Degree Requirements 2008-2009 Catalog Year

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
Visit the General Education Program web site for more information: http://www.fgcu.edu/general_education/

1. Communication (6 hrs) 
   1. ENC 1101 (3)
   2. ENC 1102 (3)
2. Mathematics (6 hrs) 
   1. STA 2023 (3)
   2. MAC 2311 (4)
3. Humanities (9 hrs) 
   1. HUM 2510 (3)
4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs) 
   1. BSC 1010C (4)
   2. BSC 1011C (4)
   3. CHM 1045C (4)

Note:  All combined lecture and laboratory courses (marked with a C) are equivalent to taking the lecture and laboratory separately as two courses.

2. Common Prerequisites 
Must be completed with a grade of C or better

• BSC 1010C General Biology with Lab I (GEP)
• BSC 1011C General Biology with Lab II (4) (GEP)
• CHM 1045C General Chemistry with Lab I (GEP)
• CHM 1046C General Chemistry with Lab II (4)
• CHM 2210C Organic Chemistry with Lab I (4)
• CHM 2211C Organic Chemistry with Lab II (4)
• MAC 2311 Calculus I (GEP)
• MAC 2312 Calculus II (4)

3. Required Courses in the Major (27 hrs)

• BCH 3023C Biochemistry (3)
• BSC 4944L Senior Capstone (3)
• IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
• MCB 3020C Microbiology (4)
• PCB 3023C Cell Biology (3)
• PCB 3063C Genetics (3)
• PHY 2048C General Physics w/lab I or PHY 2053C     College Physics w/lab I (4)*
• PHY 2049C General Physics w/lab II or PHY 2054C     College Physics w/lab II (4)*

*If PHY 2048C and PHY 2049C or PHY 2053C and PHY 2054C were completed as common prerequisites, CHM 2210C and CHM 2211C must be taken to fulfill the core requirements; conversely, if CHM 2210C and CHM 2211C were taken to fulfill common prerequisites, PHY 2048C and PHY 2049C or PHY 2053C and PHY 2054C must be completed.

4. Electives in the Major (21 hrs)
Select 21 hours from the following:

• BCH 3025C Analytical Biochemistry (3)
• BOT 4394C Plant Molecular Biology (3)
• BOT 4503C Plant Physiology (3)
• BSC 1930L Seminar in Medicine I (1)
• BSC 2930L Seminar in Medicine II (1)
• BSC 4900 Dir Ind Study/Research Biology (1-3)
• BSC 4905 Dir Independent Study/Research Biotechnology (1-3)
• BSC 4930 Special Topics in Biology (2-4) (course must be approved by dept. chair)
• BSC 4940 Internship in Biology (2-4)
• BSC 4941 Internship in Biotechnology (1-3)
• EVR 4605C Environmental Toxicology (3)
• ISC 3120 Scientific Process (3)
• MAC 2312 Calculus II (4)
• MCB 4502 Virology (3)
• MCB 4203C Pathogenic Microbiology (3)
• MCB 4507C Virology, Mycology, Parasitology (3)
• PCB 3414C Behavioral Ecology (3)
• PCB 3703C Human Physiology (3) or PCB 3723C Comparative Animal Physiology (3)*
• PCB 4233C Immunology (3)
• PCB 4253C Developmental Biology (3)
• PCB 4522C Molecular Genetics (3)
• PCB 4673 Evolutionary Biology (3)
• PCB 4783C Cell Membrane Physiology (3)
• ZOO 3713C Vertebrate Form and Function (3)
• ZOO 4436C Evolution of Mammals (3)
• ZOO 4454C  Ichthyology (3)
• ZOO 4472C Ornithology (3)
• ZOO 4480C Mammalogy (3)
• ZOO 4743C Neuroscience (3)
• ZOO 4753 Histology (3)

*Only one course in the pair may be counted toward the electives in the major requirement.

5. University Requirements (3 hrs)

• IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

6. Additional Electives (variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A minimum of 120 credit hours.
• A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, interdisciplinary core, required courses in the major, and restricted electives in the major.
• Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
• Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes
The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites and must be completed with a grade of C or better

• BSC 1010C: may substitute BSC 1010 and BSC 1010L, PCB X101, X011, X021, X131, BSC X040, 2012.
• BSC 1011C: may substitute BSC 1011 and 1011L, ZOO X010C, BOT X010C, BSC X041C, BOT X013C.
• CHM 2210C: may substitute CHM 2210 and CHM 2210L, PHY X043/X043L, X048/X048L, X049/X049L or equivalent.
• CHM 2211C: may substitute CHM 2211 and CHM 2211L, PHY X053/X053L, X048/X048L, X049/X049L, or equivalent.
• MAC 2311: may substitute MAC 2233, 2253, X281.
• MAC 2312: may substitute STA 2122, x014, 2023, x024, x321 or equivalent, MAC x234, x254, x282.