BS in Biology

Overview

To graduate with a degree in Biology, students must attain a "C" average calculated over all of their Biology courses and must pass a Department comprehensive examination given in their senior year. Credits earned through internships are not counted toward the major. They are counted as elective hours toward graduation and are graded on a Pass/Fail basis.

It is the student’s responsibility to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.

Curriculum Requirements

To be accepted into the degree program and be allowed to enroll in upper level BI courses, the student must have completed BI101 with a grade of “C” or better, no more than two attempts. Students must maintain a "C" average in all of their major courses in order to graduate with a degree in Biology. If a student drops below a "C" average for two semesters they will need to change majors. No more than two attempts of any course will be permitted.

The Core Curriculum (47-53 hours)

Please reference the Core Curriculum Requirements.
 
In addition to the other Core Curriculum requirements, the following are specific core requirements for a BS in Biology:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BI101	General Biology	4
MA152	Trigonometry	3
	Or
MA201	Calculus I	3
	Or
MA208	Statistics	3

Major Program Requirements (62 hours)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BI201	Cell Biology	4
BI215	Research Methods in Biology	3
BI231	Organismal Diversity	4
BI300	Genetics	4
BI310	Animal Physiology	4
	Or
BI361	Human Physiology	4
	Or
BI309	Plant Physiology	4
BI326	Plant Ecology	4
	Or
BI403	Ecology	4
BI408W	Senior Seminar	3
CH105	General Chemistry I	4
	And
CH106	General Chemistry II	4
CH221	Basic Organic Chemistry	4
	And
CH222	Basic Organic Chemistry II	4
PY201	General Physics I	4
	And
PY202	General Physics II	4
	Or
PY301	Calculus Based Physics I	4
	And
PY302	Calculus Based Physics II	4
	300-400 level Biology electives	12

Internships do not count towards required 300 or 400 BI electives.

Note: CH105 has a prerequisite of MA151 - College Algebra and PY201 has a prerequisite of MA152 - Trigonometry.

General Electives (5-11 hours)