Biology, B.S.

Requirements

Students enrolled in a program of studies leading to the Bachelor of Science degree will fulfill the following requirements:

Biology Core Courses (13 crs.)

Students must earn a “C” or higher in BIO 161 and BIO 162 before upper-level biology electives may be taken.

Upper Division Electives (13-14 crs.)

Ecology/Evolution Elective:

Physiology Elective:

Organismal Elective:

Cellular Elective:

Additional Biology Electives (14-15 crs.)

Electives should be selected with advisement. Biology credits should total at least 41.

Please note only 3 credits of research and 3 credits of internship may count as biology electives. Credits in excess of that number count as free electives.

Allied Fields (32 crs.)

Mathematics

MAT 211 Students unable to start at the level of Calculus I will take MAT 175 - Precalculus Credits: 3 or other prerequisite courses.

Physics

Chemistry

CHM 121 - Chemical Bonding Credits: 3
CHM 125 - Laboratory IB-Stoichiometry and Reactions Credits: 1
CHM 122 - Chemical Dynamics Credits: 3
CHM 126 - Laboratory IIB-Equilibrium and Instrumentation Credits: 1
CHM 221 - Modern Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHM 225 - Laboratory IIIB-Basic Organic Techniques Credits: 1
CHM 227 - Introduction to Biochemistry Credits: 4
or
CHM 222 - Modern Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3 and
CHM 226 - Laboratory IVB-Experimental Organic Studies Credits: 1
Additional courses in biology, allied fields or other areas related to the major may be chosen with advisement

Note:

Students who have successfully completed more difficult physics and chemistry courses can substitute them for lower level required courses in those fields.