Biology (B.A.)
Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences, College of Science and Technology
Effective Fall, 2017
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
Biology majors should schedule BIOLOGY.290 Writing in Biology in their sophomore year. If BIOLOGY.290 cannot be scheduled, ENGLISH.201 English Composition II may be substituted. In addition to general education requirements, additional free elective hours are required to meet the university requirement of 120 hours for a baccalaureate degree.
Foreign language requirement. Choose any one of the following courses: CHINESE.102 Chinese 2, FRENCH.101 French 1, FRENCH.102 French 2, FRENCH.203 French 3, FRENCH.204 French 4, GERMAN.101 German 1, GERMAN.102 German 2, GERMAN.203 German 3, GERMAN.204 German 4, ITALIAN.102 Italian 2, LATIN.102 Latin 2, RUSSIAN.102 Russian 2, RUSSIAN.103 Russian 3, RUSSIAN.104 Russian 4, SPANISH.101 Spanish 1, SPANISH.102 Spanish 2, SPANISH.203 Spanish 3 or SPANISH.204 Spanish 4.
A maximum of 3 credit hours of BIOLOGY.490 may be applied as a biology elective credit toward the degree. A maximum of 6 credit hours from among BIOLOGY.390, BIOLOGY.391, BIOLOGY.490, BIOLOGY.493 and BIOLOGY.494 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree.
Required courses:
BIOLOGY.114 Concepts in Biology I
BIOLOGY.115 Concepts in Biology II
BIOLOGY.242 Microbiology
BIOLOGY.271 Cell Biology
BIOLOGY.332 Genetics
BIOLOGY.351 Ecology
BIOLOGY.479 Integrated Physiology Laboratory
And at least one of the following physiology lecture courses:
BIOLOGY.472 Animal Cell Physiology
BIOLOGY.474 Human Physiology
BIOLOGY.477 Plant Physiology
BIOLOGY.478 Microbial Physiology
BIOLOGY.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
Mathematics
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
Physical Sciences
CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry or PHYSICS.201 Introduction to Physics I
And 13 additional biology (minimum of 9 credits in biology) and other science electives to total 43 total credits for the major.
Biology and Other Science Electives - choose from the following:
BIOLOGY.200 Dendrology
BIOLOGY.211 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOLOGY.212 Vertebrate Zoology
BIOLOGY.222 Comparative Biology of Plants
BIOLOGY.233 Human Genetics
BIOLOGY.252 Field Zoology
BIOLOGY.263 Field Botany
BIOLOGY.331 Embryology
BIOLOGY.333 Molecular Biology
BIOLOGY.342 Medical Microbiology
BIOLOGY.343 Immunology
BIOLOGY.361 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOLOGY.364 Vertebrate Histology
BIOLOGY.390 Undergraduate Research in Biology I
BIOLOGY.391 Undergraduate Research in Biology II
BIOLOGY.411 Radiation Biology
BIOLOGY.430 Evolution
BIOLOGY.431 Developmental Biology
BIOLOGY.432 Microbial and Molecular Genetics
BIOLOGY.435 Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis
BIOLOGY.442 Virology of Mammals
BIOLOGY.444 Plant and Animal Tissue Culture
BIOLOGY.451 Conservation Biology
BIOLOGY.452 Limnology
BIOLOGY.457 Entomology
BIOLOGY.459 Ornithology
BIOLOGY.460 Population Biology
BIOLOGY.461 Animal Behavior
BIOLOGY.472 Animal Cell Physiology
BIOLOGY.474 Human Physiology
BIOLOGY.476 Neurophysiology
BIOLOGY.477 Plant Physiology
BIOLOGY.478 Microbial Physiology
BIOLOGY.484 Methods in Biotechnology
BIOLOGY.489 Current Topics in Biology
BIOLOGY.490 Internship in Biological and Allied Health Sciences
BIOLOGY.493 Honors Independent Study I
BIOLOGY.494 Honors Independent Study II
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
CHEM.341 Biochemistry I
CHEM.342 Biochemistry II
MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
MARSCI.221 Marine Invertebrates
MARSCI.241 Marine Biology
MARSCI.250 Wetland Ecology
MARSCI.260 Marine Ecology
MARSCI.298 Physiology of Marine Invertebrates
MARSCI.300 Behavior of Marine Organisms
MARSCI.330 Tropical Invertebrates
MARSCI.342 Marine Botany
MARSCI.343 Marine Ichthyology
MARSCI.345 Comparative Physiology of Marine Organisms
MARSCI.341 Ecology of Marine Plankton
MARSCI.432 Marine Evolutionary Ecology
MARSCI.441 Biology of Molluscs
MARSCI.464 Biological Oceanography
MARSCI.470 Research Diver Methods
MARSCI.490 Marine Aquaculture
MARSCI.491 Coral Reef Ecology
MARSCI.492 Marine Mammals
MARSCI.493 Behavioral Ecology
PHYSICS.201 Introduction to Physics I
PHYSICS.202 Introduction to Physics II
Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Biology must declare majors in both Biology (BA) and Secondary Education (Biology) and complete the full Biology (BA) course sequence as well as the Secondary Education Professional Course and Certification requirements. Students must consult their advisers in both departments each semester regarding course selection and other certification requirements. Full program requirements for students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Biology may be found at http://www.bloomu.edu/catalog/current/cops/sec_biology.php