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Students who complete the following will receive a B.S. degree in Biology:

1. Successfully complete the College Core Requirements
2. Students must be making satisfactory progress toward their degree.
3. Biology Majors who pursue the Pre-Med/Dent/Vet Option will complete the first three years at Virginia Tech, completing 90 semester hours and all College, University, and Biology Core Requirements. Courses will be transferred from the Professional Program to complete the remaining biology and free electives.
4. Students must earn a grade of "C" for better in each of the following courses:

BIOL 1105	Principles of Biology
BIOL 1125	Principles of Biology Lab
BIOL 1106	Principles of Biology
BIOL 1126	Principles of Biology Lab

or the equivalent

5. Successfully complete the following biology core courses:

BIOL 2004	Genetics
BIOL 2104	Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 2804	Ecology
BIOL 2704	Evolutionary Biology
BIOL 2604	Microbiology
BIOL 2614	Microbiology Lab

6. Successfully complete the following course plus any additional courses needed to total a minimum of 18 hours of biology electives. The 18 hours of electives must include TWO courses 3000 level or higher with inclusive or linked labs.

BIOL xxxx	Writing Intensive Course
BIOL xxxx	Biology Elective Credit

7. In addition to the biology courses students must also complete the following courses:

CHEM	1035	1036	General Chemistry
CHEM	1045	1046	General Chemistry Labs
CHEM	2535	2536	Organic Chemistry
CHEM	2545	2546	Organic Chemistry Labs
PHYS	2205	2206	General Physics
PHYS	2215	2216	General Physics Labs

8. Students must complete one of the following math sequences: 

1. MATH 1015	MATH 1016	MATH 2015	STAT 3615
2. MATH 1016	MATH 2015	STAT 3615
3. MATH 2015	MATH 2016	STAT 3615

9. Information on Pre-Med and Pre-Dent admission requirements.

NOTE:

1. A maximum of 4 credits may be BIOL 4974, 4994 (these courses are limited to students with junior standing and a minimum overall and Biology QCA of 3.0). Permission from the Department Head is required for enrollment in these courses.
2. BIOL 2405, 2406 (Human Anatomy & Physiology) and BIOL 2414 (Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab) can not be used as a Biology elective.
3. BIOL 2604 & 2614 General Microbiology with Lab will not count as a biology lab requirement.
4. Students completing 90 credit hours and all departmental, college & university core requirements may enter a professional school at the end of the junior year. First year professional science courses may be transferred back to Virginia Tech as biology and free electives to complete the 42hrs in biology and 120 hrs required for graduation.

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