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Biology (B.S.)

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. Chemistry-and-Mathematics Support Courses (11 hours):

CHEM 1301Chemical Principles I
CHEM 1101Chemical Principles Laboratory I
CHEM 1302Chemical Principles II
CHEM 1102Chemical Principles Laboratory II
 
MATH 2303Introduction to Probability and Statistics
or
MATH 2312Calculus I

3. Additional Support Course Work in Chemistry and Physics:

CHEM 2311Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2111Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 2312Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 2112Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
PHYS 1301/PHYS 1101General Physics I and Lab
PHYS 1101General Physics Laboratory I
 
PHYS 1302/PHYS 1102General Physics II and Lab
PHYS 1102General Physics Laboratory II
or
PHYS 2305Physics I
PHYS 2105Physics Laboratory I
 
PHYS 2306Physics II
PHYS 2106Physics Laboratory II

4. Biology Electives (23 semester hours from A and B below; at least 12 hours must be upper division):

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

BIOL 2321Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2121Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory

and
BIOL 2322Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 2122Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory

 
BIOL 3430Animal Physiology
BIOL 4390Developmental Biology
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 23 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.