Apr 28, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Biology, BS


Degree Awarded:         Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science        120
Career Opportunities:
Pharmaceutical companies, federal and state government laboratories and agencies, public health, nursing, pharmacy, food industry and biotechnology companies, forensic laboratories, hospitals, public health facilities, professional schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine.
Note(s):
  • A grade of “C” or better is required in all MATH and BIOL courses applicable to the degree.
  • A minimum of 45 credit hours of 300/400-level courses must be taken to meet graduation requirements.

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.

2  Students must complete one of the following courses which place an emphasis on writing: BIOL 307BIOL 309BIOL 321BIOL 337BIOL 345BIOL 360BIOL 362, BIOL 370BIOL 407GBIOL 409GBIOL 412GBIOL 415GBIOL 424GBIOL 429G, BIOL 430GBIOL 435BIOL 437G, BIOL 440GBIOL 441GBIOL 445G, BIOL 455GBIOL 471G, or BIOL 485G. This course can be used to satisfy other curriculum requirements, as appropriate.

Students must complete one of the following courses that place an emphasis on quantitative training in Biology: BIOL 307BIOL 360, BIOL 362BIOL 401GBIOL 405GBIOL 407GBIOL 409GBIOL 412GBIOL 414GBIOL 416GBIOL 424GBIOL 426GBIOL 427GBIOL 431GBIOL 437G, BIOL 440GBIOL 441GBIOL 443GBIOL 444G, BIOL 446G, or BIOL 458G. This course can be used to satisfy other curriculum requirements, as appropriate. Other courses, including advanced Math and Statistics courses, can be used to fulfill this requirement with the approval of the department head.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Biology (7 credit hours)


Must be approved by the student’s academic advisor. 2

General Elective (5 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year (29 credit hours)


Physics Laboratory (1 credit hour)


Biology Systematics (3 credit hours)


Students must take a course with an emphasis on writing and a course with an emphasis on quantitative training in Biology. 2

Biology (3 credit hours)


Choose from any BIOL course for majors at the 300/400-level.2

Communication (3 credit hours)


English Literature (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

History (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of History courses.

Senior Year (31 credit hours)


Biology Lab (4 credit hours)


Students must take a course with an emphasis on writing and a course with an emphasis on quantitative training in Biology. 2

Biology Field (3 credit hours)


Students must take a course with an emphasis on writing and a course with an emphasis on quantitative training in Biology. 2

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)


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

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

General Elective (14 credit hours)


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

General Education Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 143 
MATH 250  
BIOL 110 
BIOL 111 
CHEM 107  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
ENGL 365 
or
CMCN 310  
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List