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Biology (B.A.)

Requirements

1. Biology Core (20 Hours):

BIOL 1402General Biology I for Majors and Laboratory
BIOL 1403General Biology II for Majors and Laboratory
BIOL 3202Research Methods in Cell and Molecular Genetics
BIOL 3311Cell Biology
BIOL 3442Ecology and Laboratory
BIOL 3361Genetics

2. 11 semester hours support course work:

CHEM 1301Chemical Principles I
CHEM 1101Chemical Principles Laboratory I
CHEM 1302Chemical Principles II
CHEM 1102Chemical Principles Laboratory II
 
MATH 1311Precalculus
or
MATH 2303Introduction to Probability and Statistics

3. Additional Support Course Work in Chemistry or Physical Sciences (8 hours)

These eight hours can be a combination of any additional courses in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Meteorology, or Physics.

4. Biology Electives (15 semester hours from A and B below; at least 12 hours must be upper division):

A. Student must choose from the following organismal biology elective options

BIOL 2321Anatomy and Physiology I
and
BIOL 2322Anatomy and Physiology II
 
BIOL 3430Animal Physiology
BIOL 4320Neurobiology
BIOL 4420Vertebrate Zoology and Laboratory
BIOL 4430Animal Behavior and Laboratory
BIOL 4450Entomology and Laboratory

B. Additional courses in Biology as required to meet the 15 hours total (12 upper division) of elective course work.

Biology courses not specifically required above may serve as electives. Any course from Section 4.A taken in addition to those used to meet the organismal biology elective component may count towards this requirement.