Biology, B.S.

Note:

¹ Students not qualified for MATH 143  must take MATH 109  and MATH 110  before advancing to MATH 250 . Qualified students should take MATH 270  in lieu of MATH 250 .

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core  list of Social/Behavioral courses. Three hours must be at the 200 level or above.

Biology (7 Credits)†

Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and at the 200 level or higher.

General Electives (5 Credits)

Physics Laboratory (1 Credit)

Choose from:

• PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I 1 Credit(s).

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• PHYS 216 - Physics Laboratory II 1 Credit(s).

Biology Physiology (4-5 Credits)

Choose from:

• BIOL 325 - General Physiology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 482G - Comparative Physiology 4 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 408G - Plant Physiology 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 409G - Plant Physiology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).

Biology Systematics (3-4 Credits) †

Choose from:

• BIOL 319 - Survey of Invertebrate Animals 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 321 - Entomology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 322 - Survey of Biological Diversity 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 351 - Parasitology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 403G - Fundamentals of Virology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 405G - Mammalogy 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 413G - Herpetology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 414G - Ornithology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 436G - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 445G - Ichthyology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 480G - Marine Microbiology 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 485G - Marine Botany 4 Credit(s).

Biology (3-4 Credits) †

Choose from any BIOL course for majors at the 300 or 400 level.

Communication (3 Credits)

Choose from:

• ENGL 365 - Technical Writing 3 Credit(s).
• CMCN 310 - Public Speaking 3 Credit(s).

English Literature (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core  list of Literature courses.

History (3 Credits)

Statistics (3 Credits)

Choose from:

• STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit(s).
• STAT 417G - Biometry 3 Credit(s).
• STAT 427G - Statistical Methods for Researchers I 3 Credit(s).

Biology Lab (4-5 Credits) †

Choose from:

• BIOL 308 - Plant Anatomy 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 318 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 434G - Histology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 435 - Honors Histology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 436G - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 482G - Comparative Physiology 4 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 442G - Immunobiology 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 443G - Immunobiology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 354 - Pathogenic Microbiology 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 356 - Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 408G - Plant Physiology 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 409G - Plant Physiology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 423G - Neurobiology 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 424G - Neurobiology Laboratory 1 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 425G - Developmental Biology 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 426G - Developmental Biology Laboratory 1 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 453G - Molecular and Cellular Engineering 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 454G - Molecular and Cellular Engineering Laboratory 2 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 457G - Advanced Cell Biology 3 Credit(s).

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• BIOL 458G - Advanced Cell Biology Laboratory 2 Credit(s).

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Biology Field (3-4 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 307 - Field Techniques 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management 3 Credit(s).
• BIOL 319 - Survey of Invertebrate Animals 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 360 - Principles of Ecology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 405G - Mammalogy 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 413G - Herpetology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 414G - Ornithology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 427G - Experimental Design and Analysis 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 441G - Limnology and Oceanography 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 445G - Ichthyology 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 446G - Fish Ecology and Management 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit(s).
• BIOL 485G - Marine Botany 4 Credit(s).

Fine Arts (3 credits)

Choose from the General Education Core  list of Fine Arts courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core  list of Social/Behavioral courses. Three hours must be at the 200 level or above.

General Electives (14 Credits)

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