Degree requirements:
To qualify for a degree, students must obtain 120 credits, including 45 upper-level credits, with a grade point average of 2.0 over those upper-level credits used to meet degree requirements. Six credits of upper-level course work, chosen in consultation with an advisor, must be completed in university courses. Because OU's offering of upper- level science courses is very limited at this time, students should expect to complete a significant number of courses at or through other institutions.

General education requirement:
- 6 credits in first-year English
- 3 credits in humanities other than English (e.g. history, humanities, philosophy)
- 6 credits in social sciences (e.g., anthropology, psychology, sociology, human geography)

Lower-level requirements:
- 24 credits in laboratory science as shown below
- 6 credits in first-year calculus

Upper-level requirements:
- 30 credits of mathematics and natural sciences (biology, chemistry, geology, physics) in courses numbered 300 and above; 18 credits must be in one of the above areas for a minor, and 6 credits in each of two areas that are different from the minor
- 15 credits of science or non-science electives

Other requirements:
- 30 credits of lower- or upper-level electives.

Recommended courses:
BISC 120 Principles of Biology
BISC 121 Exploring Biology
BISC 125 Biology Laboratory I
BISC 126 Biology Laboratory II
CHEM 110 Chemistry I
CHEM 111 Chemistry II
CHEM 115 Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 116 Chemistry Laboratory II
PHYS 110 General Physics I
PHYS 111 General Physics II
PHYS 115 Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 116 Physics Laboratory II
And 15 credits in upper-level biology
And 18 credits at the upper level in one subject area (minor)
And 6 credits at the upper level in each of two subject areas that are different from the minor

Recommended electives offered by OLA:
Biology:
BISC 109 Writing to Learn Biology
BISC 210 Principles of Genetics
BISC 220 Cell Biology Today
BISC 230 Humans in the Ecosystem
BISC 350 Ecology
BISC 360 Animal Behaviour
BISC 451 Population Ecology
BISC 499 Directed Studies

Chemistry:
CHEM 240 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 241 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 245 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 246 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

Mathematics:
MATH 100 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MATH 102 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
MATH 150 Finite Mathematics
MATH 210 Calculus III - Multivariable Calculus
MATH 230 Linear Algebra

Other Disciplines:
ASTR 100 Project Universe
GEOL 120 Introduction to Earth Science.

Bachelor of Science, Major Program:
The program leading to the Bachelor of Science, Major Program degree is designed for students wishing to specialize in one area of
mathematics or natural sciences.

General education requirements:
- 6 credits in first-year English (equivalent to OU's ENGL 100 and ENGL 101)
- 3 credits in humanities other than English (e.g., history,
humanities, philosophy)
- 6 credits in social sciences (e.g., anthropology, human geography, psychology, sociology)

Lower-level requirements:
- 8 credits in biology, chemistry, and physics, chosen from the following courses
- 6 credits in mathematics as stated below

BISC 120 Principles of Biology
BISC 121 Exploring Biology
BISC 125 Biology Laboratory I
BISC 126 Biology Laboratory II
CHEM 110 Chemistry I
CHEM 111 Chemistry II
CHEM 115 Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 116 Chemistry Laboratory II
MATH 120 Calculus I
MATH 121 Calculus II
PHYS 110 General Physics I
PHYS 111 General Physics II
PHYS 115 Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 116 Physics Laboratory II

Upper-level requirements:
- 30 credits of mathematics or natural sciences (biology, chemistry, geology, physics) in courses numbered 300 and above in one of the above areas for a major
- 15 credits of science or non-science electives

Other requirements:
- 30 credits of lower- or upper-level electives (any discipline).