BIOLOGY
BACHELOR OF ARTS
At least 124 hrs. (of which 45 must be Junior/Senior hrs. — courses numbered 300 or above) must be completed for graduation.
Completing the minimum requirements listed on this page will result in 118 overall hrs. and 30 Jr/Sr hrs.
Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to the major.
I. General College Requirements (58 hrs.):
English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211) ____
Argument & Reason (3 hrs., one of the following): _____
COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ___; HWC 205 (or 115) ___
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/principal_courses.shtml)
Humanities (9 hrs.):
(HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) _________
Social Science (9 hrs.):
(SC)________, (SI) ________, (SF) _________
Non-Western Culture (one course): ________ (see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/nonwest_culture_courses.shtml)
Foreign Language (16-20 hrs. or proficiency):
__________, __________, __________, __________
A Principal course in Earth Sciences or Mathematical Sciences (3 hrs.) (in addition to MATH 115 or 121) or BIOL 570 _______
II. General Science Requirements (28-29 hrs.):
_____ CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 622 Fund. Organic Chemistry (3 hrs.) OR CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I (3 hrs.)
_____ CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I lab (2 hrs.)
_____ MATH 121 Calculus I (5 hrs.) OR MATH 115 & MATH 116 Calculus I & II (6 hrs.)
_____ PHSX 114 & PHSX 115 Col. Physics I & II (8 hrs.) OR PHSX 211 & PHSX 212
General Physics I & II (8 hrs.)
III. Biology Core Requirements (24-25 hrs.):
_____ BIOL 150 (or 151, Honors) Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology ( 4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 152 (or 153, Honors) Principles of
Organismal Biology (4 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 350 Principles of Genetics (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 412 Evolutionary Biology (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 599 Senior Seminar in Biology (1 hr.)
(must be taken in senior year)
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES (3 hrs.):
____ BIOL 413 History/Diversity of Organisms (3 hrs.)
____ BIOL 414 Principles of Ecology (3 hrs.)
____ BIOL 550 Intro.to Systematics (3 hrs.);
TWO OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE COURSES (6-7 hrs.):
____ BIOL 400 Fundamentals/Microbiology (3 hrs.)
____ BIOL 408 Physiol./Organisms (3 hrs.)
____ BIOL 416 Cell Structure/Function (3 hrs.)
____ BIOL 417 Biology of Development (3 hrs.)
____ BIOL 600 Intro. Biochemistry (4 hrs.)
IV. Elective and Laboratory Requirements
(10 hrs.):
BIOL courses numbered 400 or higher which include at least 4 hrs. of laboratory credit. Courses listed above which have not been used to fulfill the above requirements may be used as electives. No more than 3 hrs. of BIOL 423 Non-Lab Independent Study and/or BIOL 424 Independent Study (combined) can be applied towards the elective requirement with no more than 2 hours of BIOL 424 being applied towards the laboratory requirement.
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