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Biology B.S.

Requirements

1. Biology Core (20 Hours):

BIOL 1402Unity of Life and Laboratory
BIOL 1403Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity
BIOL 3411/3411LCell Biology and Lab
BIOL 3442Ecology and Laboratory
BIOL 3461Genetics and Laboratory

2. 11 semester hours support course work in Chemistry and Mathematics:

CHEM 1301/CHEM 1302Chemical Principles I and II
CHEM 1203LChemical Principles Laboratory
 
MATH 2303Introduction to Probability and Statistics
or
MATH 2312Calculus I

3. Additional Support Course Work in Chemistry and Physics:

CHEM 2311/CHEM 2111Organic Chemistry I and Lab
CHEM 2312/CHEM 2112Organic Chemistry II and Lab
PHYS 1301/PHYS 1101General Physics I and Lab
 
PHYS 1302/PHYS 1102General Physics II and Lab
or
PHYS 2305/PHYS 2105Physics I and Lab
 
PHYS 2306/PHYS 2106Physics II and Lab

4. Biology Electives (23 semester hours from A and B below; at least 12 hours must be upper division):

A. Student must choose from the following organismal biology elective options

BIOL 2321/BIOL 2121Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab
and
BIOL 2322/BIOL 2122Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab
 
BIOL 3430Animal Physiology
BIOL 3390Developmental Biology
BIOL 4320Neurobiology
BIOL 4420Vertebrate Zoology and Laboratory
BIOL 4430Animal Behavior and Laboratory
BIOL 4450Entomology and Laboratory

Additional courses in Biology as required to meet the 23 hours total (12 upper division) of elective course work.

Biology courses not specifically required above may serve as electives. An courses from Section 4.A taken in addition to those used to meet the organismal biology elective component also can be counted towards this requirement.