Biology, B.A.

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Special Notes for Biology Majors (B.A. and B.S.)

With approval of adviser and Department of Biology chair, no more than four credit hours from the combination of BIOL 475 , BIOL 485 , and biologically-based internships may be used as part of the departmental-semester-hour requirement. This restriction is not intended to discourage students from taking any of these courses, but to ensure adequate diversity and breadth in pursuit of the biology major.

All credits submitted for the minimum departmental credits for the biology major must be 2.0/S or higher. This does not assume a 2.0 average, but a 2.0 in each course.

No student may enroll more than two times in any course offered by the Department of Biology without written permission of the instructor, the Department Chair and the Dean.

Students may elect to take the laboratory component of only one of the two following required courses: BIOL 300 - Ecology or BIOL 311 - Genetics .

At least six credit hours of the elective (B.A.) or concentration (B.S.) courses must contain a laboratory (minimum of two courses).

Consult with a departmental adviser for recommended coursework outside the major.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 18-19 Credits

*Note: Students must take at least one laboratory component with BIOL 300 or BIOL 311 , but may choose to take both.

BIOL 151 - Gen Bio: Cells & Genetics 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 152 - Gen Bio: Organisms & Ecology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 300 - Ecology 3-4 Credit(s) *
BIOL 311 - Genetics 3-4 Credit(s) *
BIOL 483 - Current Topics in Biology 2-3 Credit(s)

Physiology Component: 4 Credits

Choose at least one of the following in consultation with adviser

BIOL 303 - Plant Physiology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 404 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 407 - Cell Physiology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 410 - Human Physiology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 413 - Neurophysiology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 440 - Comparative Animal Physiology 4 Credit(s)

Elective Courses: 14-15 Credits

Under advisement, students must choose a minimum of 14-15 additional credit hours from the department’s upper-division elective offerings. Student taking only one of the 1-credit labs for BIOL 300 and BIOL 311 will need a minimum of 15 credits of electives. Students taking both labs will need 14 credits of electives. Students may focus their interests to increase their depth of knowledge or pick a variety of coursework to increase their breadth of knowledge.

Cognate Requirements: 12 Credits

All cognate courses must be completed with a 2.0/S or higher.

CHEM 105 - General Chemistry 1 1-3 Credit(s)
CHEM 106 - General Chemistry 2 1-3 Credit(s)
CHEM 341 - Organic Chemistry 1 1-3 Credit(s)