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

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Professors: Bruce A. Jacobs @baj034000, Robert W. Taylor @rwt092000, Lynne M. Vieraitis @lmv071000, John L. Worrall @jlw064000

Associate Professor: Tomislav Kovandzic @tvk071000

Assistant Professors: Michelle Harris @mnh200001, Andrew Krajewski @axk210064, Yeung Jeom Lee @yxl210021

Clinical Professor: Elmer Polk @peo091000

NSM Faculty

FACG> nsm-criminology-and-biology-ba

Professors: Rockford K. Draper @draper, Juan E. González @jgonzal, Kelli Palmer @klp120030, Lawrence J. Reitzer @reitzer, Stephen Spiro @sxs067400, Li Zhang @lxz075000, Michael Qiwei Zhang @mqz091000

Associate Professors: Joseph Boll @jxb230044, Mehmet Candas @candas, Nikki Delk @nad140230, Tae Hoon Kim @txk142630, Faruck Morcos @afg150230, Duane D. Winkler @ddw130330, Zhenyu Xuan @zxx091000

Assistant Professors: Nicole De Nisco @njd160330, Nicholas Dillon @nxd210018, Xintong Dong @xxd220000, Lin Jia @lxj200008, Purna Joshi @pxj210010, Erica Sanchez @exs220022, Darshan Sapkota @dxs210043

Professors Emeriti: Lee A. Bulla @bulla, Donald M. Gray @dongray

Associate Professors Emeriti: Gail A. M. Breen @breen, Dennis L. Miller @dmiller

Clinical Professor: David Murchison @dfm100020

Professors of Instruction: Scott A. Rippel @rippel, Uma Srikanth @ukrish

Associate Professors of Instruction: Wen-Ju Lin @wenju, Elizabeth Pickett @eaw016100, Ilya Sapozhnikov @isapoz

Assistant Professors of Instruction: Stephanie Boyd @sdb074000, Yi Huang @yxh220019, Meenakshi Maitra @mxm172731, Caitlin Maynard @cmb170830, Iti Mehta @ixm121430, Ramesh Padmanabhan @rxp104120, Jing Pan @jxp134330, Ruben D. Ramirez @rdr092000, Eva Sadat @exs190014, Subha Sarcar @sns064000, Michelle Wilson @mxw084000, Zhuoru Wu @zxw190014

Associate Professor of Practice: Uyen Henson @unh130030

Research Assistant Professors: Li Liu @lliu, Ru-Hung Wang @rxw012400

Senior Lecturer: Wen-Ho Yu @why061000

UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty: Heng Du @hxd131030, Jung-whan (Jay) Kim @jxk132330

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 1325 Applied Calculus I³

MATH 2413 Differential Calculus^{3, 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 Justice^{3, 6}

CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology^{3, 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 Calculus^{3, 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 Calculus^{3, 4, 5}

and MATH 2414 Integral Calculus^{3, 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 Justice^{3, 6}

CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology^{3, 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.