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Science Degrees

Science Degree Programs

Science Degree Programs Major  Major Electives Core General Electives Total Credits
B.S. Biology 52 29 39 - 120
Biology Pre-Professional 52 29  39 - 120
B.S. Pre-Physician Assistant 54 + 27* - 39 - 120
B.S. Medical Laboratory Science 39 +, 30** 12 39 - 120
B.S Pre-Chiropractic 53 + 28*** - 39 - 120
B.S. Biotechnology 57 18 36 9 120
B.S. Environmental Science 46 35 39 - 120
B.S. Biology/Secondary Education 55 40 (ed) 36 - 131

*27 credits from the Physician Assistant program at MU to meet graduation requirements
**30 credits from year 4 clinical instruction program are transferred to MU to meet graduation requirements

***22 credits from Northeast College of Health Sciences (NCHS) are transferred to MU to meet graduation requirements

Major Programs

Science majors must maintain a minimum QPA of 2.33 in major courses and at least 2.00 in core courses. University policy states that to receive a degree one must attain a QPA of 2.33 in the major. Science students whose major QPA is less than 2.33 after completing four science major courses (16 credits) may not be permitted to register for upper level science courses until the minimum QPA of 2.33 is attained. Repeating a course to receive a better grade will help with this goal.

In addition, students who do not receive a satisfactory grade in an upper-level major course or who drop a course may repeat one course, one time, space permitting. All lecture and laboratory course components for science majors must be taken concurrently (e.g. BIOL 150 and BIOL 150L must be taken at same time). In rare instances, with sufficient reason and permission of the department chairperson, special arrangements may be made to register for only one component of the course.

Minor Programs

Students who minor in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, or Science must maintain a minimum QPA of 2.33 in minor courses. All lecture and laboratory courses must be taken concurrently.

The following minors are offered:

  1. Chemistry/B.S. Biology, B.S. Biotechnology, B.S. Environmental Science
  2. Environmental Science/B.S. Biology
  3. Biology/Majors other than Science
  4. Science/Nutrition and Dietetics

Ad Hoc Science Degree Programs

Ad Hoc degrees in Science are offered in consultation with the Department Chair and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Students who wish to explore ad hoc degrees should consult the undergraduate catalog as well as the Department Chair for more information

Science Department Credit Transfer Policy

A maximum of 16 science transfer credits will be accepted by the Science Department, with more credits accepted at the discretion of the department chair, as applicable toward any of the major science degree programs. Students from other colleges and/or universities who wish to transfer into the Science Department must have earned a minimum grade of C+ in each science course. Undeclared and/or students from other majors at Marywood must have earned a minimum QPA of 2.50 to transfer into the Science Department. Once a transfer student is accepted into the Science Department, all future science courses must be taken at Marywood. Only in rare circumstances, for sufficient reason and with special permission from the chairperson, may a science course be taken off campus.

A maximum of eight science transfer credits will be accepted by the Science Department as applicable toward any of the minor programs. The student must have earned a minimum grade of C+ in each science course accepted as transfer credits.