Biology, BA

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 120 Credit Hours
• Writing Intensive Course
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00
• Minimum Grade of “C-” or better in 30 upper-level credits as well as all upper-level courses requirement in the major

Program Major Requirements (69 Credit Hours):

• BIO 110 - General Biology I 4 CR
• BIO 111 - General Biology II 4 CR
• BIO 210 - Anatomy and Physiology 4 CR
• BIO 311 - Ecology 3 CR
• BIO 320 - Principles of Genetics 3 CR
• BIO 321 - Microbiology 4 CR
• BIO 322 - Biochemistry 3 CR
• BIO 324 - Cell Biology 3 CR
• Complete any 300-400-level Biology course 3 CR
• Complete any 400-level Biology course 3 CR Capstone Course
• CHY 115 - General Chemistry I 4 CR
• CHY 116 - General Chemistry II 4 CR
• PHY 115 - General Physics I 4 CR
• PHY 116 - General Physics II 4 CR
• MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics I 3 CR
• MAT 124 - Pre-Calculus 3 CR or higher-level MAT course
• Complete any 100-level or higher Science elective 3 CR
• Complete any 300-400-level Math or Science elective 3 CR
• Complete 3 credits of any upper-level (300-400 level) elective (3 cr)

Other Program Requirements (12-14 Credit Hours):

• ENG 102W - Introduction to Literature 3 CR
• ENG 317W - Professional Writing 3 CR
• Complete a two-semester sequence of the same Foreign or American Sign language or history sequence 6-8 CR

Remaining General Education Requirements (21 cr)

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution. 

• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
• Complete any 100-level Communications course (3 cr)

Complete one of the following Computer Information Systems courses (3):

• CIS 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications 3 CR
• CIS 101 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 CR

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

• ARC 100 - Intro to Architecture: What? Where? Why? How? 3 CR
• ARH xxx any Art History course
• ART xxx any Art course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
• ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
• MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
• MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete one of the following Humanities electives (3):

• AME xxx any American Studies course
• ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
• ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
• ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W  or ENG 320W )
• FRE xxx any French course
• HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
• HTY xxx any History course
• HUM xxx any Humanities course
• MUH xxx any Music History course
• PHI xxx any Philosophy course
• SPA xxx any Spanish course
• WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

From two different disciplines:

• ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
• ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
• ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
• ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
• JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
• POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
• PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
• SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
• SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (19-21 Credit Hours):

Number of elective credits needed will vary by individual student. The credits are needed to fulfill the total 120 credit hours and upper-level requirements.

• Complete 16-18 credits of any 100-level or higher electives 16-18 CR
• Complete 3 credits of any upper-level (300-400 level) electives 3 CR

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/