Biology major requirements
Required Courses
These 5 courses are required. In addition, biology majors are required to select a concentration.
- BIOL 120 (General Biology 1)
- BIOL 121 (General Biology 2)
- BIOL 244 (Genetics)
- CHEM 105 (General Chemistry 1)
- CHEM 107 (General Chemistry 2)
Organismal biology concentration:
- BIOL 201 (Botany)
- BIOL 228 (Ecology)
- CHEM 220 (Organic Chemistry) or CHEM 216
- Any five biology (BIOL) electives numbered 200 or above
Recommended courses: Physics (PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or PHYS 121 and PHYS 122), Basic Statistics (SSCI 224 or BUAD 284), a Computer Science course and Calculus (MATH 124 or 131).
Biomedical sciences concentration:
Any 6 biology (BIOL) electives from the following:
- BIOL 220 (Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy)
- BIOL 320 (Human Anatomy and Histology)
- BIOL 350 (Microbiology)
- BIOL 360 (Medical Microbiology)
- BIOL 365 (Immunology)
- BIOL 368 (Parasitology)
- BIOL 371 (Cellular Physiology)
- BIOL 372 (Systemic Physiology)
- BIOL 373 (Molecular Biology)
- BIOL 381 (Vertebrate Embryology)
- BIOL 382 (Vertebrate Reproduction)
- BIOL 385 (Endocrinology)
- BIOL 395 (Introduction to Biological Research)
- BIOL 490 (Independent Study)
- BIOL 496 (Research and Thesis)
Additional Required Courses in Chemistry:
- CHEM 211
- CHEM 220
- CHEM 222 or CHEM 232
- CHEM 350
Recommended courses: Physics (PHYS 121 and 122 or PHYS 111 and 112), Basic Statistics (SSCI 224), BUAD 142 and Calculus (MATH 124 or 131).
Biology majors may also be required to complete the Major Field Achievement Test in Biology during specified testing periods and are required to participate in other ongoing assessment activities.
Course choices should be made through advisement, with the student’s interests and objectives in mind. Advanced students are strongly encouraged to pursue Independent Study (BIOL 428 or 490) and Research (BIOL 490 or 496).
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