Biology, B.S.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology consists of 62-67 hours in biology, chemistry, and physics/math.

Required courses include:

Major and Major-Related Courses

BIO 113Principles of Organismal Biology

4

BIO 115Principles of Cellular Biology

4

BIO 221Genetics

4

BIO 222Ecology and Evolution

4

BIO 351Senior Study I

3

BIO 352Senior Study II

3

BIO 412Animal Physiology

4

BIO
Four additional 300 or 400 level Biology courses excluding BIO 337 Internship in Biology; at least one must be a 4-credit course with a laboratory

13-16

CHM 121General Chemistry I

4

CHM 122General Chemistry II

4

CHM 223Organic Chemistry I

4

CHM 224Organic Chemistry II

4

SCI 299Professional Practices in the Natural Sciences

1

Two of the following courses (Note Prerequisites)

CSC 130Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

4

CSC 225Data Structures

4

MTH 125Calculus I (MR)

4

MTH 225Calculus II

4

MTH 221Inferential Statistics w/Data Visualization

3

MTH 222Regression Analysis

3

PHY 101College Physics I

4

PHY 102College Physics II

4

The Bachelor of Science degree in Biology is designed to prepare students for graduate programs in medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and other health professions.

The Major in Biology is not open to students majoring in Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, or Environmental Science.