Biology (B.S.)
Administered by Biological and Allied Health Sciences
Effective Fall, 2009
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, 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 credit hours of BIOLOGY.490 may be applied as 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.
Students may choose an option in microbiology or biotechnology
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
BIOLOGY.481 Senior Biology Seminar
CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
CHEM.231 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM.232 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM.341 Biochemistry
Choose 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
And additional biology courses for a minimum of 39 semester hours in biology.
Choose one of the following two combinations:
PHYSICS.111 Introductory Physics I and PHYSICS.112 Introductory Physics II
PHYSICS.211 General Physics I and PHYSICS.212 General Physics II
Choose one from the following three sets of options:
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics, and MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics, and MATH.125 Calculus I
MATH.125 Calculus I and MATH.126 Calculus II
Biology and Marine Science Electives
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.450 Mycology
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
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