| Biological Sciences (Biology, Botany, & Zoology) MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| NAU Course Titles | Arizona Western Course Titles |
| Pre-Biology Requirements | |
| These courses must be completed with a grade of C or better and with a combined GPA of 2.5 or better. | |
| BIO 181(4) The Unity of
Life I ² and BIO 182(4) The Unity of Life II ² |
BIO 181(4) General
Biology (Majors) I and BIO 182(4) General Biology (Majors) II |
| BIO
205(5) Microbiology or BIO 220(4) Biology of Microorganisms |
BIO 205(4) Microbiology No AWC Equivalent |
| Some of these courses will also satisfy Science Support Courses listed below. | |
| Science Support Courses | |
| Mathematics | |
| Choose one of the following courses: | |
| MAT 125(4) Precalculus | MAT 151(4)
College Algebra: STD and MAT 183(2) Plane Trigonometry Not a direct equivalency but will satisfy this requirement. |
| MAT 125(4) Precalculus | MAT 187 (5) Precalculus |
| And choose one of the following courses: | |
| STA 270(3) Applied Statistics | MAT 270 (3) Applied Statistics |
| MAT 136(4) Calculus I | MAT 221 (4) Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry |
Chemistry |
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Choose one of the following sequences: |
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| Sequence 1 | |
| CHM 130(4)
Fundamental Chemistry and CHM 151L(1) General Chemistry I Lab |
CHM 130 (4) Fundamental Chemistry |
| CHM 230(3)
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and CHM 230L(1) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab |
CHM 140 (4) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry |
| Sequence 2 | |
| CHM 151(4)
General Chemistry I ² and CHM 151L(1) General Chemistry I Lab ² |
CHM 151 (4) General Chemistry I |
| CHM 152(3)
General Chemistry II ² and CHM 152L(1) General Chemistry II Lab ² |
CHM 154 (5) General Chemistry II |
| CHM 230(3)
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and CHM 230L(1) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab |
CHM 140 (4) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry |
| Sequence 3 | |
| CHM 151(4)
General Chemistry I ² and CHM 151L(1) General Chemistry I Lab ² |
CHM 151 (4) General Chemistry I |
| CHM 152(3)
General Chemistry II ² and CHM 152L(1) General Chemistry II Lab ² |
CHM 154 (5) General Chemistry II |
| CHM 235(4)
General Organic Chemistry and CHM 235L(1) General Organic Chemistry Lab |
CHM 235 (5) Organic Chemistry |
| CHM 238(3) General Organic Chemistry II | CHM 236 (4) Organic Chemistry II |
| Physics | |
| Choose one of the following sequences: (recommended, but not required) | |
| PHY 107(3)
Concepts of Physics and PHY 107L(1) Concepts of Physics Lab |
No AWC equivalent |
| PHY 111(3) General Physics and PHY 111L(1) General Physics Lab and PHY 112(3) General Physics and PHY 112L(1) General Physics Lab |
PHY 201 (4)
College Physics PHY 202 (4) College Physics |
| PHY 161(3)
University Physics I and PHY 161L(1) University Physics I Lab and PHY 262(3) University Physics II and PHY262L(1) University Physics II Lab and PHY 263(3) University Physics III |
PHY 221 (4)
General Physics PHY 222 (4) General Physics PHY 223 (4) General Physics |
| B.S. in Biology | |
| All additional courses beyond the core are upper division and must be taken at the University level. | |
| B.S. in Biology (with an emphasis) | |
Choose one of the following emphasis: |
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| Applied Plant Science Emphasis | |
| All additional courses beyond the core are upper division and must be taken at the University level. | |
| Cell and Molecular Biology Emphasis | |
| Chemistry sequence 3 is required for this emphasis. | |
| MAT 136(4) Calculus I | MAT 221 (4) Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry |
| STA 270(3) Applied Statistics | MAT 270 (3) Applied Statistics |
| Ecology Emphasis | |
| All additional courses beyond the core are upper division and must be taken at the University level. | |
| Fish and Wildlife Management Emphasis | |
| All additional courses beyond the core are upper division and must be taken at the University level. | |
| B.S.Ed. in Biology and Secondary Education | |
| There are special admission requirements for this major, which can be found at the Center for Excellence in Education website. | |
| Chemistry sequence 2 is required for this degree. | |
| EDF 200(3) Introduction to Education | EDU 110 (3) Introduction to Education |
| Recommended Courses | |
| PHY 111(3)
General Physics and PHY 111L(1) General Physics Lab |
PHY 201(4) College Physics |
| PHY 112(3)
General Physics and PHY 112L(1) General Physics Lab |
PHY 202 (4) College Physics |
| AST 180(3) Introduction to Astronomy | AST 100 (4) Astronomy |
| B.S. in Botany | |
| All additional courses beyond the core are upper division and must be taken at the University level. | |
| B.S. in Zoology | |
| All additional courses beyond the core are upper division and must be taken at the University level. | |
| B.S. in Zoology (Health Preprofessional Emphasis) | |
| Chemistry sequence 2 or 3 is required for this degree. | |
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