Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 83

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 83

Biology, B.S.

CIP Code: 26.0101

HEGIS Code: 0401

Requirements for Major, B.S. in Biology (36 credits AND 11 courses):

BIOL - 110. General Biology I 4 credit(s) OR
BIOL - 170. Advanced General Biology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 120. General Biology II 4 credit(s) OR
BIOL - 180. Advanced General Biology Seminar 2 credit(s)
BIOL - 190. Writing and Research Skills for Biologists 3 credit(s)
BIOL - 220. Cell Biology 4 credit(s)
BIOL - 260. Molecular Genetics 3-4 credit(s)
3 additional Biology Electives, BIOL 225 level or greater with the exception of BIOL 299, BIOL 399, Genetics Lab or BIOL 490. Capstone research in Biology (BIOL 499) may fulfill one of the three additional courses.

1 Course from Each of the Following Areas:

Form and Function (FORM) 4 credit(s)
Organismic & Population (ORPO) 3-4 credit(s)
Physiology (PHYL) 4 credit(s)

Auxiliary (32 credits)

CHEM - 110. General Chemistry I 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 111. General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 120. General Chemistry II 3 credit(s)
CHEM - 121. General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit(s)
CHEM - 210. Organic Chemistry I 3 credit(s) AND
CHEM - 211. Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit(s) AND
CHEM - 220. Organic Chemistry II 3 credit(s) AND
CHEM - 221. Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credit(s)
OR
CHEM - 200. Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 credit(s) AND
CHEM - 201. Introductory Organic Chemistry Lab 1 credit(s)
MATH - 105. Calculus IA 4 credit(s) OR
MATH - 110. Calculus I 4 credit(s)
MATH - 115. Calculus IIA 4 credit(s) OR
MATH - 120. Calculus II 4 credit(s) OR
MATH - 314. Modeling in Biology 3 credit(s) OR
BIOL - 480. Biostatistics 4 credit(s) OR
CSIS - 106. Introduction to Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization 3 credit(s) OR
CSIS - 110. Introduction to Computer Science 3 credit(s)
PHYS - 110. General Physics IA 4 credit(s) OR
PHYS - 130. General Physics I 4 credit(s)
PHYS - 120. General Physics IIA 4 credit(s) OR
PHYS - 140. General Physics II 4 credit(s)
NOTE: Students pursing a dual major in Education must also complete the requirements for the major Adolescence Education: Biology, B.S. . Additional information can be found on the Biology Department and the Education Department webpages.