• All College of Science degrees require at least 120 credit hours.

  • 36 of those 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher

  • 12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen).

  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.

  • No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. 

  • A C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses, unless otherwise noted.

For UAH degree requirements and graduation application instructions, see here.

Charger Foundations

Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
COLLEGE WRITING I
COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
COLLEGE WRITING II
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
MYTHOLOGY
PROTEST LITERATURE
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
INTRO TO ETHICS
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
FINITE MATHEMATICS
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
MA 181INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS3
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
UNITED STATES TO 1877
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY

Area V: Pre-Professional

For Biological Sciences Majors (BIOB)17
Courses in this area may also be used to fulfill Charger Foundation requirements.
First Year Experience:1
CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE
Computer Programming: choose one3
CS 100
INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING
INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA
INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON
CODING ALGORITHMS FOR BIOLOGY
BIOLOGICAL DATA SKILLS
Mathematics: **3
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
Applied Statistics: choose one3
ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYS
INTRO TO PROBABILITY & STATIST
PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS
STATISTICS/SOCIAL SCIENCES
Physics: choose one4
GENERAL PHYSICS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
or
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
Technical Writing:3
TECHNICAL WRITING

Major Requirements

Biological Sciences Core:18
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
and LABORATORY
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB
SENIOR CAPSTONE
Biochemistry Concentration Requirements:12
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB II
Biochemistry Concentration Elective Requirements:6
300-level or higher BYS course
300-level or higher BYS course

Required Chemistry Minor

Chemistry Minor Requirements: 20
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II

General Electives

Additional courses to reach 120 credit hours. Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credits of 100-level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
Total Degree Hours120
*
Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. Acceptable Literature sequences must include one early literature (EH 207 or EH 242 or EH 209) and one later literature (EH 208  or EH 210). Acceptable history sequences are (HY 103 + HY 104), or (HY 221 + HY 222)
**

Based on Math placement. Higher math courses may be required. Speak with your Academic Advisor.

Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Please work with your advisor as some courses are only offered one semester out of the academic year.

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
FYE 101SCHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE FA1
BYS 120
BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
4
CH 101
CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
4
MA 112PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA 3
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
BYS 119
BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
4
CH 121
CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
4
MA 113PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY 3
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Year 2
Fall
BYS 219
BYS 221
GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
and LABORATORY
4
CH 123
CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
4
MA 120MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS 3
Fine Art  3
History  3
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 300
300L
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB
4
CH 223
CH 224
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB
4
History  3
Literature  3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Year 3
Fall
Biological Sciences Elective (300+ or 400+ course)  3
CH 331
CH 335
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I
4
PH 101
101L
GENERAL PHYSICS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
4
MA 281ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYS 3
  or PY 300  or PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS 
  or SOC 303  or STATISTICS/SOCIAL SCIENCES 
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Spring
BYS 321
321L
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
4
CH 332
CH 336
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II
4
CS 104INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON 3
  or CS 102  or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING 
  or BYS 205  or CODING ALGORITHMS FOR BIOLOGY 
  or BYS 431  or BIOLOGICAL DATA SKILLS 
Humanities/2nd Fine Art/2nd Literature  3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Year 4
Fall
BYS 361
CH 362
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
4
EH 301TECHNICAL WRITING 3
Social and Behavioral Science  3
Non-Literature Humanity  3
General Elective (300+ or 400+ course)  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
BYS 363
BYS 365
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB II
4
BYS 490SENIOR CAPSTONE 2
Biological Sciences Elective (300+ or 400+ course)  3
Social and Behavioral Science  3
General Elective  3
General Elective  1
 Term Semester Hours: 16
 Total Semester Hours: 120
FA

Course is historically offered only in Fall semesters.

SP

Course is historically offered only in Spring semesters.