School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Criminology (Double Major)
Degree Requirements (134-137 semester credit hours)1, 2
EPPS Faculty
Professors: Bruce A. Jacobs , Robert W. Taylor , Lynne M. Vieraitis , John L. Worrall
Associate Professor: Tomislav Kovandzic
Assistant Professors: Michelle Harris , Andrew Krajewski , Yeung Jeom Lee
Clinical Professor: Elmer Polk
NSM Faculty
Professors: Rockford K. Draper , Juan E. González , Kelli Palmer , Lawrence J. Reitzer , Stephen Spiro , Li Zhang , Michael Qiwei Zhang
Associate Professors: Joseph Boll , Mehmet Candas , Jeff L. DeJong , Nikki Delk , Tae Hoon Kim , Faruck Morcos , Duane D. Winkler , Zhenyu Xuan
Assistant Professors: Nicole De Nisco , Nicholas Dillon , Xintong Dong , Lin Jia , Purna Joshi , Jyoti Misra , Erica Sanchez , Darshan Sapkota
Professors Emeriti: Lee A. Bulla , Donald M. Gray
Associate Professors Emeriti: Gail A. M. Breen , Dennis L. Miller
Clinical Professor: David Murchison
Professors of Instruction: Scott A. Rippel , Uma Srikanth
Associate Professors of Instruction: Wen-Ju Lin , Elizabeth Pickett , Ilya Sapozhnikov
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Stephanie Boyd , Yi Huang , Meenakshi Maitra , Caitlin Maynard , Iti Mehta , Ramesh Padmanabhan , Jing Pan , Ruben D. Ramirez , Eva Sadat , Subha Sarcar , Michelle Wilson , Zhuoru Wu
Associate Professor of Practice: Uyen Henson
Research Assistant Professors: Li Liu , Ru-Hung Wang
Senior Lecturer: Wen-Ho Yu
UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty: Heng Du , Jung-whan (Jay) Kim
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours3
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication
RHET 1302 Rhetoric
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses (see advisor)
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one course from the following:
MATH 2413 Differential Calculus4, 5, 6
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses (see advisor)
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I4
or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I4
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II4
or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II4
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses (see advisor)
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
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
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Core courses (see advisor)
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one course from the following:
CRIM 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice4, 7
CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology4, 7
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics4
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 Calculus4, 5, 6
or STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences4
or EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences4
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics4
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option courses (see advisor)
II. Major Requirements: 77-80 semester credit hours
Biology Major Preparatory Courses: 18-21 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
or CHEM 1115 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II
or CHEM 1116 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I4
or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I4
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II4
or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II4
CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I7
or CHEM 2327 Honors Organic Chemistry I7
CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II7
or CHEM 2328 Honors Organic Chemistry II7
CHEM 2233 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory7
or CHEM 2237 Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory7
MATH 2413 Differential Calculus4, 5, 6
and MATH 2414 Integral Calculus4, 5, 6
or MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I
and STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences
or EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences4
PHYS 2325 Mechanics
and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
or PHYS 2421 Honors Physics I - Mechanics and Heat8
or PHYS 1301 College Physics I
and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves
and PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
or PHYS 2422 Honors Physics II - 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 I7
BIOL 2112 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II7
BIOL 2281 Introductory Biology Laboratory7
BIOL 2311 Introduction to Modern Biology I7
BIOL 2312 Introduction to Modern Biology II7
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 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
CRIM 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice4, 7
CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology4, 7
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics4
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 Seminar9
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
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
3 semester credit hours approved upper-division BIOL elective
Criminology Related Electives: 9 semester credit hours
The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.
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. Degree is 135-138 semester credit hours if students are required to take the school related freshman seminar course.
3. 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
4. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
5. 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.
6. Students may substitute MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 by taking MATH 2417 and MATH 2419.
7. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
8. Students who complete PHYS 2421 do not need to complete PHYS 2125.
9. To be taken upon completion of Criminology core courses.