Undergraduate-Catalog

Pre-Professional Studies - B.S.

120 credit hours

Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)

WC 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

 

Choose One

PH 320Ethics

3

BI 330Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals

3

 

Choose One

FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

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BU 131Macroeconomics

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

SO 211Introduction to Sociology

3

 

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MA 117Quantitative Reasoning

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

 

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BI 101Biology: Unity and Diversity

3

BI 101LBiology: University and Diversity Laboratory

0

Or

CH 101Chemistry for Changing Times

3

CH 101LChemistry for Changing Times Laboratory

0

 

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AD 200Studies in the Visual Arts

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

TA 213Introduction to Theatre

3

 

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WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 480Woods Core Capstone Topics

3

Recommended Math course substitution for Woods Core: MA 121 Calculus I

Required Courses (54 credit hours)

BI 141Principles of Biology I

4

BI 141LPrinciples of Biology I Laboratory

0

BI 142Principles of Biology II

4

BI 142LPrinciples of Biology II Laboratory

0

BI 225Science Communications I

0

BI 226Science Communications II

0

BI 325Science Communications III

1

BI 326Science Communications IV

1

BI 334Physiology

4

BI 334LPhysiology Laboratory

0

BI 342Genetics

4

BI 342LGenetics Laboratory

0

BI 411Undergraduate Research

2

BI 412Undergraduate Research

1

BI 426Science Communications VI

1

BI xxx
Biology elective

4

CH 115General Chemistry I

4

CH 115LGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

0

CH 116General Chemistry II

4

CH 116LGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

0

CH 222Organic Chemistry I

4

CH 222LOrganic Chemistry I Laboratory

0

CH 322Organic Chemistry II

4

CH 322LOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory

0

CH 323Biochemistry

4

CH 323LBiochemistry Laboratory

0

PY 220General Physics I

4

PY 220LGeneral Physics I Laboratory

0

PY 221General Physics II

4

Open Electives (27 credit hours)

Twenty-seven credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours.  A student may choose to declare a concentration or a minor.