Biology Option 1: Biology
General Education - Core
The following General Education courses must be complete plus additional requirements. See the General Education section for remaining requirements.
BIOL 171 — Principles of Biology |
4 |
CHEM 111 — Principles of Chemistry I or CHEM 101— Survey of Chemistry |
4 |
*MATH 152 — College Algebra and MATH 141 or MATH 175 — Calculus I |
3-4 |
BIOL 499D — Principles of Evolution |
3 |
General Education Total |
38-39 |
*Students taking MATH 152 as a general education core class must also complete MATH 141 as an additional requirement; core remains 3 hours. Students having an ACT below 22 will take MATH 141 as a general elective.
Biology Program Requirements
BIOL 210 — General Zoology |
4 |
BIOL 215 — General Botany |
4 |
BIOL 304 — Genetics |
3 |
BIOL 317 — Principles of Microbiology |
4 |
BIOL 380 — Cell Biology |
3 |
BIOL 425 - Animal Physiology or BIOL 426 - Plant Physiology |
3 |
BIOL 461 — Ecology |
3 |
MATH 353 — Statistics |
3 |
Advanced Biology Electives - choose three courses from the following: BIOL 318, BIOL 334, BIOL 336, BIOL 337, BIOL 338, BIOL 407, BIOL 409, BIOL 424, BIOL 425, BIOL 426, BIOL 427, BIOL 428, BIOL 429, BIOL 431, BIOL 433, BIOL 437, BIOL 438, BIOL 443, BIOL 446, BIOL 447, BIOL 449, BIOL 450, BIOL 456, BIOL 490 |
9-12 |
Biology Program Requirements |
36-39 |
Supplemental Requirements
CHEM 112 — Principles of Chemistry II |
4 |
BIOL/CHEM 301 — Fundamentals of Biochemistry |
4 |
CHEM 326 — Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
PHYS 201 — Elementary Physics I |
3 |
PHYS 201A — Elementary Physics I Laboratory |
1 |
PHYS 202 — Elementary Physics II |
3 |
PHYS 202A — Elementary Physics II Laboratory |
1 |
Supplemental Requirements |
20 |
Components of Degree Requirement
General Education |
38-39 |
Program Requirements |
36-39 |
Program Supplements |
20 |
General Electives |
22-26 |
Total Hours Required (additional hours may be required depending upon specific course choices) |
120 |