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

Requirements for Students Who Began Their Studies Prior to June 2004

Major Requirements...................................................44 Credit Hours

Biology Coursework ...................................................32 Credit Hours

1. Directed Study or Independent Research...............................4
2. Twelve hours including the following courses*...................12

BIOL 2203 General Botany
BIOL 2241 General Botany Laboratory
BIOL 2303 Microbiology
BIOL 2341 Laboratory in Microbiology
BIOL 2403 General Zoology
BIOL 2441 General Zoology Laboratory

3. Elective Biology hours selected from the following courses............16

BIOL 1214 Fundamentals of Biology
BIOL 2003 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL 2041 Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory I
BIOL 2103 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
BIOL 2141 Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory II
BIOL 2514 Free-Living & Parasitic Invertebrates
BIOL 2615 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 2703 Introductory Genetics
BIOL 2741 Introductory Genetics Laboratory
BIOL 2851-8, BIOL 3851-8, BIOL 4851-8 Directed Study
BIOL 2913 Histology and Microtechnique
BIOL 3214 Developmental Biology
BIOL 3314 Principles of Ecology
BIOL 3403 Animal Physiology
BIOL 3341 Animal Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 3514 Cell Biology
BIOL 3614 Animal Behavior
BIOL 3714 General Biochemistry (see CHEM 3714)
BIOL 3812 Computer Applications in Biology
BIOL 3914 Molecular Genetics
BIOL 4403 Advanced Biochemistry (see CHEM 4403)
BIOL 4442 Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry (see CHEM 4442)
BIOL 4991-8 Research

Chemistry (Eight credit hours total, which must include one course in Organic Chemistry)

CHEM 1104 General Chemistry I
CHEM 1141 General Chemistry I Laboratory
CHEM 1204 General Chemistry II
CHEM 1241 General Chemistry II Laboratory
CHEM 2103 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2203 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 2242 Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Physics (Selected from the following courses)........................4 Credit Hours

PHYS 1503 General Physics I
PHYS 1603 General Physics II
PHYS 1541 General Physics I Laboratory
PHYS 1641 General Physics II Laboratory
PHYS 2104 University Physics I
PHYS 2204 University Physics II

Electives (to Total) ..........................................124 Credit Hours