Oct 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, Physiology Concentration, B.S.


Biology   
615-898-2847
Amy Jetton, program coordinator
Amy.Jetton@mtsu.edu

Every Biology major is required to declare a concentration area. Each area requires semester hours to be selected from a set of designated courses.

All Biology majors are assigned a professional advisor. The student is responsible for seeking the assistance of the advisor. This catalog is not intended to provide the detail necessary for self-advising.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Biology, Physiology Concentration, B.S., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


True Blue Core (TBC) 41 hours
Major Requirements 42 hours*
     Major Core      29 hours
     Concentration      10 hours
     Major UD Electives      3 hours
Supporting Courses 19-20 hours*
Electives 17-29 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

 *This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

True Blue Core (41 hours)


True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

Major Requirements (42 hours)


Physiology Concentration (10 hours)


Select from:

BIOL UD elective (3 hours)


Supporting Courses (19-20 hours)


Electives (17-29 hours)


Curriculum: Biology, Physiology


Freshman


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Junior


Subtotal: 32-34 Hours


Senior


  • 1 credit hour
  • BIOL Physiology concentration (see above) 6-8 credit hours
  • BIOL upper-division course 3-4 credit hours
  • Electives* 15-16 credit hours

Subtotal: 25-28 Hours


NOTE:


*Only if needed to meet 36 upper-division credit hours or 120 total credit hours.