Entomology: Bio-Forensics, BSAG
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra (A) 1 | ||
| Trigonometry (A) 1 | ||
| Business Calculus (A) 1 | ||
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) 1 | 4 |
| Select four hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) 1 | ||
| Introductory Biology (LN) 1 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) 1 | 8 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Ferguson College of Agriculture course cannot be used here and as an (N) | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) | 3 |
| ENTO 2993 | Introduction to Entomology (LN) | 3 |
| STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to the Animal Sciences | ||
| Chemistry and Applications of Biomolecules | ||
| Elements of Environmental Science (N) | ||
| Fundamentals of Food Science | ||
| Principles of Horticultural Science (LN) | ||
| Introduction to Landscape Architecture | ||
| Introduction to Natural History (LN) | ||
| Elements of Forestry | ||
| Ecology of Natural Resources | ||
| Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems (N) | ||
| Fundamentals of Soil Science (N) | ||
| Written and Oral Communications | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Written Communication | ||
| Business Communication for International Students | ||
| Technical Writing 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Oral Communications in Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (S) | ||
| Introduction to Speech Communication (S) | ||
| Elements of Persuasion (S) | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 19 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| Insect Morphology and Physiology | ||
| Insect Biology and Classification | ||
| Medical and Veterinary Entomology | ||
| Additional Core Courses | ||
| ENTO 4573 | Introduction to Forensic Entomology | 3 |
| SOC 4333 | Criminology (S) | 3 |
| SOC 4743 | Criminalistics: Introduction to Forensic Sciences | 3 |
| Additional Entomology | ||
| ENPP 2143 | Global Agricultural Biosecurity and Forensics | 3 |
| ENTO 4800 | Entomology Practicum | 3 |
| Related Courses | ||
| Genetics: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| General Genetics | ||
| Plant Genetics and Biotechnology | ||
| Animal Genetics | ||
| Chemistry: | ||
| CHEM 1515 | Chemistry II (LN) | 5 |
| Organic Chemistry (5 upper division hours) | 5 | |
| BIOC 3653 | Survey of Biochemistry | 3 |
| Lab Courses: | ||
| CHEM 2113 | Principles of Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2122 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOC 3723 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| Additional Biological Courses | ||
| Select 7 hours of the following: | 7 | |
| Introduction to Microbiology and Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Concepts in Medical Genetics | ||
| Microbial Genetics: from Genes to Genomes | ||
| Cellular Energy Metabolism | ||
| Physiology | ||
| Mammalian Physiology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Behavioral Neuroendocrinology | ||
| Organismal Ecotoxicology (OR) | ||
| Upper level entomology, plant pathology, biological sciences, forensic sciences courses not taken for credit in other categories. | ||
| Additional Math and Science | ||
| Select 7 hours of the following: | 7 | |
| Calculus I (A) | ||
| Calculus II (A) | ||
| Plant Biology (LN) | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| College Physics I (LN) | ||
| College Physics II (LN) | ||
| SAS Programming | ||
| Statistical Methods I (A) | ||
| Statistical Methods II | ||
| Animal Biology | ||
| Evolution (OR) | ||
Other math and science courses not taken for credit in other categories | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Up to 10 credit hours of upper division foreign language may be substituted for Additional Natural Resources or Biological Sciences | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 61 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 0 hours or hours to complete required total for degree | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet General Education requirements.
- 2
If ENGL 3323 Technical Writing is substituted for ENGL 1213 Composition II above; hours in this block are reduced by 3.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2030.