Biology / Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 74-76

 

Students must achieve a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses before they can advance to the next course in the sequence:  02-110 General Biology I, 02-115 General Biology II, and 02-220 Genetics.  Any grade less than a C- requires the student to repeat the class or petition for an exemption.  Students may receive the exemption only once.

Biology majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 Introduction to Biology when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (63)

02-110General Biology I

4

02-111General Biology I Lab

1

02-115General Biology II

4

02-116General Biology II Lab

1

02-220Genetics

4

02-221Genetics Lab

1

02-224General Microbiology

4

02-226General Microbiology Lab

1

02-320Biostatistics

3

02-355Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

-
OR

02-357Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

02-356Molecular Biochemistry Lab

1

02-406Molecular Cell Biology

4

02-496Biology Senior Thesis

2

03-110General Chemistry I

4

03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1

03-115General Chemistry II

4

03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1

03-220Organic Chemistry I

4

03-221Organic Chemistry I Lab

1

03-225Organic Chemistry II

4

03-226Organic Chemistry II Lab

1

17-200College Physics I

4

17-201College Physics I Lab

1

17-205College Physics II

4

17-206College Physics II Lab

1

II. Select one of the following: (4)

13-200Calculus I

4

-
OR

13-211Calculus for the Life Sciences

4

III. Select two of the following options: (6-8)

02-315General Ecology

3

02-316General Ecology Lab

1

02-322Environmental Microbiology

2

02-323Environmental Microbiology Lab

1

02-335Advanced Clinical Physiology

3

02-336Case Studies in Human Physiology

1

02-355Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

02-357Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

02-358Nutritional Biochemistry Lab

1

02-363Biomimicry and Whole Systems Thinking

3

02-373Renewable Energy Technologies

4

02-375Issues in Environmental Science

3

02-393Green Building & LEED Rating Systems

3

02-405Invertebrate Zoology

4

02-416Conservation Biology

3

02-417Conservation Biology Lab

1

02-418Limnology

3

02-420Botany

3

02-421Botany Lab

1

02-422Human Anatomy

3

02-423Functional Human Anatomy Lab

1

02-425Medical Microbiology

3

02-426Immunology

3

02-435Ethics: Scientific Principles and Practices

3

02-479Pharmacology

2

02-497Special Topics

2

IV. Select one of the following options: (1)

02-380Biochemistry Journal Club

1

02-381Physiology Journal Club

1

02-382Microbiology Journal Club

1

02-383Ecology Journal Club

1

02-384Genetics Journal Club

1

V. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of the following courses which contain strong writing components: 02-111 and 02-116 General Biology Labs I and II, 02-226 General Microbiology Lab, and 02-496 Biology Senior Thesis.