UT Dallas 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

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: 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 Lin, Elizabeth Pickett, Ilya Sapozhnikov

Assistant Professors of Instruction: Stephanie Boyd, Yi Huang, Meenakshi Maitra, Caitlin Maynard, Iti Mehta, Ramesh Padmanabhan, Jing Pan, Ruben 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 hours

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

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 I2

MATH 2413 Differential Calculus2, 3, 4

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 I2

or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I2

CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II2

or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II2

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 Justice2, 5

CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology2, 5

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2

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 Calculus2, 3, 4

or STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences2

or EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences2

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option courses (see advisor)

II. Major Requirements: 78-81 semester credit hours

EPPS 1110 Critical Issues in the Social Sciences

or NATS 1101 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Freshman Seminar

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 I2

or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I2

CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II2

or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II2

CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I5

or CHEM 2327 Honors Organic Chemistry I5

CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II5

or CHEM 2328 Honors Organic Chemistry II5

CHEM 2233 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory5

or CHEM 2237 Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory5

MATH 2413 Differential Calculus2, 3, 4

and MATH 2414 Integral Calculus2, 3, 4

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 Sciences2

PHYS 2325 Mechanics

and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I

or PHYS 2421 Honors Physics I - Mechanics and Heat6

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 I5

BIOL 2112 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II5

BIOL 2281 Introductory Biology Laboratory5

BIOL 2311 Introduction to Modern Biology I5

BIOL 2312 Introduction to Modern Biology II5

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 Justice2, 5

CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology2, 5

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics2

or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics2

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

III. Elective Requirements: 14 semester credit hours

Guided Electives: 14 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: 8 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. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.

3. 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.

4. Students may substitute MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 by taking MATH 2417 and MATH 2419.

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

6. Students who complete PHYS 2421 do not need to complete PHYS 2125.

7. To be taken upon completion of Criminology core courses.

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