Degrees and Major Requirements

BACHELOR OF ARTS (and B.G.S.) 

HUMAN BIOLOGY

Note: All students are to see a Human Biology advisor at least once a year. Requirements apply to students entering Fall 1997 and later. At least 124 hrs. (40 Junior/Senior hrs.) must be completed for graduation. At least 84 hrs. must be non-BIOL courses. Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to each major. The Human Biology CORE CURRICULUM and accompanying RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES are listed below. To complete the program, you must: a) Choose one course from each of the five areas of the CORE CORRICULUM (5 courses); b) Choose additional courses from either the CORE or the ELECTIVES to complete at least 24 hr. of credit. Your course choices must include two LABORATORY COURSES (or one course + Course 449 Laboratory/Field Work in Human Biology, cross-listed in several departments); c) Complete a HUMAN BIOLOGY SEMINAR (1 hr) during your senior year. [*For students who must complete 1 year (10 hrs) of organic chemistry (for professional or graduate school), or for students who are double majors, the minimum program requirements may be reduced to 22 hrs by a one-course reduction in the ELECTIVE COURSES. This option will no longer be available for majors declared on or after Fall 2000. See an advisor for further information.] 

I. General College Requirements (BA, 55 hrs.; BGS, 42 hrs.): 

English (9 h): ENGL 101 __; ENGL 102 (or 105) __; ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211);

Western Civilization (6 h): WC 204 (or 114) ___ and WC 205 (or 115) ___ 

Non-Western Culture (one course): ___
(see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of courses)

Communication/Logic (3 h, one of the following): COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310 

OR Exemption/Examination ___ 

Foreign Language (BA ONLY) (16-20 h or proficiency): ____, ____, __ _, ____ 

Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see Undergraduate Catalog and Timetable appendix for list of principal courses) 

Humanities (BA 9 h; BGS 6 h): (HT) ________, (HL) _________, (HR) _______

Social Science (BA 9 h; BGS 6 h): (SC)________, (SI) PSYC 104, (SF) ________ 

Minor (BGS only, 18 h): _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____ 

(Math and Natural Science requirements will be met by fulfilling the Human Biology requirements.) 

II. Human Biology General Science Requirements (minimum of 42 hr.): 

**students who require 1 year of organic chemistry, continue with CHEM 626/627 Organic Chem. II/Lab (5 hr.) _____ _____.

*Total Core (+elective) Courses: 24hrs

Human Biology Core Requirements (15 - 17 hrs): (one course from each of the following five areas is required) 

_____ (1) POPULATIONS/EVOLUTION -- ANTH 340 (3 h) Human Variation; ANTH 341 (3 h) Human Evolution; ANTH 359 (3 h) Anthropology of Sex; ANTH 549 (3 H) Human Origins; BIOL 412 (3 h) Evolutionary Biology; ANTH 652 (3 h) Population Dynamics 



_____ (2) MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY -- BIOL 416 (3 h) Cell Structure & Function (lab 426); BIOL 600 (4 h) Intro.Biochemistry (lab 601); BIOL 400 (3 h) Intro. Microbiology (lab 402) 



_____ (3) SYSTEMATIC PHYSIOLOGY -- BIOL 305 (3 h) Human Physiology (lab 306); BIOL 644 (3 h) Comparative Animal Physiology (lab 645); BIOL 646 (4 h) Mammalian Physiology (lab, 647) 



_____ (4) DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and ANATOMY -- BIOL 300 (3 h) Human Anatomy (labs 301, 302); BIOL 417 (3 h) Biology of Development; BIOL 590 (3 h) Embryology (lab included) 



_____ (5) BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE -- PSYC 333 (3 h) Child Psychology; PSYC 350 (3 h) Abnormal Psychology; PSYC/HDFL 430 (3 h) Cognitive Development 



III. Human Biology Elective Requirements (7-9 hrs): 



_____ (1) POPULATIONS/EVOLUTION -- BIOL, PSYC, SPLH, HADFL 432 [or ANTH 447] (3 h) Human Behavioral Genetics; ANTH 359 (3 h) Anthropology of Sex; ANTH 450 (3 h) Diseases and Adaptation; ANTH 549 (3 h) Human Origins; or additional course from the Core _______ (__h) 



_____ (2) MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY -- BIOL 450 (3 h) Cancer Biology; BIOL 595 (4 h) Human Genetics; BIOL 688 (3 h) Molecular Biology of Cancer; BIOL 503 (3 h) Immunology (lab 504 [2 h]); BIOL 506 (3 h) Pathogenic Microbiology (lab 507 [2 h]); or additional course from the Core _______ (__h) 



_____ (3) SYSTEMIC PHYSIOLOGY -- ANTH 342 (4 h) Human Nutrition; BIOL 435 (3 h) Introduction to Neurobiology; BIOL 673 (3 h) Cellular Neurophysiology; BIOL 778 (3 h) Respiratory Physiology; PSYC 370 (3 h) Brain and Behavior; PSYC 380 (3 h) Clinical Neuroscience; SPLH 764 Somatosensory Neurophysiology, or additional course from the Core _______ (__h) 



_____ (4) DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and ANATOMY -- ANTH 648 (4 h) Human Osteology (lab included); ANTH 762 (3 h) Human Growth and Development; BIOL 510 (5 h) Comparative Anatomy (lab included); BIOL 776 (2 h) Mammalian Neuroanatomy (lab included); SPLH 764 Neural Bases of Speech and Vocalization, or additional course from the Core _______ (__h) 



_____ (5) BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE -- HDFL 342 (3 h) Adult Development and Aging; HDFL/PSYC 510 (3 h) Infant Behavior and Development; HDFL 721 (3 h) Biol. Basis of Mental Retardation; PSYC 318 (3 h) Cognitive Psychology; PSYC 536 (3 h) Psychology of Language; PSYC 691 (3 h) Psychology of Aging; SPLH 566 (3 h) Language Development; SPLH 663 (3 h) Principles of Hearing Science 

_____ hrs: Total of Core and Elective Courses (24 h required) (see [*] on page 1) 

_____, _____: LABORATORY courses chosen (2 courses or one laboratory course and ANTH/BIOL/ HDFL/SPLH/PSYC 449) 

IV. Human Biology Seminar Requirement (1 h) 

_____ BIOL 420 Human Biology (1 h) (to be completed during the senior year).