Biology, B.S.

Note:

¹ Qualified students should take MATH 270 - Calculus I  and MATH 301 - Calculus II  in lieu of MATH 250 .

BHSC (3 Credits)

BHSC Elective must be chosen from ANTH, CJUS, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI, with one course at the 200-level or above.

BIOL (4 Credits)

Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor. This elective may be at the 200 level.

General Elective (3 Credits)

Minimum of 45 hours of 300 and 400 level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

BIOL Systematics (3-5 Credits)

Choose from:

• BIOL 319 - Survey of Invertebrate Animals 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 321 - Entomology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 336 - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 351 - Parasitology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 403(G) - Fundamentals of Virology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 405(G) - Mammalogy 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 413(G) - Herpetology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 414(G) - Ornithology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 445(G) - Ichthyology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 461(G) - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 480(G) - Marine Microbiology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 485(G) - Marine Botany 4 Credit(s).

BIOL (3-4 Credits)

Must be 300 or 400-level BIOL course for majors.

BHSC (3 Credits)

BHSC Elective must be chosen from ANTH, CJUS, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI, with one course at the 200-level or above.

Minimum of 45 hours of 300 and 400 level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

LIT (3 Credits)

Minimum of 45 hours of 300 and 400 level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

HIST (3 Credits)

BIOL Lab Electives (3-5 Credits)

Choose from the following courses plus corresponding laboratory, if listed seperately.

• BIOL 318 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 334 - Histology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 335 - Honors Histology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 336 - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 340 - Immunobiology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 354 - Pathogenic Microbiology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 408(G) - Plant Physiology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 425(G) - Developmental Biology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 453(G) - Molecular and Cellular Engineering 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 457(G) - Advanced Cell Biology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 482(G) - Comparative Physiology 4 Credit(s).

BIOL Field Electives (3-5 Credits)

Choose from:

• BIOL 307 - Field Techniques 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 360 - Principles of Ecology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 405(G) - Mammalogy 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 407(G) - Environmental Toxicology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 413(G) - Herpetology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 414(G) - Ornithology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 441(G) - Limnology and Oceanography 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 445(G) - Ichthyology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 461(G) - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 485(G) - Marine Botany 4 Credit(s).

ARTS (3 Credits)

Must be chosen from advisor-approved list of DANC, MUS, THEA, or VIAR courses.

General Electives (18 Credits)

Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor. This elective may be at the 200 level.

Minimum of 45 hours of 300 and 400 level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.