Natural Sciences, Bachelor of Science

Program Description:

This program offers the students an opportunity to tailor their education to their specific career goals within the field of science. It provides a basic background in biology and chemistry useful for students considering Pre-Medicine, Pre-Pharmacy or Pre-Dentistry, as well as to pursue a career in secondary education. Florida National University awards a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences Education upon graduation from this program.

Program Requirements (120 Credits)

General Education (39 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501

College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
ENC 1102	English Composition II	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (6 Credits)

Any Two Humanities Courses

6

Social Science (6 Credits)

DEP 2004	Human Growth and Development	3
PSY 1012	General Psychology	3

Natural Science (4 Credits)

BSC 1010	General Biology	3
BSC 1010L	General Biology Lab I	1

Mathematics (10 Credits)

MAC 1105	College Algebra I	3
STA 2014	Introduction to Statistics	4
MAC 1107	College Algebra II	3

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030

Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements

Lower Division (33 Credits)

BSC 2011	General Biology II	3
BSC 2011L	General Biology II Lab	1
BSC 1085C	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BSC 1086C	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	3
CHM 1045L	General Chemistry Lab I	1
CHM 1046	General Chemistry II	3
CHM 1046L	General Chemistry Lab II	1
ECO 2023	Principles of Microeconomics	3
MAC 1300	Calculus	3
MCB 2000C	Microbiology	3
PHY 1020	Fundamentals of Physics	3
PHY 1020L	Fundamentals of Physics Lab	1

Upper Division (36 Credits)

BCH 3103	Organic Chemistry I	3
BCH 3033L	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1
BCH 3034	Organic Chemistry II	3
BCH 3034L	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1
BCH 3023C	Introductory Biochemistry	4
ENC 3311	Advanced Writing and Research	3
PCB 3063	Principles of Genetics	3
PHY 3107	General Physics II	3
PHY 3107L	General Physics II Lab	1
PCB 4023	Molecular and Cell Biology	3
HSA 3572	Nutrition and Health Issues	3
ZOO 4602	Human Embryology	3
HSC 4500	Epidemiology	3
BSC 4910	Capstone Research	2

Electives (12 Credits)

Choose any 4 courses from this list:

BSC 4422	Biotechnology	3
BSC 4022	Biology of Aging	3
HSA 3553	Ethics in Health Care	3
HSA 4421	Legal aspect & Legislation in Healthcare	3
PCB 3043	Ecology	3
PCB 4028	Biology Basis of Pharmacology	3

NOTE: A total of up to 60 credits may be transferred from the General Education and/or Elective courses taken during a degree program. FNU reserves the right to transfer the appropriate courses.