School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Biology (Double Major)

Degree Requirements (128-130 hours)

I. Core Curriculum Requirements¹: 42 hours

Communication (6 hours)

3 hours Communication (RHET 1302)

3 hours Communication Elective (CRIM 3300, BIOL 4337, BIOL 4390, BIOL 4391, BIOL 4398, BIOL 4399, PSCI 3325, or NATS 4310)²

Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)

6 hours Government (GOVT 2301 and GOVT 2302)

6 hours American History

3 hours Social and Behavior Sciences Elective (ECON 2301 or ECON 2302)³

Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours)

3 hours Fine Arts (ARTS 1301)

3 hours Humanities (HUMA 1301)

Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (6 hours)^{3, 4}

6 hours Calculus (MATH 2413 and 2414)

or Applied Calculus (MATH 1325) and either Statistics for Life Sciences (STAT 3332) or Introduction to Social Statistics with Laboratory (EPPS 3405)

Science (9 hours)

9 hours Chemistry (CHEM 1311/1111, CHEM 1312/1112 and CHEM 2123)

II. Major Requirements: 71-73 hours

Criminology Major Preparatory Course (No hours beyond Core Curriculum)

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics³

or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics³

Criminology Core Courses (24 hours)

CRIM 3300 Crime and Civil Liberties

CRIM 3301 Theories of Justice

CRIM 3302 Advanced Criminology

CRIM 3303 Advanced Criminal Justice

CRIM 3304 Research Methods in Crime and Justice Studies

CRIM 3319 Comparative Justice Systems

CRIM 4311 Crime and Justice Policy

CRIM 4322 Senior Research Seminar

Biology Major Preparatory Courses (15-17 hours beyond Core Curriculum)

CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I

CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II

CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I

CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II

CHEM 2123⁵ Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

CHEM 2125⁵ Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

CHEM 2323⁵ Introductory Organic Chemistry I

CHEM 2325⁵ Introductory Organic Chemistry II

MATH 2413 Differential Calculus and MATH 2414 Integral Calculus^{3, 4}

or MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I and either STAT 3332 Statistics for Life Sciences

or EPPS 3405 Introduction to Social Statistics with Lab

PHYS 2325 and PHYS 2125 Mechanics with Laboratory

or PHYS 1301 and PHYS 2125 College Physics I with Laboratory

PHYS 2326 and PHYS 2126 Electromagnetism and Waves with Laboratory

or PHYS 1302 and PHYS 2126 College Physics II with Laboratory

Biology Major Core Courses (32 hours)

BIOL 2111⁵ Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop I

BIOL 2112⁵ Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II

BIOL 2281⁵ Introductory Biology Laboratory

BIOL 2311⁵ Introduction to Modern Biology I

BIOL 2312⁵ Introduction to Modern Biology II

BIOL 3101 Classical and Molecular Genetics Workshop

BIOL 3102 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology Workshop

BIOL 3161 Biochemistry Workshop I

BIOL 3162 Biochemistry Workshop II

or BIOL 3335 Microbial Physiology

BIOL 3301 Classical and Molecular Genetics

BIOL 3302 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology

BIOL 3318 Forensic Biology

BIOL 3361 Biochemistry I

BIOL 3362 Biochemistry II

BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Laboratory

III. Elective Requirements: 15 hours

Advanced Electives

All students are required to take at least six hours of advanced electives outside their major field of study. These must be either upper-division classes or lower-division classes that have prerequisites. These may be satisfied with CHEM 2323 and 2325, counted under Major Preparatory Courses.

Guided Electives (15 hours)

Biology (6 hours): BIOL 4380 Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory

Criminology Related Electives (9 hours)

All students must complete at least 51 hours of upper-division credit to graduate.

1. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed in parenthesis are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major requirements at UT Dallas.

2. Double majors may choose CRIM 3300, BIOL 4337, BIOL 4390, BIOL 4391, BIOL 4398, BIOL 4399, PSCI 3325, NATS 4310 or another approved Biology elective to fulfill the Core Curriculum Communication Elective.

3. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Hours are counted in Core Curriculum.

4. Six hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core, and 2 hours of Calculus are counted as Major Preparatory Courses.

5. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.