Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology Degree

Requirements for Students Who Began Their Studies After May 2004

Major Requirements (57 Hours Required)

I. Required Biology Courses (19 CH)

BIOL 1101 Orientation to Biology
BIOL 1214 Fundamentals of Biology
BIOL 2203 General Botany
BIOL 2241 General Botany Laboratory
BIOL 2303 Microbiology
BIOL 2341 Microbiology Laboratory
BIOL 2403 General Zoology
BIOL 2441 General Zoology Laboratory
BIOL 4502 Biology Capstone

II. Elective Biology Courses
[21 CH upper-division coursework (3000- or 4000-level) selected from the following menu (including at least 2 CH of Directed Study in Biology coursework)]

BIOL 3851-8, 4851-8 Directed Study in Biology
BIOL 3003, 3041 Introductory Genetics
BIOL 3041 Introductory Genetics Laboratory
BIOL 3014 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3113 Histology
BIOL 3215 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 3314 Principles of Ecology
BIOL 3403 Animal Physiology
BIOL 3441 Animal Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 3514 Cell Biology
BIOL 3614 Pathogenic Microbiology
BIOL 3714 General Biochemistry
BIOL 3814 Developmental Biology
BIOL 3914 Plant Systematics
BIOL 4114 Animal Behavior
BIOL 4214 Molecular Biology
BIOL 4303 Immunology
BIOL 4341 Immunology Laboratory
BIOL/CHEM 4403 Advanced Biochemistry
BIOL/CHEM 4442 Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry
BIOL 4991-8 Research

III. Required Ancillary Coursework (17 CH)

CHEM 1104 and 1204 General Chemistry I and II
CHEM 1141 and 1241 General Chemistry I and I Laboratory
CHEM 3103 Organic Chemistry I
PHYS 1503 General Physics I (or PHYS 2104 University Physics I)
PHYS 1541 General Physics I Laboratory (or PHYS 2141 University Physics I Laboratory)