Information for New Students
Admission Requirements
Biology and Public Health majors:
New
freshmen admitted to USU in good standing qualify for admission to the Biology
and Public Health majors. Transfer students from other institutions need
a 2.25 transfer GPA; students transferring from other USU majors need to
be in good standing with a 2.25 cumulative GPA for admission to the Biology
and Public Health majors. Admission requirements differ for the Composite
Teaching-Biological Science Major, as explained below.
Composite Teaching-Biological
Science Major:
New freshmen admitted to USU in good standing qualify for
admission to this major. To qualify for admission to the Secondary Teacher
Professional Education Framework, new freshmen must acquire a cumulative
2.75 GPA and 60 credits of coursework. Transfer students from other institutions
or other USU majors need a cumulative 2.75 GPA and 60 credits of coursework
to be admitted to the major and to the Secondary Teacher Professional
Education Framework. For information on additional admission criteria, students
should contact the Department of Secondary Education.
Advice to New Students
New students should become thoroughly familiar with the requirements for their degrees. These are given in the Utah State University General Catalog and the Major Requirements Sheets. To access the Major Requirement Sheets click here.
Transfer students should contact the College of Science Advisor, Janalee Johnson (ESLC 245, (435) 797-2481, janalee.johnson@usu.edu), to have their transfer work evaluated in regards to completion of the University Studies requirements. For a brief description of the University Studies requirements for Biology, Composite Teaching-Biological Science, and Public Health majors click here.
Study Plans
To assist students in planning their undergraduate course of study we have prepared several four year Study Plans:
Biology/ Prehealth Professions
Biology with the Biology Emphasis
Biology with the Cellular/Molecular Emphasis
Biology with the Ecology/Biodiversity Emphasis
Biology with the Environmental Biology Emphasis
Composite Teaching-Biological Science
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