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Undergraduate Biology

Degrees and Major Requirements

BIOLOGY

BACHELOR OF ARTS 

Requirements apply to students entering Spring 2003 and later. At least 124 hrs. (45 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major.

I. General College Requirements (58 hrs.):

English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211) ____
Communication/Logic (3 hrs., one of the following):
COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310 OR Exemption/Examination ___
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ___ and HWC 205 (or 115) ___
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of principal courses)
Humanities (9 hrs.): (HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) _________
Social Science (9 hrs.): (SC)________, (SI) ________, (SF) _________
Non-Western Culture (one course): ___ (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of courses)
Foreign Language (16-20 h 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 Introduction to Genetics (3 hrs.)
_____ BIOL 412 Evolutionary Biology (3 hrs.)

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/ Development (3 hrs.)
           ____ BIOL 600 Intro. Biochemistry (4 hrs.)

____ BIOL 599 Senior Seminar in Biology (1 hr.)
                (must be taken in senior year)

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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