Degree Requirements

Catalog:  Fall Semester 2009

Biosciences - B.A. Degree in Biology (58 - 66 Credits)
 Department: Biosciences

 Core Requirements (12 Credits)

BIOL 111 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 115 Organismal Biology (4)
BIOL 341 Genetics (4)

Requirements (12 Credits)

BIOL 345 Principles of Ecology (4)
BIOL 348 Evolutionary Biology (3)
BIOL 350 Microbiology (4)
BIOL 484 Biology Seminar (1)

Restricted Electives (12 - 16 Credits)

 Students must take one course from the Physiology area (BIOL 347, 349, or 360); one course from the Zoology area (BIOL 321, 322, 372, 402, or 455); one course from the Cellular and Molecular area (BIOL 365, 385, 385L, 430, or 438); and one course from the Botany area (BIOL 305, 325, or 326). Students who desire to enroll in BIOL 385L must also enroll in BIOL 385.

BIOL 305 General Botany (4)
BIOL 321 Invertebrate Zoology (3)
BIOL 322 Vertebrate Zoology (4)
BIOL 325 Plant Taxonomy (3)
BIOL 326 Field Botany (3)
BIOL 347 Plant Physiology (4)
BIOL 349 Human Physiology (4)
BIOL 360 Cellular and Molecular Physiology (4)
BIOL 365 Developmental Biology (4)
BIOL 372 Aquatic Biology (4)
BIOL 385 Molecular Biology (3)
BIOL 385L Molecular Biology Lab (1)
BIOL 402 Principles of Animal Behavior (3)
BIOL 430 Immunobiology (4)
BIOL 438 Medical Microbiology (4)
BIOL 455 Wildlife Ecology (4)

Related Requirements (22 - 26 Credits)

 Students must complete at least six credits in mathematics at the level of MATH 127 or above. Students must complete Gen Chem I and Gen Chem II and their corresponding labs. Students may choose from College Physics I and II OR General Physics I and II and their corresponding labs.

CHEM 150 General Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 150L General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHEM 210 General Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 210L General Chemistry II Lab (1)
PHYS 160 College Physics I (3)
PHYS 160L College Physics I Lab (1)
PHYS 161 College Physics II (4)
PHYS 161L College Physics II Lab (0)
PHYS 200 General Physics I (3)
PHYS 200L General Physics I Lab (1)
PHYS 201 General Physics II (4)
PHYS 201L General Physics II Lab (0)

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