Biology, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for a major in Biology (55-56 Hours)

*Students planning to attend graduate or medical school are advised to complete Chemistry 303-306 instead of Chemistry 260.

General Biology (8 Hours)

BIOL 101	Modern Biology	3
BIOL 105	Introductory Biology Laboratory I	1
BIOL 106	Introductory Biology Laboratory II	1
BIOL 131	Introduction to Cellular Biology	3

Cellular: One of the following (3 or 4 Hours)

BIOL 309	Cell Biology	4
BIOL 310	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL 330	Genetics	3

Plant: One of the following (4 Hours)

BIOL 311	Flowering Plants	4
BIOL 312	Lower Plants	4

Animal: One of the following (3/4 Hours)

BIOL 203	Human Physiology	3
BIOL 204	Animal Physiology	3
BIOL 230	Zoology	4
BIOL 320	Animal Behavior	4

Integrative: One of the following (3 Hours)

BIOL 245	Environmental Toxicology	3
BIOL 305	Evolution	3
BIOL 318	Ecology	3

Internship or Tutorship (1-3 Hours)

BIOL 497	Biology Internship	1-3
	Or
BIOL 498	Biology Tutorship	1-2

Biology Electives

Additional BIOL electives to total 40 hours in BIOL, excluding BIOL 301. Within the 40 hours, there must be at least 3 courses above the 100-level that include laboratories.

Chemistry (12 Hours)

CHEM 131	General Chemistry I	3
	And
CHEM 133	General Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CHEM 132	General Chemistry II	3
	And
CHEM 134	General Chemistry Laboratory II	1
	And either
CHEM 303	Organic Chemistry I	3
	And
CHEM 305	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
	Or
CHEM 260	Organic & Biological Chemistry	4

Math or Statistics:

One of the following (3 or 4 Hours)

PSYC 285	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	4
MATH 125	Calculus I	4
	Or Higher

Senior capstone (3 to 4 Hours)

BIOL 380	Research Methods	1
BIOL 480	Biology Library Research I	2
	Or
BIOL 490	Biology Research I	3

Total Credit Hours: 55-56