2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Biology, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for a major in Biology

*Students planning to attend graduate or medical school are advised to complete Chemistry 303-306 instead of Chemistry 260.

General Biology (8 Hours)

BIOL 101Modern Biology

3

BIOL 105Introductory Biology Laboratory I

1

BIOL 106Introductory Biology Laboratory II

1

BIOL 131Introduction to Cellular Biology

3

Cellular: One of the following (3-4 Hours)

BIOL 309Cell Biology

4

BIOL 310Developmental Biology

4

BIOL 330Genetics

3

Integrative: One of the following (3 Hours)

BIOL 245Environmental Toxicology

3

BIOL 305Evolution

3

BIOL 318Ecology

3

Plant: One of the following (4 Hours)

BIOL 311Flowering Plants

4

BIOL 312Lower Plants

4

Animal: One of the following (3-4 Hours)

BIOL 203Human Physiology

3

BIOL 204Animal Physiology

3

BIOL 230Zoology

4

BIOL 320Animal Behavior

4

Biology Labs (12 Hours)

3 BIOL labs above the 100-level (may include courses used above).
Biology Elective with Lab

4

Biology Elective with Lab

4

Biology Elective with Lab

4

Internship or Tutorship (1-3 Hours)

BIOL 397Biology Internship

1-3

Or

BIOL 398Biology Tutorship

1-2

Biology Electives (6-14 Hours)

Additional BIOL electives to total 40 hours in Biology, excluding BIOL 301.

Biology Electives

6-14

Chemistry (12 Hours)

CHEM 131General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 133General Chemistry Laboratory I

1

CHEM 132General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 134General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

CHEM 303Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 305Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

1

Math or Statistics (3-4 Hours)

Choose 1 of the following:

PSYC 285Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

4

  

MATH 125Calculus I

4

Or Higher

Junior Core (3 Hours)

BIOL 390Research Methods

3

Capstone (3 Hours)

Choose one of the following sequences:
BIOL 481Biology Library Research I

1

BIOL 482Biology Library Research II

2

Or

BIOL 491Biology Research I

1

BIOL 492Biology Research II

2

Total Credit Hours: 55-56