SCI 2010  and SCI 2011  are recommended to take SCI 2012  by their third semester. Credit will not be given for  SCI 2012  if credit has been earned in SCI 2010  and SCI 2011 .

NOTE: 

Students must see an advisor in their sophomore year.

EDCI 2500  will count as one of the general education social science courses. Students should plan their course work so that last semester of the senior year can accommodate the 12 hours that are required to be taken concurrently (EDCI 4006  and EDCI 3136 ).

This concentration requires a total of 126 hours for the degree.