Biology, B.S., Veterinary Bioscience Concentration

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

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

Biology (3 Credits)

Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.

General Electives (5 Credits)

Students interested in veterinary school should consider BIOL 313 , BIOL 316 , BIOL 410 , BIOL 417  and courses in BADM and MGMT.

Physics Laboratory (1 Credit)

Choose from:

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

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

Biology Physiology (4-5 Credits)

Choose from:

• BIOL 325 - General Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 482G - Comparative Environmental and Metabolic Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s) ^*
• BIOL 484G - Integrative Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s)

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

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

Biology Systematics (3-4 Credits)

Choose from:

• BIOL 322 - Survey of Biological Diversity 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 351 - Parasitology 3 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 403G - Fundamentals of Virology 3 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 405G - Mammalogy 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 413G - Herpetology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 414G - Ornithology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 436G - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 445G - Ichthyology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 462G - Invertebrate Zoology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 480G - Marine Microbiology 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 485G - Marine Botany 4 Credit Hour(s)

Biology Field (3 Credits)†

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

English Literature (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Communication (3 Credits)

Choose from:

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

History (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of History courses.

Statistics (3 Credits)

Choose from:

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

Biology Lab (4-5 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 308 - Plant Anatomy 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 318 - Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 434G - Histology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 435 - Honors Histology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 436G - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 442G - Immunobiology 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 482G - Comparative Environmental and Metabolic Physiology 4 Credit Hour(s) *

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

• and

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

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

• and

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

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

• and

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

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

• and

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

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

• and

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

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

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

Biology Field (3-4 Credits)†

Choose from:

• BIOL 307 - Field Techniques 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 309 - Wildlife Ecology and Management 3 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 333 - Local Flora 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 360 - Principles of Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 405G - Mammalogy 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 413G - Herpetology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 414G - Ornithology 4 Credit Hour(s) *
• BIOL 427G - Experimental Design and Analysis 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 441G - Limnology and Oceanography 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 445G - Ichthyology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 446G - Fish Ecology and Management 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 447G - Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants 4 Credit Hour(s)
• BIOL 485G - Marine Botany 4 Credit Hour(s)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

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

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science 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.

Students interested in veterinary school should consider BIOL 313 , BIOL 316 , BIOL 410 , BIOL 417 , and courses in BADM and MGMT.