• 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 (PPRF)16
Courses in this area may also fulfill Charger Foundations requirements
First Year Experience:1
CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE
Mathematics: **4
CALCULUS A
Applied Statistics: choose one3
ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYS
INTRO TO PROBABILITY & STATIST
PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS
STATISTICS/SOCIAL SCIENCES
Physics: choose one sequence8
GENERAL PHYSICS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
and
GENERAL PHYSICS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
or
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
and
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II

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
Pre-Professional Health Concentration Requirements:16
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
Choose one A&P sequence:
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and HUMAN ANAT & PHYS I LAB
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and HUMAN ANAT & PHYS II LAB
or
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LAB
Pre-Professional Health Concentration Electives: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, prerequisite MA 112 and/or MA 113 Mathematics courses may be required. 

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 100INTRO HEALTH PROFESSIONS FA1
BYS 119
BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
4
CH 121
CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
4
MA 171CALCULUS A 4
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
 Term Semester Hours: 17
Spring
BYS 120
BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
4
CH 123
CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
4
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Fine art  3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Year 2
Fall
BYS 219
BYS 221
GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
and LABORATORY
4
CH 223
CH 224
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB
4
PH 101
101L
GENERAL PHYSICS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
4
History  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
BYS 300
300L
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB
4
CH 331
CH 335
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I
4
PH 102
102L
GENERAL PHYSICS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
4
PY 101GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I 3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 3
Fall
BYS 313
313L
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
4
CH 332
CH 336
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II
4
PY 201LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT 3
Literature  3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Spring
BYS 314
314L
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LAB
4
BYS 361
CH 362
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
4
SOC 100INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY 3
Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature  3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Year 4
Fall
BYS 321
321L
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
4
Biological Sciences Elective (300+ or 400+ course)  3
Non-Literature Humanity  3
General Elective  3
General Elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
BYS 363
BYS 365
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB II
4
BYS 490SENIOR CAPSTONE 2
General Elective  3
General Elective  3
General Elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
 Total Semester Hours: 120
FA

Course is historically offered only in Fall semesters.

SP

Course is historically offered only in Spring semesters.