School of Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Biological and Physical Sciences

The Bachelor of Science degree in Biological and Physical Sciences centers on a traditional core of courses in the natural sciences. Through academic advising and proper course selection, students may choose a curriculum that is uniquely suited to their specific needs in the biological and physical sciences. Students may follow a very specific curriculum or they may elect to pursue a more general science education. Graduates of the program are prepared to continue their education at the graduate level of certain disciplines or to enter a health-related profession such as physical therapy or occupational therapy. They may also choose to follow the track in environmental and earth sciences and in laboratories or environmental consulting.

Basic Degree Requirement

  1. Students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.

  2. Entering freshmen must take SSCI-E 105 Science Freshmen Learning Community (1 cr.).

  3. General Education. Students must complete all of the requirements of the Indiana University Kokomo campus-wide general education curriculum.

  4. Mathematics and Informatics. Students must takes MATH-K 310 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.), MATH-M 215 Calculus I (5 cr.), and INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.). CSCI-C 106 (3 cr.) can replace INFO-I 101.

  5. Sciences. Students must complete at least 30 credit hours at the 300-/400-level and at least 15 additional credit hours at the 200-level and above in courses from the School of Sciences (total of 45 cr.). At the 200-level and above, at least two lab courses must be selected from two different areas (biology and physical sciences). At the 300-/400-level, at least two additional courses with a lab (4-5 cr each) must be selected and either a capstone course, a research course, or an internship is required.

  6. 30 of the last 60 credit hours at Indiana University Kokomo.

Earth and Sustainability Sciences Track Specific Requirement (in addition to the basic degree requirement)

1. Biology Courses (13-15 cr): BIOL-L 105 (5 cr), BIOL-L 473/474 (5 cr), biology elective (3-5 cr)

2. Chemistry Courses (20 cr): CHEM-C 105/125, CHEM-C 106/126, CHEM-C 300 (4 cr), CHEM-C 390 Environmental Science (3 cr), CHEM-C 390 Sustainability (3 cr)

3. Geology Courses (20-22 cr): GEOL-G 100 (5 cr), GEOG-G 107 or GEOL-G 133 (3-5 cr), GEOL-G 300, GEOG-G 315, GEOL-T 312, GEOL-G 400

4. Physics courses (5-8 cr): PHYS-P 201/202 or PHYS-P 221/222 (5 cr), PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr) is recommended. 

5. Capstone, research course, or internship (min 3 cr): BIOL-L 403 or CHEM-C 495 or BIOL-L 490 or CHEM-C 409 or GEOL-G 440

6. Management and Economics Courses (9 cr): Choose 2 courses (6 cr) from the following list: PAHM-V 264, PAHM-V 263, PAHM-V 348, BUS-A 201, BUS-Z 302. Choose 1 course (3 cr) from the following list: ECON-E 201, ECON-E 202, ECON-E 300.

7. Science electives (to complete 120 cr): BIOL-L 203, PLSC-B 364, BIOL-L 379, MICR-M 320, BIOL-L 345, BIOL-L 465, CHEM-C 310/311, CHEM-C 341/343, PHYS-P 310, GEOL-T 326. 

Pre-Physical Therapy Track Specific Requirement (in addition to the basic degree requirement)

  1. Biology courses (10 cr): ANAT-A 215 (5 cr), PHSL-P 215 (5 cr)

  2. Chemistry courses (10 cr): CHEM-C 105/125, CHEM-C 106/126

  3. Physics courses (10 cr): PHYS-P 201/202 or PHYS-P 221/222

  4. Psychology courses (6 cr): PSY-P 103 (3 cr), PSY-P 216 (3 cr)

  5. Medical terminology (2 cr): CLAS-C 209 (2 cr)

  6. Health Science courses (6-9 cr): HPER-P 204 Motor Development (3 cr) and HPER-P 212 Introduction to Exercise Science (3 cr) are required. HPER-P 452 is recommended for the pre-physical therapy track and will count toward the 30 cr requirement at the 300-/400-level in courses from the School of Sciences (pre-physical therapy track only). 

Pre-Occupational Therapy Track Specific Requirement (in addition to the basic degree requirement)

  1. Biology courses (10 cr): ANAT-A 215 (5 cr), PHSL-P 215 (5 cr)

  2. Psychology courses (9 cr): PSY-P 103 (3 cr), PSY-P 216 (3 cr), PSY-P 324 (3 cr)

  3. Medical terminology (2 cr): CLAS-C 209 (2 cr)

  4. Sociology (3 cr): SOC-S 100 (3 cr)


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