School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Criminology (Double Major)
Degree Requirements (134-137 semester credit hours)1
EPPS Faculty
Professors: Lynne M. Vieraitis , John L. Worrall
Associate Professor: Tony Love
Assistant Professors: Alexander Burton , Andrew Krajewski , Yeung Jeom Lee
Associate-Professor-of-Practice: Ryan Getty
Associate-Professor-of-Instruction: Arthur Vasquez
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 , 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 , 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 hours2
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
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 Calculus3, 4, 5
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 I3
or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I3
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II3
or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II3
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
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 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
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics3
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 I3
or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I3
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II3
or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II3
CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I6
or CHEM 2327 Honors Organic Chemistry I6
CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II6
or CHEM 2328 Honors Organic Chemistry II6
CHEM 2233 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory6
or CHEM 2237 Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory6
MATH 2413 Differential Calculus3, 4, 5
and MATH 2414 Integral Calculus3, 4, 5
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 Sciences3
PHYS 2325 Mechanics
and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
or PHYS 2421 Honors Physics I - Mechanics and Heat7
or PHYS 1301 College Physics I
and PHYS 1101 College 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 1102 College 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 3318 Forensic Biology
BIOL 3401 Genetics
BIOL 3402 Molecular and Cell Biology
BIOL 3461 Biochemistry I
or CHEM 3461 Biochemistry I
BIOL 3462 Biochemistry II
or CHEM 3462 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 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 Seminar8
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. Degree is 135-138 semester credit hours if students are required to take the school related freshman seminar course.
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. Students who complete PHYS 2421 do not need to complete PHYS 2125.
8. To be taken upon completion of Criminology core courses.