Biology: General Biology (B.S.)

Students completing the B.S. degree in Biology will be required to earn a minimum G.P.A. of 2.0 overall and in the major and to earn at least a “C” in each course in the program.

Requirements

Required Courses

BIO 124Biological Principles

3

BIO 125Biological Principles Lab

1

BIO 200Biology of Plants

4

BIO 202Biology of Animals (Zoology)

3

BIO 203Biology of Animals Lab

1

BIO 221Biological Statistics & Experimental Design

3

BIO 325General Microbiology

3

BIO 326General Microbiology Lab

1

BIO 401Genetics

4

BIO 404General Ecology

3

BIO 405General Ecology Lab

1

BIO 460Molecular Biology

3

BIO 461Molecular Biology Lab

1

BIO 480Biology Capstone Course

1

BIO 480Biology Capstone Course

1

CHEM 110General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 111General Chemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 112General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 113General Chemistry II Lab

1

CHEM 340Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 341Organic Chemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 342Organic Chemistry II

3

CHEM 343Organic Chemistry II Lab

1

PHYS 101Elementary Physics I

3

PHYS 110Elementary Physics Lab I

1

PHYS 102Elementary Physics II

3

PHYS 111Elementary Physics Lab II

1

MATH 145Pre-Calculus

4

Choose 3 hours from the following:

BIO 207Fundamentals of Ecology/Biodiversity

3

BIO 208Foundational Cell & Molecular Biology

3

Choose 4 hours from the following:

BIO 302Human Anatomy & Physiology I

3

BIO 303Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab

1

BIO 426Comparative Animal Physiology & Lab

4

Choose 3 hours from the following:

BIO 470Biological Chemistry

3

CHEM 480Biochemistry I

3

Choose 9 hours from the following:

May take Bio 207 or 208 if applicable

Any BIO 300-400 level electives