Natural Sciences, Bachelor of Science

The Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences program provides students with an opportunity to tailor their studies to their educational and career goals. This program provides students with a foundational sciences background necessary for those interested in graduate programs in the sciences, allied health, or medicine. Students can also pursue a career in K-12 science education. Florida National University awards a Bachelor of Science degree upon completion of this program.

Program Requirements (120 Credits)

General Education (39 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3

ENC 1102English Composition II

3

SPC 1017Fundamentals of Oral Communications

3

Humanities (6 Credits)

Any Two Humanities Courses

6

Social Science (6 Credits)

DEP 2004Human Growth and Development

3

PSY 1012General Psychology

3

Natural Science (4 Credits)

BSC 1010General Biology

3

BSC 1010LGeneral Biology Lab I

1

Mathematics (10 Credits)

MAC 1105College Algebra I

3

MAC 1107College Algebra II

3

STA 2014Introduction to Statistics

4

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Lower Division (33 Credits)

BSC 1085CAnatomy and Physiology I

4

BSC 1086CAnatomy and Physiology II

4

BSC 2011General Biology II

3

BSC 2011LGeneral Biology II Lab

1

CHM 1045General Chemistry I

3

CHM 1045LGeneral Chemistry Lab I

1

CHM 1046General Chemistry II

3

CHM 1046LGeneral Chemistry Lab II

1

ECO 2023Principles of Microeconomics

3

MAC 1300Calculus

3

MCB 2000CMicrobiology

3

PHY 1020Fundamentals of Physics

3

PHY 1020LFundamentals of Physics Lab

1

Upper Division (36 Credits)

BCH 3103Organic Chemistry I

3

BCH 3033LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

1

BCH 3023CIntroductory Biochemistry

4

BCH 3034Organic Chemistry II

3

BCH 3034LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

1

ENC 3311Advanced Writing and Research

3

HSA 3572Nutrition and Health Issues

3

HSC 4500Epidemiology

3

PCB 3063Principles of Genetics

3

PCB 4023Molecular and Cell Biology

3

PHY 3107General Physics II

3

PHY 3107LGeneral Physics II Lab

1

ZOO 4602Human Embryology

3

BSC 4910Capstone Research

2

Electives (12 Credits)

BSC 4022Biology of Aging

3

BSC 4422Biotechnology

3

HSA 3553Ethics in Health Care

3

HSA 4421Legal aspect & Legislation in Healthcare

3

PCB 3043Ecology

3

PCB 4028Biology Basis of Pharmacology

3

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