School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Biology and Criminology (Double Major) (BA)
Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Criminology (Double Major)
Degree Requirements (134-139 semester credit hours)1
NSM Faculty
Professors: Lee A. Bulla , Rockford K. Draper , Juan E. González , Lawrence J. Reitzer , Stephen Spiro , Li Zhang , Michael Qiwei Zhang
Professors Emeritus: Hans Bremer , Donald M. Gray
Clinical Professor: David Murchison
Associate Professors: Gail A. M. Breen , John G. Burr , Jeff L. DeJong , Ernest M. Hannig , Tae Hoon Kim , Dennis L. Miller , Zhenyu Xuan
Assistant Professors: Nikki Delk , Heng Du , Jung-whan (Jay) Kim , Faruck Morcos , Kelli Palmer , Duane D. Winkler , Hyuntae Yoo
Research Assistant Professors: Monique Duncan , Lan Guo
Senior Lecturers: Irina Borovkov , Mehmet Candas , Vincent P. Cirillo , Brenna Hill , Wen-Ju Lin , Robert C. Marsh , Jing Pan , Elizabeth Pickett , Ruben D. Ramirez , Scott A. Rippel , Elizabeth L. Rugg , Ilya Sapozhnikov , Uma Srikanth , Michelle Wilson , Wen-Ho Yu
EPPS Faculty
Professors: Bruce A. Jacobs , Alex R. Piquero , Nicole Leeper Piquero , John L. Worrall
Associate Professors: Denise Paquette Boots , Nadine Connell , Tomislav Kovandzic , Lynne M. Vieraitis
Clinical Professor: Elmer Polk
Assistant Professors: Jonathan Maskaly , Andrew Wheeler
Clinical Assistant Professor: Timothy M. Bray
Senior Lecturer: Galia Cohen
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours2
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication
RHET 1302 Rhetoric
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one course from the following:
MATH 2413 Differential Calculus3, 4, 5
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I3
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II3
Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy, and Culture core courses (see advisor)
Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts core courses (see advisor)
American History: 6 semester credit hours
HIST 1301 U.S. History Survey to Civil War
HIST 1302 U.S. History Survey from Civil War
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from American history core courses (see advisor)
Government / Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
GOVT 2305 American National Government
GOVT 2306 State and Local Government
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one course from the following:
CRIM 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice3, 6
CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology3, 6
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics3
SOC 1301 Introduction to Sociology
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences core courses (see advisor)
Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
MATH 2414 Integral Calculus3, 4, 5
or STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences3
or EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences3
or EPPS 2303 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for the Social and Policy Sciences3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics3
II. Major Requirements: 77-82 semester credit hours
Biology Major Preparatory Courses: 18-20 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I3
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II3
CHEM 2123 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory I6
CHEM 2125 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory II6
CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I6
CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II6
MATH 2413 Differential Calculus and MATH 2414 Integral Calculus3, 4, 5
or MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I and either STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences or EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences3
PHYS 2325 Mechanics and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
or PHYS 1301 College Physics I and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory II
PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves and PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
or PHYS 1302 College Physics II and PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
Biology Major Core Courses: 32 semester credit hours
BIOL 2111 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop I6
BIOL 2112 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II6
BIOL 2281 Introductory Biology Laboratory6
BIOL 2311 Introduction to Modern Biology I6
BIOL 2312 Introduction to Modern Biology II6
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
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
or BIOL 3335 Microbial Physiology
BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Laboratory
Criminology Major Preparatory Courses: 3-6 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
CRIM 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice3, 6
CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology3, 6
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics3
or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics3
Criminology Core Courses: 24 semester credit hours
CRIM 3300 Crime and Civil Liberties
CRIM 3302 Advanced Criminology
CRIM 3303 Advanced Criminal Justice
CRIM 3310 Youth Crime and Justice
CRIM 4311 Crime and Justice Policy
CRIM 4322 Senior Research Seminar7
And
Distributive Justice Focus
Choose one course from the following (3 semester credit hours):
CRIM 3301 Theories of Justice
ECON 4330 Law and Economics
SOC 4302 Class, Status and Power
And
International or Comparative Focus
Choose one course from the following (3 semester credit hours):
CRIM 3319 Comparative Justice Systems
ECON 4360 International Trade
PSCI 3350 Comparative Politics
SOC 3336 Culture Regions
III. Elective Requirements: 15 semester credit hours
Guided Electives: 15 semester credit hours
Biology (6 semester credit hours):
BIOL 4380 Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
Criminology Related Electives: 9 semester credit hours
All students must complete at least 51 semester credit hours of upper-division courses to graduate.
1. Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major requirements at UT Dallas
3. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
4. Six semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core and Component Area Option Core, and 2 semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Major Preparatory Courses.
5. Students may substitute MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 by taking MATH 2417 and MATH 2419.
6. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
7. To be taken upon completion of Criminology core courses.