Degree Check List
Bachelor of Science; Biology; Pre-Optometry
matriculation fall 2001 or later

Any substitutions must be approved by your advisor, and the Director of General Education, in the case of general education requirements, or the Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, in the case of biology requirements. Every requirement must be completed for you to be ready to graduate. In addition, you need 124 total hours of which 40 hours must be 300 and above, you must take a multicultural intensive course (section number begins with a "M"), and you must either pass or get credit for the competency exams.

You might wish to print this degree check list and check off the courses as you complete them. These course meet the requirements for most optometry schools, however, the requirements among optometry schools do vary. It is your responsibility to look up the requirements of schools in which you are interested and insure yourself that you are meeting them.

General Education Requirements
	Basic Skills (12 hours)
	I. Writing
____	EG 101 Composition I
____	EG 102 Composition II
	II. Speech
____	SP 100 Interpersonal Communications   OR
	SP 101 Public Speaking
	III. Mathematics
____	MA 110 College Algebra
	Cultural Literacy (32 - 34 hours)
	IV. Fine Arts
____	FA 220 Analysis of Fine Arts
____	AR 105 Art Exploration   OR
	MU 226 Music Exploration   OR
	TA 125 Theater Appreciation
	V. History
____	WH 101 Survey of Ancient and Medieval Civilization   OR
	WH 102 Survey of Modern Civilization   OR
	AH 111 U.S. History to 1877   OR
	AH 112 U.S. History since 1877
	VI. Literature and Ideas
____	EG 207 Introduction to Literature   OR
	PI 225 Introduction to Philosophy
	VII. Social and Behavioral Sciences
____	EC 101 Basic Economics
____	PY 100 Introduction to Psychology
____	PO 100 Introduction to Government & Politics   OR
	SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
	VIII. Cultural Diversity
____	AN 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology   OR
	PO 330 International Relations   OR
	GE 101 World Regional Geography   OR
	GR 110 German I   OR
	SA 110 Spanish I   OR
	FR 110 French I
	IX. Life Science
____	GB 140 Principles of Biology
____	GB 141 Principles of Biology Lab
	X. Physical Science
____	CH 123 Chemistry I
____	CH 124 Chemistry Lab I
	Graduation Requirements (5 hours)
	XI. Physical Education
____	PE 100 Lifetime Fitness
____	PE ??? Physical Education Activity Course   OR
	MU 245 Marching Band
	XII. Applied Science
____	BU 241 Personal Finance   OR
	SO 261 Marriage & Family   OR
	HL 150 Health for Human Wholeness
	Biology Courses
	XIII. Biology Core Courses (22 hours)
____	GB 140 Principles of Biology   (meets general education requirement)
____	GB 141 Principles of Biology Lab   (meets general education requirement)
____	ZO 214 Biology of Animals
____	ZO 215 Biology of Animals Lab
____	BO 212 Biology of Plants
____	BO 213 Biology of Plants Lab
____	MC 316 Microbiology
____	MC 317 Microbiology Lab
____	EB 480 Ecology
____	GB 425 General Genetics
	XIV. Additional Required Biology Courses (14 hours)
____	GB 426 General Genetics Lab
____	ZO 362 Human Anatomy & Physiology
____	ZO 363 Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
____	ZO 515 Vertebrate Structure & Development
____	BO 516 Vertebrate Structure & Development Lab
____	ZO 570 Mammalian Physiology   OR
	ZO 762 Environmental Physiology
	XV. Additional Biology Electives (9 hours)
	See your advisor before choosing electives
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	Cognate Courses
	XVI. Optometry School Requirements (41 hours)
____	CH 123 Chemistry I   (meets general education requirement)
____	CH 124 Chemistry I Lab   (meets general education requirement)
____	CH 126 Chemistry II   (meets cognate requirement for biology)
____	CH 126 Chemistry II Lab   (meets cognate requirement for biology)
____	CH 370 General Organic Chemistry   (meets cognate requirement for biology)
____	CH 371 General Organic Chemistry Lab   (meets cognate requirement for biology)
____	CH 560 Biochemistry
____	PH 140 College Physics I   (meets cognate requirement for biology)
____	PH 141 College Physics I Lab   (meets cognate requirement for biology)
____	PH 143 College Physics II
____	PH 144 College Physics II Lab
____	PY 100 Introduction to Psychology   (meets general education requirement)
____	PY 520 Statistics I
____	MA 165 Basic Calculus   (meets general education requirement)   OR
	MA 161 Calculus I   (meets general education requirement)

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Last updated on 9 September 2001.
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