Undergraduate-Catalog

Biology - B.S.

120 credit hours

Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)

WC 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Introduction to Religion and Spirituality

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

 

Choose One

PH 320Ethics

3

BI 330Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals

3

 

Choose One

FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

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BU 131Macroeconomics

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

SO 211Introduction to Sociology

3

 

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MA 117Quantitative Reasoning

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

 

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BI 101Biology: Unity and Diversity

3

BI 101LBiology: University and Diversity Laboratory

0

Or

CH 101Chemistry for Changing Times

3

CH 101LChemistry for Changing Times Laboratory

0

 

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AD 200Studies in the Visual Arts

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

TA 213Introduction to Theatre

3

 

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WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 480Woods Core Capstone Topics

3

Required Major Courses (38 credit hours)

BI 141Principles of Biology I

4

BI 142Principles of Biology II

4

BI 225Science Communications I

0

BI 226Science Communications II

0

BI 325Science Communications III

1

BI 326Science Communications IV

1

BI 334Physiology

4

BI 336Cell Biology

4

BI 341Ecology

4

BI 342Genetics

4

BI 411Undergraduate Research

2

BI 412Undergraduate Research

1

BI 426Science Communications VI

1

CH 115General Chemistry I

4

CH 116General Chemistry II

4

Biology Electives (12 credit hours)

Choose three

BI 221Plant Biology

4

BI 332Anatomy

4

BI 333Developmental Biology

4

BI 335Animal Behavior

4

BI 340Conservation

3-4

BI 351Microbiology

4

BI 352Medical Biology

4

BI 410Evolution

4

BI 480Topics in Biology

1-4

Open Electives (31 credit hours)

Thirty-one credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours.  A student may choose to declare a minor.