• 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
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
MA 181INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS3
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
PSC 101
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
SOC 103
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
FYE 101S
CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE
Mathematics: **4
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Applied Statistics: choose one3
MA 281
ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYS
or MA 385
 INTRO TO PROBABILITY & STATIST
or PY 300
 PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS
or SOC 303
 STATISTICS/SOCIAL SCIENCES
Physics: choose one sequence8
PH 101
& 101L
GENERAL PHYSICS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
and
PH 102
& 102L
GENERAL PHYSICS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
or
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
and
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II

Major Requirements

Biological Sciences Core:18
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 219
& BYS 221
GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
and LABORATORY
BYS 300
& 300L
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB
BYS 490
SENIOR CAPSTONE
Pre-Professional Health Concentration Requirements:16
BYS 321
& 321L
GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
BYS 361
& BYS 362
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
Choose one A&P sequence:
BYS 215
& 215L
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and HUMAN ANAT & PHYS I LAB
BYS 216
& 216L
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
and HUMAN ANAT & PHYS II LAB
or
BYS 313
& 313L
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
and LABORATORY
BYS 314
& 314L
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
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 223
& CH 224
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB
CH 331
& CH 335
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 332
& CH 336
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.