UH-Downtown • Department of Natural Sciences
Student Worksheet for Bachelor of Science in Biological and Physical Sciences
(August 2007)
Name   Student ID #  
Phone   Email  
Notice to all advisors: List only the courses and grades that are to be applied to this degree. Put a (T) to the left of transfer courses. List course
grade to the right of the course number. Checks boxes when requirements are completed. 
General Education Core (30 hrs)
    English 1301     Political Science 2303
    English 1302     Political Science 2304
    Sophomore Literature (3 hrs) _______             _     U.S. History 1305, 1306, 2303, 2309
    Fine Arts (ART, DRA, MUS)  ______              _      U.S. History 1305, 1306, 2303, 2309
    Communications 1301, 1303, 1304, 1305     Social/Behavioral Sciences (Eco/Soc/Psy/Anth/Geog/CJ)
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Lower-Level Science Requirements (36 hrs)  
    Math 1404     Chemistry 1308/1108
    CS 1408 or CS 1410     Geology 1405
Select seven of the following science courses:     Geology 1406
    Biology 1301/1101     Physics 1307/1107
    Biology 1302/1102     Physics 1308/1108
    Chemistry 1307/1107
                 
Upper-Level Requirements (44 hrs)  
44 hours of department approved 3000/4000 level courses, of which at least 22 hours must be in the natural sciences with a minimum grade point average in natural sciences courses of 2.0 or better.  At least 7-8 hours must be in 4000-level natural sciences lecture courses with at least one laboratory course.  Field experience or thesis credit cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
NOTE: No more than 28 hrs of Natural Science courses may be in a single discipline, and no more than 18 hours of the required upper-level science may be in a single discipline. (In this department we have five disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, microbiology, and physics.)
                 
APPROVED ELECTIVES - Upper or Lower Level (at least 16  hrs)  
Electives must be approved by your faculty advisor and/or program coordinator.               
           
           
           
           
           
    130 hours required
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS - May be satisfied by requirements above
  Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE) -  All students must take and pass the WPE after completing 60 credit hours and before
 completing 75 hours. Transfer students with more than 75 hours must attempt the exam during their first semester at UHD.
  THEA/TASP EXAM - See university catalog for more information.
  One Ethical and Moral Issues Course - See NS website for eligible courses
  Two Writing Skills Courses - See NS website for eligible courses
  One World Communtiy Course - See NS website for eligible courses
ENG 2301, 2302, 2313, or 2314 will satisfy both the Soph. Literature and World Community requirements.
  ONE NONVERBAL ANALYTICAL SKILLS COURSE - Satisfied by degree requirements