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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Biology, B.S.
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This degree requires 120 hours and includes 42 hours of University Core.
The following requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor of Science.
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Satisfy all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree as found in the “Bachelor’s Degree Requirements ” section of this catalog.
- Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. Note: Students who transfer from a Texas public community college or public university and are certified as core complete shall have satisfied the core requirements of UHV.
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Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Science, as follows:
Lower Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy Computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Natural Sciences: 11 semester hours in natural sciences, at least 2 semester hours of which must be in laboratory courses. Natural sciences include biology, biophysical sciences, chemistry, geology, and physics. To fulfill the natural science course requirement, students must take at least six semester credit hours in natural science coursework. i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, or Bio/Physical Science
[**] May be satisfied within the core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and Computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.
4. Satisfy course requirements for the plan.
These requirements are outlined below:
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University Core Curriculum Requirements
(42 total core hours required)
- Core 010 Communication
- Core 020 Mathematics (MATH 1314 recommended)
- Core 030 Life and Physical Science
- Core 040 Language, Philosophy and Culture
- Core 050 Creative Arts
- Core 060 American History
- Core 070 Government/Political Science
- Core 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Core 090 Component Area Option: Speech
- Core 090 Component Area Option: Computer Literacy
Major Program Requirements
Must earn “C” or higher in all major program requirements.
Bachelor of Science Program Requirements - 4 hours
- ENGL 3430
- Speech^
- Computer Literacy^
- Additional Natural Science with Lab 4 s.h. (can be satisified with lower division requirements)
Lower Division Requirements - 31 hours
Upper Division Requirements - 26 hours
Select four courses from the Human concentration OR four courses from the Environment concentration
*It is recommended that students select one-track; however, students may take a combination of the courses listed below.
Human Concentration - select four courses from: BIOL 3330 , BIOL 3322 , BIOL 3343 , BIOL 4303 , BIOL 4337
Environment Concentration - select four courses from: BIOL 4335 , BIOL 3326 , BIOL 4337 , BIOL 3340 , BIOL 4340
BIOL Upper Division Lab Requirement - 4 hours
- Students must complete a minimum of four hours of UD BIOL 31XX or 41XX Labs. Concurrent enrollment in the lecture is required. Deviation requires advisement.
Free Electives
Electives are added to degree requirements to meet minimum requirement of 120 semester hours.
Total: 120 s.h.
Total must be minimum of 120 semester hours. 30 of the last 36 advanced semester hours must be completed with UH-Victoria.
^ May be satisfied within core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.
Natural Science Lab requirements will be met within core curriculum or lower division major requirements. *Labs are required to correspond with lectures.
Premedical and Predental Program
The Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and courses taught at the University of Houston-Victoria fulfill the admissions requirements for most medical and dental schools in the United States and its protectorates.
Premedical and predental students are advised that many medical and dental schools require the following courses (taken from TMDSAS); however, students are responsible for determining the specific requirements of those medical or dental schools selected for application.
- Biological Sciences (14 sch; 12 sch lecture and 2 sch lab)
- General Chemistry One year with laboratory (8 sch)
- Organic Chemistry One year with laboratory (8 sch)
- Biochemistry (3 sch)
- General Physics One year with laboratory (8 sch)
- English (6 sch)
- Upper division statistics (3 sch)
Furthermore, students need to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) or the Dental School Admissions Test (DAT) to fulfill admission requirements of most medical and dental schools. These tests are usually taken in the spring of the junior year of college. For more information seek the advisement of the Pre-Health Advisory Committee (PHAC). Letters of recommendation from the PHAC will be provided only for students who have fulfilled PHAD requirements.
Elective courses for Premedical and Predental/Biotechnology/Environment Concentrations:
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