Biology, BS

76-78 credit hours

Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Biology requires the following courses:

BIO 25100Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics

4

BIO 25200Diversity, Ecology and Evolution

4

BIO 28500Methods and Writing for Biology

1

BIO 32000Plant Biology

4

BIO 32400Animal Biology

4

BIO 40400Cell Biology

4

BIO 40800Genetics

4

BIO 46400Evolution

3

BIO 46500General Ecology

4

BIO 48500Biology Seminar

1

BIO 48600Senior Synthesis

1

CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3

CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3

CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3

CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1

CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1

CHM 36100Organic Chemistry I

4

CHM 36200Organic Chemistry II

4

MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

Students must also select one of the following combinations of courses:

Combination 1:

MTH 27100Calculus I

5

MTH 27200Calculus II

5

Combination 2:

MTH 17300Survey of Calculus

4

PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4

PHY 25200Introductory Physics II

4

Plus 10 credit hours of biology electives, selected from the following options:

BIO 22700Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 22800Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIO 23000Microbiology for Health Sciences

4

BIO 26300Environmental Policy

3

BIO 28000Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science

3

BIO 32900Human Physiology

4

BIO 33000Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIO 33200Plant Physiology

4

BIO 34300Invertebrate Zoology

4

BIO 34500Identification and Taxonomy of the Local Flora

3

BIO 35100Field Studies in Taxonomy

3-5

BIO 35300Microbiology

4

BIO 35800Parasitology

3

BIO 36200Advanced Environmental Biology

4

BIO 36600Field Biology

3

BIO 37000Wetlands Ecology

4

BIO 38500/CHM 38500Medicinal Chemistry

3

BIO 40000Field Research

1-6

BIO 41300Immunology

3

BIO 41700Molecular Biology

4

BIO 42200/CHM 42200Biochemistry: Metabolism

4

BIO 42600Developmental Biology

4

BIO 48000Independent Research

1-6