The following degrees are offered by the Department of Natural Sciences.

-Bachelor of Arts in Biology
-Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

-Bachelor of Science in Biology
-Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
-Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

A minor can be earned in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics.  Students may also prepare for pre-engineering, pre-medical, pre-dental and other health-related disciplines.

Degree Requirements

The requirements for either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree are:

1. A minimum of 120 semester hours.

2. Completion of the required Core Curriculum courses.

3. Selection and completion of a major. Selection of a minor area is strongly recommended for science majors.

4. A grade of “C” or better in each required course taken in the major or minor field receives credit.  In order to take a course with prerequisite or co-requisite requirements, a student must meet all of the requirements prior to enrolling in the course.  A student not receiving a grade of “C” or better in a prerequisite course will not be allowed to enroll in the course requiring that prerequisite.

5. Each student in the Division who is seeking a Bachelors degree is required to participate in the 2nd year, 3rd year and senior seminar courses.  Advanced topics in the major fields as well as pre-professional and career development topics are covered in these seminar courses.

6. Students seeking teacher certification must satisfy the requirements determined by the Teacher Education Program.

Requirements for Transfer Students

1. All requirements for their major or minor listed in this Bulletin must be fulfilled.

2. Credits for courses taken at institutions other than Huston-Tillotson University may be accepted towards the major or minor requirements in the Department of Natural Sciences only if the grade received was a “C” or better and they are determined by the Division to be equivalent to courses offered at HTC.

3. In the major, at least 14 credit hours of upper division coursework (courses numbered 300 and above) must be completed at Huston-Tillotson University. This requirement includes at least two semesters of the major Senior Seminar.  Third-Year Science Seminar (340/341) is not counted towards this 14-hour requirement.

4. Second- and Third-Year Science Seminar course requirements will be determined based on the number of major credits transferred to the University. 

5. Students seeking a minor in the Department of Natural Sciences must complete at least 10 semester hours of the minor requirements while in residence at Huston-Tillotson University.

1.            A SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE FOR THE BIOLOGY MAJOR

^ Required courses for the Bachelor of Science Degree

A SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE FOR THE B.S. CHEMISTRY MAJOR 

Year 1	FALL			SPRING
	CHE 114 General Chemistry I	4		CHE 124 General Chemistry II	4
	MTH 163 Alg & Trig for Sc Majors	3		MTH 173 Pre-calculus	3
	ENG 113 Intro College Composition	3		ENG 123 Composition and Research	3
	PSY  102 College Orientation	2		KIN 113 Health and Wellness	3
	CSC 103 Intro to Computers	3		PSC 113 or 123 US/TX Government	3
	Total Hours	15		Total Hours	16
Year 2	FALL			SPRING
	CHE 314 Organic Chemistry I	4		CHE 324W Organic Chemistry II	4
	CHE 240W 2nd Yr Sc Seminar Fall	0.5		CHE 241 2nd Year Sc Seminar Spring	0.5
	MTH 224 Calculus I	4		MTH 234 Calculus II	4
	PHY 214 Physics I	4		PHY 224 Physics II	4
	MED 100 Public Speaking	3		Behavior Science	3
	Total Hours	15.5		Total Hours	15.5
Year 3	FALL			SPRING
	CHE 414 Physical Chemistry I	4		CHE 424 Physical Chemistry II	4
	CHE 340 3rd Year Sc Seminar Fall	0.5		CHE 341W 3rd Yr Sc Seminar Spring	0.5
	CHE 334 Quantitative Analysis	4		CHE 364 Instrumental Analysis (elective)	4
	Language I	3		Language II	3
	Diversity Core 1 such as HIS 133	3		Diversity Core 2	3
	KIN 101/111Pers. Fit/Team Sports	1		Eng 213 or 223World Literature I or II	3
	Total Hours	15.5		Total Hours	17.5
Year 4	FALL			SPRING
	CHE 401W Senior Seminar Fall	1		CHE 411W Senior Seminar Spring	1
	Chemistry Elective	3		CHE 493 Chemical Research	3
	Computer Science Elective	3		Computer Science Elective	3
	Fine Arts Core	3		PHI 213 Philosophy and Ethic or REL 203 Comparative Religion	3
	HIS 213 or 223 US History I or II	3		Elective	2
	CHE 491 or 492 suggested
	Total Hours	13		Total Hours	12

A SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE FOR THE MATHEMATICS MAJOR

Year 1		FALL			SPRING
		Language I	3		Language II		3
		MTH 163 Alg & Trig for Sc Majors	3		MTH 173 Pre-calculus		3
		ENG 113 Intro College Composition	3		ENG 123 Composition & Research		3
		CSC 103 Intro to Computers	3		PSC 113 / 123  US / TX Government		3
		PSY 102 HTC Experience	2		KIN 113 Health and Wellness		3
		KIN 101/111Pers. Fit/TeamSports	1
		Total Hours	15		Total Hours		15
Year 2		FALL			SPRING
		MTH 224 Calculus 1	4		MTH 234 Calculus 2		4
		MTH 240W 2nd Yr Sc Seminar Fall	0.5		MTH 241 2nd Year Sc Seminar Spring		0.5
^		PHY 214 Physics I	4	^	PHY 224 Physics II		4
		MED 100 Public Speaking	3		Behavior Science		3
		HIS 213 or 223 US History I or II	3		PHI 213 Philosophy and Ethics or REL 203 Comparative Religion		3
		Total Hours	14.5		Total Hours		14.5
Year 3		FALL			SPRING
		MTH 324 Calculus 3	4		MTH 433 Differential Equations		3
		MTH 353 Linear Algebra	3		MTH 333 Probability		3
		MTH 340 3rd Year Sc Seminar Fall	0.5		MTH 341W 3rd Yr Sc Seminar Spring		0.5
^		MTH 233 or CSC 113 (BS elective)	3	^	MTH 203 or CSC 123 (BS elective)		3
		Diversity Core 1	3		Diversity Core 2		3
		Fine Arts Core	3		ENG 213 or 223 World Literature I/II		3
		Total Hours	16.5		Total Hours		15.5
Year 4		FALL			SPRING
		MTH 413 Real Analysis	3		MTH 473 Special Topics		3
		MTH 401W Senior Seminar Fall	1		MTH 411W Senior Seminar Spring		1
		MTH 403 Modern Algebra	3		MTH 443 Numerical Analysis		3
	^ CHE 114/BIO124/144 (BS elective)		4		Electives (at least 8 hours)	8
		Elective (at least 3 hours)	3
		Total Hours	14		Total Hours		15

^ Required course for the Bachelors of Science Degree