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Biology at Xavier

All biology majors complete 20 semester credit hours of required biology courses including General Biology I, General Biology II, Genetics, Vertebrate Physiology and Methods of Biological Research, plus 16 semester hours of biology electives.

Majors must also complete eight semester hours of physics, 17 semester hours of chemistry (including organic), and six semester hours of mathematics. In these other science areas, students find the background and techniques for carrying on analytical studies in biology.

Biology – Bachelor of Arts Degree

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

First Semester

Sem.
Hrs.

Second Semester

Sem.
Hrs.
BIOLOGY 160
General Biology I
3 BIOLOGY 162
General Biology II
3
BIOLOGY 161
General Biology I
Lab
2 BIOLOGY 163
General Biology II
Lab
2
CHEMISTRY 160
General Chemistry I
3 CHEMISTRY 162
General Chemistry II
3
CHEMISTRY 161
General Chemistry I
Lab
1 CHEMISTRY 163
General Chemistry II
Lab
2
FOREIGN LANGUAGE Elective 3 FOREIGN LANGUAGE Elective 3
ENGLISH 101 or 115
English Composition or Rhetoric
3 PHILOSOPHY 100
Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
3
Total 15 Total 16
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