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Bachelor of Science

College of Natural Sciences

Biology

BIOLOGY-BS

Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2024 (640).

The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2024 (640), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.

Program Leadership Information

Natavia Middleton

Dean

(727) 398-8288

middleton.natavia@spcollege.edu

Kelli Stickrath

(727) 712-5835

Stickrath.Kelli@spcollege.edu

Program Summary

The Bachelor of Science in Biology degree serves primarily to educate students for laboratory and field-related careers in the Biological sciences and as a transfer curriculum for graduate and professional schools.

Florida CIP Code

1102601011 - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Federal CIP Code

26.0101 - Biology/Biological Sciences, General.

Job Related Opportunities

A Biology-BS degree may lead to a career in the following fields: Biotechnology, Medical and Environmental laboratories, Field Biology, Research Biology, Aquaria and Zoo Biology. This degree also prepares students to pursue a graduate degree in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Optometry, Physician's Assistant, Physical Therapy and Chiropractic medicine.

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Admission Rules

Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guides outline criteria specific to each program including course requirements, GPA and the application process.

Graduation Rules

All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of "C".

GENERAL EDUCATION: All students must complete the 36 credit general education requirement in order to graduate from this program. A.S. degree holders may need to complete an additional 15-21 general education credits to complete the thirty-six (36) credit hour general education requirement.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: If you have not completed two consecutive years of the same foreign language in high school or 8 credits in college, you will need to complete 8 credits of foreign language before completing the B.S. program.

CIVIC LITERACY: As per Florida Rule 6A-10.04213, baccalaureate degree students entering a Florida College System (FCS) or State University System (SUS) institution in the 2021-2022 academic school year and thereafter must demonstrate competency through successful completion of a civic literacy course AND by achieving a passing score on the Florida Civic Literacy Examination (FCLE).

STATE MANDATED PREREQUISITES

Courses listed below MUST be completed prior to admission.

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MAC 2233 & STA 2023 are recommended for students intending to take PHY 1053 & PHY 1054.

MAC 2311 & MAC 2312 are recommended for students intending to take PHY 2048 & PHY 2049

MAC 1147 or (MAC 1140 & MAC 1114) are required prerequisite courses for MAC 2311

MAJOR CORE COURSES

Major Requirements (Complete 35 credits)

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

60 credits with at least 15 General Education credits

Note: Students should complete MAC 1147 as early as possible to ensure timely progression; this course is a Prerequisite to MAC 2311 and PHY 1053.

MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

Major Electives (Complete 9 credits)

Any upper division course with a prefix of BOT, BSC, CHM, MCB, PCB, or ZOO. Courses used to satisfy other program requirements may not also be used to satisfy the Major Electives Courses requirement. **BSC 3096C and BSC 4032 will NOT satisfy this requirement.**

SUBPLAN ELECTIVE COURSES

Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology (EEOB) (Complete minimum 12 credits)

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SUBPLAN ELECTIVE COURSES

Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB) (Complete minimum 12 credits)

SUBPLAN CORE COURSES

Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology (EEOB) (Complete 4 credits)

SUBPLAN CORE COURSES

Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) (Complete 4 credits)

SUBPLAN

Select ONE subplan from below (Complete 16 credits)

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Courses listed below may be completed after admission but MUST be completed in order to graduate.