Health Professions Cooperative Degree
Contact Information for Biology Jim Nichols, Advisor for Biology Track ACU Box 27868 Abilene, Texas 79699-7868 Foster Science Building, Room 477
Phone: 325-674-2188 Fax: 325-674-2009 Email: nicholsj@acu.edu Web: www.acu.edu/biology | Contact Information for Biochemistry Kim Pamplin, Advisor for Biochemistry Track ACU Box 28132 Abilene, Texas 79699-8132 Foster Science Building, Room 256
Phone: 325-674-2176 Fax: 325-674-6988 Email: pamplink@acu.edu Web: www.acu.edu/chemistry |
Introduction
The Department of Biology and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offer the BS degree in cooperation with some professional schools. In this program a bachelor’s degree is awarded to certain qualified students who have satisfactorily completed three years of prescribed work at ACU (a minimum of 104 hours) plus one year at a recognized professional school. Students in the cooperative degree program are advised by the advisors for health professions as well as a departmental advisor in either the Department of Biology or the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Two tracks are available for students pursuing this program: a biology track and a biochemistry track.
BS: HEALTH PROFESSIONS COOPERATIVE DEGREE PLAN (HPCO) BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY TRACKS ______________________________________________________________________ | |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY CORE | |
| Bible | |
BIBL 101 Life and Teachings of Jesus .................................................................... BIBL 102 Acts-Revelation ..................................................................................... BIBL 211 Message of the Old Testament ................................................................ BIBL 212 Christianity in Culture ............................................................................ | 3 3 3 3 |
| English | |
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric ..................................................................... Literature ........................................................................................................... | 3 3 |
| Speech | |
COMS 111 Fundamentals of Communication .......................................................... | 3 |
| History | |
| HIST 100-299 .................................................................................................. | 3 |
| Science | |
| CHEM 133 General Chemistry I (Biology Track) or BIOL 112 General Biology I (Biochemistry Track) .............................................. PHYS 110 General Physics ................................................................................... |
3 3 |
| Mathematics* | |
| MATH 124 Precalculus II or MATH 185 Calculus I .................................................... | 3 |
| Exercise Science | |
| EXSC 100 + 3 activities ....................................................................................... | 4 |
| University Seminar | |
| UNIV 100 ........................................................................................................... | 1 |
| TOTAL UNIVERSITY CORE ...................................................................................... | 38 |
*Calculus is required for students in pre-medicine and | |
| BS DEGREE CORE | |
| English | |
| ENGL 112 Composition and Literature ..................................................................... | 3 |
| Social Sciences/Humanities | |
Choose from: anthropology, economics (also AGRB 261), geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology (also EDUC 221), sociology (maximum one course per area) ..................................................................... |
9 |
| Fine Arts | |
| Choose one: ART 101, MUSM 230, THEA 220 or THEA 250 ...................................... | 3 |
| TOTAL BS CORE ..................................................................................................... | 15 |
| CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TRACKS: BIOLOGY OR BIOCHEMISTRY | |
| MAJOR AND SUPPLEMENT REQUIREMENTS – BIOLOGY TRACK (BIOL) | |
| Biology | |
BIOL 112/114 General Biology I Lecture/Lab ......................................................... BIOL 113/115 General Biology II Lecture/Lab ........................................................ BIOL 221/223 Animal Biology Lecture/Lab or BIOL 222/224 Plant Biology Lecture/Lab ........................................................... BIOL 312 Cell Biology .......................................................................................... | 4 4
4 3 8 |
| Chemistry | |
CHEM 131 General Chemistry I Lab ...................................................................... CHEM 132/134 General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ................................................... CHEM 221/223 Organic Chemistry I Lecture/Lab .................................................... CHEM 322/324 Organic Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ................................................... Advanced Chemistry ............................................................................................ | 1 4 4 4 3 |
| Physics | |
PHYS 111 General Physics I Lab ........................................................................... PHYS 112/113 General Physics II Lecture/Lab ........................................................ | 1 4 |
| Literature .............................................................................................................. | 3 |
| TOTAL .................................................................................................................... | 47 |
| MAJOR AND SUPPLEMENT REQUIREMENTS – BIOCHEMISTRY TRACK (BIOC) | |
| Chemistry | |
CHEM 131/133 General Chemistry I Lecture/Lab .................................................... CHEM 132/134 General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ................................................... CHEM 221/223 Organic Chemistry I Lecture/Lab .................................................... CHEM 322/324 Organic Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ................................................... CHEM 453 Biochemistry I ..................................................................................... CHEM 454 Biochemistry II ................................................................................... | 4 4 4 4 3 3 |
| Biology | |
BIOL 114 General Biology I Lab ............................................................................ BIOL 113/115 General Biology II Lecture/Lab ........................................................ BIOL 312 Cell Biology .......................................................................................... Advanced Biology ............................................................................................... | 1 4 3 9 |
| Physics | |
PHYS 111 General Physics I Lab ........................................................................... PHYS 112/113 General Physics II Lecture/Lab ........................................................ | 1 4 |
| Literature .............................................................................................................. | 3 |
| TOTAL .................................................................................................................... | 47 |
| ELECTIVES | |
General electives (may include deficiency). Courses in psychology, sociology, economics, | |
| Minimum ............................................................................................................ | 4 |
| PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL REQUIREMENT | |
ACU awards the bachelor’s degree to certain qualified students who have satisfactorily | |
| OTHER GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | |
Minimum GPA in major ........................................................................................ Minimum GPA for graduation ................................................................................ Minimum total hours ............................................................................................ | 2.00 2.00 128 |
Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree. | |
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