Biology, (BS)

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Degree Requirements: 120 Credits

General Education	42
Major Core	33
Major Electives	23
Electives	22
Total Credits	120

The required coursework for the biology major (BS) and each concentration in addition to the core curriculum and special requirements from the General Education Curriculum. Students planning to apply to graduate school in the biological sciences may consider BIOL 490 - Research in addition to the required courses.

Major Core

BIOL 120 - General Biology II Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 120L - General Biology II Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 201 - Genetics Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 201L - Genetics Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 202 - Microbiology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 202L - Microbiology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 354 - Service-Learning In The Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
or
CHEM 354 - Service-Learning In The Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
or
EVSC 354 - Service-Learning In The Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
BIOL 480 - Global Environmental And Health Issues Credit(s): 3
or
CHEM 480 - Global Environmental And Health Issues Credit(s): 3
or
EVSC 480 - Global And Environmental Health Issues Credit(s): 3
BIOL 495 - Senior Seminar In Biology Credit(s): 3
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 3 and
CHEM 101L - General Chemistry I Lab Credit(s): 1
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 3 and
CHEM 102L - General Chemistry II Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 308 - Immunology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 308L - Immunology Lab Credit(s): 1
or
BIOL 315 - Cellular And Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 315L - Cellular And Molecular Biology Lab Credit(s): 1

Major Electives

Additional major course requirements for the biology (BS) program are:

BIOL 205 - Plant Biology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 205L - Plant Biology Lab Credit(s): 1
or
EVSC 205 - Plant Biology Credit(s): 3 and
EVSC 205L - Plant Biology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 220 - Vertebrate Zoology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 220L - Vertebrate Zoology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 225 - Invertebrate Zoology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 225L - Invertebrate Zoology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 301 - Ecology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 301L - Ecology Lab Credit(s): 1
or
EVSC 301 - Ecology Credit(s): 3 and
EVSC 301L - Ecology Lab Credit(s): 1
MATH 140 - Statistics Credit(s): 3

Choose One Lecture and Lab Combination

BIOL 310 - Conservation Biology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 310L - Conservation Biology Lab Credit(s): 1
EVSC 310 - Conservation Biology Credit(s): 3 and
EVSC 310L - Conservation Biology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 320 - Biogeography Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 320L - Biogeography Lab Credit(s): 1
EVSC 320 - Biogeography Credit(s): 3 and
EVSC 320L - Biogeography Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 330 - Aquatic Ecology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 330L - Aquatic Ecology Lab Credit(s): 1
EVSC 330 - Aquatic Ecology Credit(s): 3 and
EVSC 330L - Aquatic Ecology Lab Credit(s): 1
BIOL 404 - Field Biology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 404L - Field Biology Lab Credit(s): 1
EVSC 414 - Field Biology Credit(s): 3 and
EVSC 414L - Field Biology Lab Credit(s): 1

Special Requirements in the General Education Curriculum

Students seeking the Biology major must complete the following General Education Curriculum requirements

BIOL 110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 3 (Natural Science)
BIOL 110L - General Biology I Lab Credit(s): 1 (Natural Science)
MATH 145 - College Algebra Credit(s): 3 (Math) or validation by ACT/SAT.
The remaining requirements for the General Education Curriculum can be found in the General Education section.