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Credit Hours Required for Degree: 120
Advanced Credit Hours: 36
*25% of courses must be taken at A&M-SA for degree
ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1302 ORENGL 2311 | Composition II OR Technical Writing | 3 |
MATH 2312 | Pre-Calculus | 3 |
BIOL 1306 | General Biology I | 3 |
BIOL 1307 | General Biology II | 3 |
Lang/Phil/Culture | Select ONE course from approved 040 core list | 3 |
Creative Arts | Select ONE course from approved 050 core list | 3 |
American History | Select ONE course from approved 060 core list | 3 |
American History | Select ONE course from approved 060 core list | 3 |
Government/Political Science | Select ONE course from approved 070 core list | 3 |
Government/Political Science | Select ONE course from approved 070 core list | 3 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences | Select ONE course from approved 080 core list | 3 |
CHEM 1311 | Chemistry I | 3 |
CHEM 1312 | Chemistry II | 3 |
Total SCHs |
| 42 |
(Courses may be taken at the community college)
Foreign Language | Must be in the same language | 3 |
Foreign Language | Must be in the same language | 3 |
CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
CHEM 1112 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
CHEM 2323/2123 | Organic Chemistry I w/lab | 3/1 |
CHEM 2325/2125 | Organic Chemistry II w/lab | 3/1 |
Total SCHs |
| 16 |
Note about core curriculum courses: Other courses may satisfy core curriculum requirements. Courses listed under the core curriculum above are also specific degree requirements and are recommended in the core to expedite degree completion.
An earned letter grade of “C” in the following courses is required for this degree: BIOL 1306, BIOL 1106, BIOL 1307, BIOL 1107.
To review the approved core list, please refer to the 2019-2020 University Catalog http://www.tamusa.edu/provost/universitycatalog.html; pages 116-118.
This is only a guide and does not constitute an official degree plan. To access the 2019-2020 A&M-SA catalog: http://www.tamusa.edu/provost/universitycatalog.html