Biology
Required GEC courses (44-47 hours)
Total required Biology Core (29 hours)*
Total required Biology Electives (12 hours)*
Total required Non-Biology courses (26-27 hours)*
Total General electives (5-9 hours)*
* indicates all courses must have a "C" or higher. The following GEC courses also require a "C" or higher: FSL 101, ENG 101, ENG 102, MATH 110, MATH 111, MATH 121, BIO 111, BIO 111L, CHEM 111, and CHEM 111L.
120 minimum hours required for graduation.
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours
| FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
* FSL 101 is required for first-year students. Transfer students who have earned 24 credit hours or more prior to enrolling at Cumberland are not required to take the course.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area II - Mathematics - 3 or 4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours
Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours
| HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
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| HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
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| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
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| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours
Required Biology Core Courses - 29 hours
Choose either of these Cell oriented courses
Choose either of these Zoology courses
Choose either of these Botany courses
Choose either of these Environmental courses
* Appropriate BIO 498 courses may be substituted for any of the four categories above with permission of the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Biology Electives - 12 hours
* Choose 12 hours of Biology courses at the 200 level or higher.
Additional Requirements for Major - 26 or 27 hours
General Electives - 5 to 9 hours
* Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.
Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)
Total Required Biology Core Courses (29 hours)
Total Required Biology Electives (12 hours)
Total Required Non Biology Courses (26-27 hours)
Total General Electives (5-9 hours)
* indicates all courses require a "C" or higher. GEC courses that also require a "C" or higher are: FSL 101, ENG 101, ENG 102, MATH 110, MATH 111, MATH 121, BIO 111, BIO 111L, CHEM 111, and CHEM 111L.
120 minimum hours required for graduation.