Biology, B.S.

Required Courses:

• BIO 121 - Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 122 - Fundamentals of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, 4 credit hours
• BIO 211 - Genetics, 4 credit hours
• BIO 212 - Microbiology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 221 - General Zoology, 3 credit hours
• BIO 222 - General Botany, 3 credit hours
• BIO 163 - Freshman Biology Seminar, .5 credit hour
• BIO 263 - Sophomore Biology Seminar, 1 credit hour
• BIO 363 - Biology Seminar, 0 credit hours
• BIO 463 - Senior Biology Seminar, 1 credit hour
• CHM 111 - General Chemistry I, 4 credit hours
• CHM 112 - General Chemistry II, 3 credit hours
• CHM 115 - General Chemistry Lab, 1 credit hour
• MTH 120 /121 - Applied College Mathematics or higher   

At least one of the following Structure & Function Biology courses:

• BIO 330 - Clinical Gross Anatomy, 4 credit hours
• BIO 332 - Histology, 3 credit hours
• BIO 333 - Human Physiology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 337 - Plant Physiology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 351 - Clinical Head & Neck Anatomy, 4 credit hours

At least one of the following Cellular and Molecular Biology courses:

• BIO 314 - Molecular Ecology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 331 - Developmental Biology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 336 - Molecular Biology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 341 - Immunology, 4 credit hours

At least one of the following Environmental Biology courses:

• BIO 308 - Evolution of Animal Behavior, 4 credit hours
• BIO 309 - Vertebrate Natural History, 4 credit hours
• BIO 310 - Evolution, 4 credit hours
• BIO 311 - Conservation Biology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 313 - Ecology, 4 credit hours
• BIO 322 - Plant Evolution, 4 credit hours
• BIO 334 - Invertebrate Natural History, 4 credit hours
• ENV 305 - Biogeochemistry, 4 credit hours
• GEO 315 - Hydrology, 4 credit hours
• GEO 316 - Soils and Geomorphology, 4 credit hours

Biology Electives: 6 credits

Additional biology courses totaling 6 credits are required bringing the minimum to 49.5/50.5 credits.

Additional Information

Courses in organic chemistry, physics, and statistics are recommended for students who expect to continue their education in graduate or professional school. The general biology sequence (BIO 121  and BIO 122 ) and BIO 163 - Freshman Biology Seminar, .5 credit hour  should be taken during the freshman year. The BIO 263 - Sophomore Biology Seminar, 1 credit hour , BIO 221 - General Zoology, 3 credit hours , and BIO 222 - General Botany, 3 credit hours  should be taken the sophomore year. The BIO 463 - Senior Biology Seminar, 1 credit hour  should be taken either the Fall or Spring semester of the senior year. Biology majors are expected to take the BIO 363 - Biology Seminar, 0 credit hours  every semester after their freshman year. The BIO 121 , BIO 122  courses are prerequisites for all two, three, and four hundred level biology courses for majors.