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Program checklist · Bachelor of Science Biology (BS)

Bachelor of Science Biology (BS)

Eastern Virginia Medical School · Norfolk, VA

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Program
Award
Bachelor of Science Biology (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
107-114
Credits (computed from items)
186-199
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
231970
CourseShelf checklist
CK_231970_6193d663
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Lower-Division General Education

general education · 12 items
  1. Written Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  2. Oral Communication
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Language and Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    0-6
  5. Information Literacy and Research
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. Human Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. Human Creativity
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. Interpreting the Past
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. Literature
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. Philosophy and Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. The Nature of Science
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  12. Impact of Technology
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Biology Core

major core · 0 items

    Required Biology Core Courses (C or better required in each course)

    major core · 2 items
    1. BIOL 121N& BIOL 122N
      General Biology Iand General Biology I Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. BIOL 123N& BIOL 124N
      General Biology IIand General Biology II Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Upon completion of the above sequences, students must complete the following core courses, some of which are prerequisites or corequisites for upper-level biology courses (see course descriptions for individual courses):

    major core · 4 items
    1. BIOL 291
      3
    2. BIOL 292
      Evolution ()
      As published: “Evolution”
      3
    3. BIOL 293
      3
    4. BIOL 294
      3

    Non-Biology Course Requirements

    0 items

      Required Non-Biology Courses (C or better required in each course)

      12 items
      1. CHEM 121N
        Foundations of Chemistry I
        As published: “Foundations of Chemistry I Lecture”
        3
      2. CHEM 122N
        Foundations of Chemistry I
        As published: “Foundations of Chemistry I Laboratory”
        1
      3. CHEM 123N
        3
      4. CHEM 124N
        Foundations of Chemistry II
        As published: “Foundations of Chemistry II Laboratory”
        1
      5. CHEM 211
        3
      6. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. PHYS 111N
        4
      8. OEAS 110N
        4
      9. OEAS 111N
        16
      10. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. STAT 130M
        3
      12. STAT 310
        3

      Biology Major

      major core · 0 items

        General Education

        general education · 2 items
        1. Complete lower-division requirements
          Not resolved to a course
          33-40
        2. Complete upper-division requirements (minimum of 6 credit hours)
          Not resolved to a course
          6

        Biology

        3 items
        1. Complete the biology core
          Not resolved to a course
          20
        2. Complete upper-level biology elective courses (minimum of 30 credit hours to include writing intensive course)
          Not resolved to a course
          30
        3. Complete non-biology courses
          Not resolved to a course
          18
        Source. Eastern Virginia Medical School, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/sciences/biological-sciences/biology-bs/. Captured page pages/0729.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.