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Program checklist · Bachelor of Science Biology (BS)

Bachelor of Science Biology (BS)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Bachelor of Science Biology (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
26.0101
Total credits (published)
107-114
Credits (computed from items)
186-199
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_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
      Ecology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. BIOL 292
      Evolution
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. BIOL 293
      Cell Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. BIOL 294
      Genetics
      Not resolved to a course
      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 Lecture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CHEM 122N
        Foundations of Chemistry I Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. CHEM 123N
        Foundations of Chemistry II Lecture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CHEM 124N
        Foundations of Chemistry II Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. CHEM 211
        Organic Chemistry I Lecture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. PHYS 111N
        Introductory General Physics
        Not resolved to a course
      8. OEAS 110N
        Earth Science
        Not resolved to a course
      9. OEAS 111N
        Physical Geology
        Not resolved to a course
      10. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. STAT 130M
        Elementary Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
      12. STAT 310
        Introductory Data Analysis
        Not resolved to a course

      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. Old Dominion University, 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.