Biology (B.S.) (Fall 2008)
Administered by Biological and Allied Health Sciences
Effective Fall 2008
Biology majors should schedule 50.290 Writing in Biology in their sophomore year. If 50.290 cannot be scheduled, 20.201 English Composition II may be substituted, with the advisor's recommendation and the department chairperson's approval. In addition to general education requirements, additional free elective hours are required to meet the university requirement for a baccalaureate degree.
A maximum of 3 credits hr of 50.490 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree. A maximum of 6 credits hr from among 50.390, 50.391, 50.490, 50.493 and 50.494 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree.
Students may choose an option in microbiology or biotechnology
Required courses
50.114 Concepts in Biology I
50.115 Concepts in Biology II
50.242 Microbiology
50.271 Cell Biology
50.332 Genetics
50.351 Ecology
50.479 Integrated Physiology Laboratory
50.481 Senior Biology Seminar
52.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
52.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
52.231 Organic Chemistry I
52.232 Organic Chemistry II
52.341 Biochemistry
Choose one of the following physiology lecture courses:
- 50.472 Animal Cell Physiology
- 50.474 Vertebrate Systems Physiology
- 50.477 Plant Physiology
- 50.478 Microbial Physiology
- 50.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
- And additional biology courses for a minimum of 39 semester hours in biology.
Choose one of the following two combinations:
- 54.111 Introductory Physics I and 54.112 Introductory Physics II
- 54.211 General Physics I and 54.212 General Physics II
Choose one from the following three sets of options:
- 53.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics, and 53.123 Essentials of Calculus
- 53.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics, and 53.125 Calculus I
- 53.125 Calculus I and 53.126 Calculus II
Biology and Marine Science Electives
- 50.200 Dendrology
- 50.211 Invertebrate Zoology
- 50.212 Vertebrate Zoology
- 50.222 Comparative Biology of Plants
- 50.233 Human Genetics
- 50.252 Field Zoology
- 50.263 Field Botany
- 50.331 Embryology
- 50.333 Molecular Biology
- 50.342 Medical Microbiology
- 50.343 Immunology
- 50.350 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
- 50.364 Vertebrate Histology
- 50.390 Undergraduate Research in Biology I
- 50.391 Undergraduate Research in Biology II
- 50.411 Radiation Biology
- 50.430 Evolution
- 50.431 Developmental Biology
- 50.432 Microbial and Molecular Genetics
- 50.435 Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis
- 50.442 Virology of Mammals
- 50.444 Plant and Animal Tissue Culture
- 50.450 Mycology
- 50.451 Conservation Biology
- 50.452 Limnology
- 50.457 Entomology
- 50.459 Ornithology
- 50.460 Population Biology
- 50.461 Animal Behavior
- 50.472 Animal Cell Physiology
- 50.474 Vertebrate Systems Phyisiology
- 50.476 Neurophysiology
- 50.477 Plant Physiology
- 50.478 Microbial Physiology
- 50.484 Methods in Biotechnology
- 50.489 Current Topics in Biology
- 50.490 Internship in Biological and Allied Health Sciences
- 50.493 Honors Independent Study I
- 50.494 Honors Independent Study II
- 55.221 Marine Invertebrates
- 55.241 Marine Biology
- 55.250 Wetland Ecology
- 55.260 Marine Ecology
- 55.298 Physiology of Marine Invertebrates
- 55.300 Behavior of Marine Organisms
- 55.330 Tropical Invertebrates
- 55.342 Marine Botany
- 55.343 Marine Icthyology
- 55.345 Comparative Physiology of Marine Organisms
- 55.341 Ecology of Marine Plankton
- 55.432 Marine Evolutionary Ecology
- 55.441 Biology of Molluscs
- 55.464 Biological Oceanography
- 55.470 Research Diver Methods
- 55.490 Marine Aquaculture
- 55.491 Coral Reef Ecology
- 55.492 Marine Mammals
- 55.493 Behavioral Ecology