Biology, B.S.

Lower Division Major Requirements: 23 Credit Hours

• BIOL 1110/1111 - Principles of Biology I (and lab) 4
• BIOL 1120/1121 - Principles of Biology II (and lab) 4
• CHEM 1110/1111 - General Chemistry (and lab) 5
• CHEM 1120/1121 - General Chemistry (and lab) 5
• MATH 1910 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 5

Upper Division Major Requirements: 36 Credit Hours

• BIOL 3000 - Biological Methods 3
• BIOL 3050/3051 - General Microbiology (and lab) 4
• BIOL 3060/3061 - Zoological Diversity (and lab) 4
• BIOL 3070/3071 - Botanical Diversity (and lab) 4
• BIOL 3130/3131 - Genetics (and lab) 4
• BIOL 3330/3331 - Principles of Evolution (and lab) 4
• BIOL 4080/4081 - General Ecology (and lab) 4
• BIOL 4440/4441 - Cell and Molecular Biology (and lab) 4

• Physiology Courses (choose 1)

• BIOL 4110/4111 - Animal Physiology (and lab) 4

• or

• BIOL 4120/4121 - Plant Physiology (and lab) 4

Major Focus Areas: 20 Credit Hours (optional but highly encouraged)

Focus Areas:  Choose 20 credit hours within a focus area
          Students pursuing a career in a Pre-Professional Health program are encouraged to consult with their academic advisor and complete the Pre-Professional Health minor instead of a Focus Area.

Major Electives

 Starred (*) electives are strongly suggested as they complement courses in all of the focus areas.

• BIOL 3200 - Women and Science 3
• *  BIOL 4020/4021 - Biological Sciences and Geographic Information Systems (and lab) 4
• BIOL 4230/4231 - Advanced Topics in Genetics (and lab) 4
• BIOL 4400 - Teaching Science in High School 3
• *  BIOL 4450/4451 - Biotechnology (and lab) 4
• *  BIOL 4500 - Research 1-4
• *  BIOL 4650 - Field Study Biogeography and Biodiversity 4
• BIOL 4700 - Topics in Biology 1-3
• BIOL 4810 - Wildlife Management Internship 15
• BIOL 4820 - Environmental Education Internship 15

General Electives: 11 Credit Hours

• Any selection of courses in the University curriculum to complete the 120 credit hour requirement