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Biological Sciences Transfer Pathway

Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCN)

The following table lists courses required to attain the Bachelor of Science in Biology:

Most institutions offer a General Biology I and General Biology II series as freshman course. At SHSU the general biology sequence is broken into three courses, Botany (BIO 1411), Zoology (BIO 1413), and Introductory Cell Biology (BIO 2440). Incoming transfer students who have taken a General Biology I and II series will obtain credit for Botany and Zoology, and so must begin at SHSU with the Introductory Cell Biology course, which is offered every semester, including summer II.

The following table lists courses required to attain the Bachelor of Arts in Biology:

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Biology requires students to meet the foreign language requirements (4 courses in the same language).

Forensic Science and Biology

Transfer students seeking the Bachelor of Science with a Biology major and with a Forensics emphasis should consider a minor in Chemistry and/or Criminal Justice. The required first two years of core courses for the Forensics emphasis are the same as the above listed courses for the major in Biology major. The emphasis in Forensics is accomplished by selecting from appropriate upper division courses (junior and senior level).

• A maximum of 66 transfer credit hours (“C” or better excluding kinesiology) may be applied to a degree at SHSU. Students should carefully select courses to complete the associate degree while minimizing the number of hours that might exceed the 66-hour cap for transfer credit

• In addition to the major core above transfer students should complete all or as much as possible of the state mandated 42-hour core curriculum including: Communications; Mathematics; Life & Physical Science; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Social and Behavioral Science; and Component Area Option if available.       Use your institutions 42-hour core as a guide maximizing courses in the above major core which are included in your institutions state mandated core.

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