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Program checklist · BS

Biology, BS

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
26.0101
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
46
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
213020
CourseShelf checklist
CK_213020_8263263a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Crimson Core:40-42cr

0 items

    Written Communication: 3cr

    1 item
    1. ENGL 202
      3

    Quantitative Reasoning & Data Analysis: 3-4cr

    3 items
    1. MATH 121
      4
    2. OR *students pursuing Secondary Science Teaching Certificate should take:
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MATH 105
      3

    Human & Creative Inquiry: 3cr

    1 item
    1. LITT 121
      3

    Scientific Reasoning: 4cr

    1 item
    1. CHEM 111
      4

    Values & Ethics: 3cr

    1 item
    1. SPSY 102
      3

    Crimson Core Electives: 7cr

    2 items
    1. CHEM 112
      4
    2. MATH 117
      3

    Major: 60

    0 items

      Required Biology Core: 12cr

      3 items
      1. BIOL 201
        4
      2. BIOL 202
        4
      3. BIOL 203
        4

      Biology Major Electives: 24cr (200-level or above)

      0 items

        Controlled Electives: 24cr

        6 items
        1. CHEM 231
          4
        2. CHEM 351
          3
        3. Courses from the following prefixes at the 200-level or above (ANTH, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, CMSC, ENVE, GEOG, GEOS, MATH, PHYS, PUBH, PSYC, REPL, SAFE). Additional approved course: COSC 105, 110; CRIM 374; ECON 121, 122; GNSC 115; MATH 121, 122, 171; PHIL 270, 330; PHYS 111, 121, 112, 122, 151.
          Not resolved to a course
        4. GEOS Elective (200 level or higher) 3cr
          Not resolved to a course
        5. Physics Elective (choose a lecture and lab combination) PHYS 111 and 121 OR PHYS 151 and GNSC 115
          Not resolved to a course
        6. Complete Secondary Science Education Certificate
          Not resolved to a course

        Free Electives: 18-20cr

        0 items
          Source. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.iup.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=22&poid=7492. Captured page pages/0406.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.