Students interested in biology, or related fields, are encouraged to earn at least a baccalaureate degree (BS). Many professions (e.g., Pharmacy or Medicine) require additional post-baccalaureate education. The AS/AA degree is intended for students who plan to use it as a first step toward a baccalaureate degree. The AS/AA degree may be granted to those who do not continue in a bachelor's program and meet the minimum requirements.

Total Program Credits: 60

General Education Requirements:			39 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5.0)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research	3
	MATH 1050	College Algebra	4
or	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5.0)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3.0)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3.0)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3.0)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3.0)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3.0)
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3.0)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
or	PHIL 205G	Ethics and Values (3.0)
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2.0)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	BIOL 1610	College Biology I (To be taken with BIOL 1615)	4
	CHEM 1210	Principles of Chemistry I (To be taken with CHEM 1215)	4
	CHEM 1220	Principles of Chemistry II (To be taken with CHEM 1225)	4
	Humanities Distribution		3
	Fine Arts Distribution		3
	Social/Behavioral Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			13 Credits
Complete the following:
	BIOL 1615	College Biology I Laboratory (To be taken with BIOL 1610)	1
	BIOL 1620	College Biology II	3
and	BIOL 1625	College Biology II Laboratory	1
	CHEM 1215	Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory (To be taken with CHEM 1210)	1
	CHEM 1225	Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory (To be taken with CHEM 1220)	1
	Minimum of 2 additional biology courses (BIOL, BOT, BTEC, MICR, or ZOOL prefixes).1		6
Elective Requirements:			8 Credits
	Same Foreign Language.		8

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above. (Departments may require a higher GPA.)
3. Residency hours -- minimum of 20 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. For the AA degree, completion of 8 credit hours of course work from one language.

Footnote

1BIOL 1010 cannot be used to meet this requirement. See Biology Advisor