Department: Biological Sciences 

Grade Requirement

Students must receive a grade of “C-“ or higher for the biology core courses, (BIOL 121 , BIOL 122 , BIOL 200 , BIOL 225 , and BIOL 321 ). A grade of “B-” or higher is required in BIOL 100  or BIOL 102  in order for these courses to substitute as an equivalent to BIOL 121 . Only one grade below “C-” earned in a course taught in the department and required outside of the biology core shall be accepted to fulfill the requirements for the bachelor’s degree. Students receiving a grade below “C-” in additional courses may continue in the major but must repeat and successfully complete the course with a grade of “C-” or better or complete another course that fulfills the same required “area” for the major. To qualify for graduation with a degree in biology, the student must have a major grade point average (GPA) of 2.3 or higher. The following courses may not be applied toward the Biology major and thus cannot be computed as part of the major GPA: BIOL 110, BIOL 111, BIOL 112, BIOL 115, BIOL 117, BIOL 119 and BIOL 128.  Only three credits in total of any of the following courses can be applied to the program: BIOL 396 or BIOL 485  or BIOL 497 or BIOL 498 or BIOL 499.