Department of Biological Sciences

 

Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology

Major: Core plus Option................40 Semester Hours

Core Courses: (13 hours)

  • BIOL 3404...............Genetics
  • BIOL 3414...............Ecology
  • BIOL 3814...............Cell and Molecular Biology
  • BIOL 4981...............Senior Seminar

NOTE: BIOL 1404 Principles of Biology I and CHEM 1315 General Chemistry I must be taken as part of General Education

One of the following options may be chosen:

  1. Biological Health Sciences Option
    • Core Curriculum (13 semester hours)
    • BIOL 1504..........Principles of Biology II
    • BIOL 2114..........Introductory Microbiology
    • BIOL 3614..........Human Physiology
    • BIOL 3624..........Human Anatomy
    • Electives in Biological Sciences to complete the 40 semester hours.
  2. Botany Option
    • Core Curriculum (13 semester hours)
    • ZOOL 2114..........General Zoology
    • BOT 2114...........General Botany
    • BOT 4214...........Systematic Botany
    • BOT 4274...........Forest Systematics
    • BIOL 4303..........Evolution
    • Electives in Biological Sciences to complete the 40 semester hours.
  3. Zoology Option
    • Core Curriculum (13 semester hours)
    • ZOOL 2114..........General Zoology
    • BOT 2114...........General Botany
    • BIOL 3614..........Human Physiology
    • BIOL 4303..........Evolution
    • Two of the following:
      • ZOOL 4134.....Aquatic Invertebrate Taxonomy
      • ZOOL 4234.....Entomology
      • ZOOL 4334.....Ichthyology
      • ZOOL 4524.....Herpetology
      • ZOOL 4534.....Ornithology
      • ZOOL 4634.....Mammalogy
    • Electives in Biological Sciences to complete the 40 semester hours.

Required Program Support Courses

  • CHEM 1415...............General Chemistry II
  • One of the following:
    • STAT 2153..........Statistical Methods
    • Three to five hours of mathematics above MATH 1543 with approval of advisor.

NOTE: For students planning to attend a graduate or health professional school, the following additional courses are highly recommended:

  • CHEM 3053...............Organic Chemistry I
  • CHEM 3062...............Organic Chemistry Lab I
  • CHEM 3153...............Organic Chemistry II
  • CHEM 3162...............Organic Chemistry Lab II
  • CHEM 4115...............Biochemistry
  • PHYS 1114...............General Physics I
  • PHYS 1214...............General Physics II
  • MATH 2215...............Calculus I
  • MATH 2315...............Calculus II
Students should contact the graduate or health professional schools to which they plan to apply for specific requirements.

BIOLOGY MINOR

  • BIOL 1404...............Principles of Biology I
  • BIOL 1504...............Principles of Biology II
  • One of the following:
    • BIOL 3404..........Genetics
    • BIOL 3414..........Ecology
    • BIOL 3814..........Cell and Molecular Biology 
  • Electives in the Biological Sciences (BIOL, BOT, ZOOL, and/or CONS) to complete 20 semester hours. A minimum of six semester hours of the twenty must be upper division)

Last Modified:  March 15, 2007


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