Health Professions Cooperative, Biology, BS (HPCO-BIOL)

University Requirements

Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog. HPCO degree plans only require 12 hours of Bible and 53 hours of university core.

Major and Supplement Requirements - Biology Track (BIOL)

Biology

BIOL 112 - General Biology I Credit Hours: 3 **
BIOL 114 - General Biology I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 113 - General Biology II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 115 - General Biology II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 221 - Animal Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 223 - Animal Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
or
BIOL 222 - Plant Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 224 - Plant Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 312 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 497 - Seminar in Biology Credit Hours: 3 (capstone and writing-intensive course)
BIOL 300-499 Credit Hours: 8
**Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Chemistry

CHEM 133 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 **
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 223 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 324 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 300-499 Credit Hours: 3
**Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Mathematics*

MATH 124 - Precalculus II Credit Hours: 3 **
or
MATH 185 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 3 **
*Calculus is required for students in pre-medicine and pre-veterinary medicine and is recommended for pre-dentistry students
**Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Physics

PHYS 110 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 111 - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 113 - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Total: 47 Credit Hours

Electives

General electives (may include deficiency). Courses in psychology, sociology, economics, and government are recommended. Pre-veterinary students should take courses in animal science and nutrition and 6 hours of political science.

Minimum - 4 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours (Biology Track): 51

Professional School Requirement

ACU awards the bachelor’s degree 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 and an advisor in the Department of Biology or the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA in major: 2.00
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum total hours (Biology Track): 104

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.